Posted by NCWayne on May 22, 2008 at 10:57:24 from (166.82.164.236):
In Reply to: Dozers..... posted by Sparktrician on May 22, 2008 at 06:35:10:
I"ve got to agree with Rob, go with something along the lines of a 350 or 450 Deere. Make sure it has a 4-n-1 bucket because that alone makes it alot more versital, as well as easier to sell later if you want, than a machine with a GP bucket. I have several customers that run the older Deere machines doing clearing and light grading work with them. Based on what I see they rarely have any problems out of that aren"t related to lack of maintenance or something like the occasional blown line or whatever. Looking at the trader papers they can be had for a fair price, which is to say they are usually less than a comparable sized CAT in the same condition. Just make sure before you buy you know what your looking at or have someone check the machine out that does. I recently had a customer looking to buy a larger CAT machine. I found him one online that looked good in the pics and sounded pretty good too when he talked to the owner. The day he decided to go get it I offered to ride with him, on my own time and at no charge, to check it out before any money changed hands. He went alone and I wound up with a pretty good amount of work when he got home with it. Several thousand in parts and labor later I finally had it in good enough condition to actually put to work. Like one post stated a loader is a big expense and can be expensive to work on so just make sure what your getting before you jump in.
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