Get Tire Foam.. Spray Can.. Armour All or other brand. Spray all over your engine. It won't harm any items. Not good to hit electronics w water. Let the Tire Foam Soak. Retreat as needed. Wipe off electronic parts w shop rag. Find out where all the sensitive electronics, fuse blocks, etc are underhood and treat w care.. You can scrub the other parts.. Be a surgeon, not a careless blaster.

Thank you for doing this service/Cleaning the Dust/Dirt build up under the operator station. YES you are so right about keeping that area Dirt free. I ran a Bobcat, brooming the Sand off sidewalk after the SNOW event. We brushed the SAND to the curb edge, then SWEEPER came behind and cleaned up. I was covered in SAND. NO one ever pulled CAB up after we got sweeping done. I wish I had seen your great video, sure would have done what you did. The place I worked at had a TURN OVER type contract with Bobcat. The machine was returned to them after each year. They would give back a new machine. I did not like the Bobcat FOOT pedal front bucket control system. The switch on the dash control. Would only let you use the two Levers( right and left) for front bucket control. It was HARD to learn, myself coming from a Joy stick control of are Cat/ JD/ Case backhoes we had at are workplace, that all had a one lever control for the front bucket.

Yes sir. Not that I spent much time around the older machines but I am really impressed with the engineering and design on this. It almost seems like serviceability was their number one priority

I have a 843 and a 463 they are way harder to work on

The newer Deeres listened to skid steer operators and actually hired some to help design and redesign their machines. It shows. The Deere has moved from a second thought farm machine to another category altogether. I especially like the grading features that can eliminate a laser

I know I’m 7 months late but look at videos on changing the oil on a cat 279d. John Deere does it right on just about everything! I got rid of my 2020 cat because of how big of a pain it was to work on! My 2021 325g has outperformed in every way but small movements and the cg seems a bit higher! (The deere is a bit laggy, also feels a bit more scary on steep hills, I build super-cross tracks.) the power that the 325g has for lifting and pushing is crazy. I load my 4500lb mini X onto my flatbed with it. Long story short I won’t be going to cat again anytime soon!

That's because his JD is flimsy trash... look at how thin the side panels are.

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Buy a Kubota and the door is never an issue

We have 3 333g at work I cant imagine what those doors cost. An we have tossed them the second they arrive. They break they fog an they get dirty.

Yeah, very well designed in my opinion

Very good feedback. When I said I haven’t had a problem with it since it’s actually not accurate. If I’m a passenger in a car and not looking at the road I will get motion sickness but I very rarely I’m a passenger. Spinning rides also make me sick. I’ve never taken Dramamine but I will give it a try

I agree with you. It does recommend having your oil tested at 250 hours. I believe it also had a severe service interval that was 50%

I agree with doing first service around 100 hrs and I think final drive oil on tracked skid loaders should be done every 100-150hrs if you want them to last. Regarding oil and filter intervals at 500 hrs.........no problem what so ever. I own and have owned many pieces of logging and construction equipment and was a bit skeptical when 500hrs was the "new thing". I have sent out 100's of oil samples over the last decade and the results would surprise you. An engine in proper operating condition with cooling and fueling system working correctly return oil samples showing plenty of oil life remaining using regular off the shelf mineral oils. Ive had oil sampled with 600 hrs on it and oil anaylsis would come back suggesting to leave the oil in and resample in an additional 250hrs. Same as vehicles. My 2020 6.7 powerstroke had nearly 10,000 miles before "change oil soon" message appeared on display. Oil sample suggested I resample in 5000 miles. Oil quality has changed drastically over the last decade. Engine technology has changed. Equipment and vehicles run much more efficient and clean then they used to and these are important factors on determining life of engine oil. The only mechanics that will suggest you change oil at 1/2 way point of manufacturer suggested intervals are old school mechanics who remember the days of 4 barrell carbs and 3000 mile oil changes pushing your luck.

Yeah, I’m just a rookie Thanks for watching and commenting

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Yes, the name skid steer comes from the fact that the wheels get across the ground when you turn. The technical term for what I have is a compact track loader but that’s a mouthful. For me a compact track loader is a type of skid steer. The tracks skid across the ground just like the wheels. I’d rather say the wrong thing then say compact track loader 1000 times and when I say track loader people complain that it’s not what they think of a track loader as

U B correct, these are mini loaders.

Yeah, when buying my first tractor I was concerned about broken glass from tree limbs or not being able to go in tight spaces but honestly what percentage of the time are you trying to go under a low branch and what’s the trade-off for the dust and the heat when running it for hours

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Great combo. Glad to hear that it’s not just me

I have one machine with a full cab and the other one without. It’s definitely a game changer but it can also be a $10,000 option and some people are just stretching their budget to get any machine at all.

The JCB seems like the perfect choice to me

Right. Thanks for watching

One thing I see is that companies are starting to offer mini wheel loaders to compete with skidsteers. They are easier on finished lawn than a skidsteer for anyone in the landscape or rural homeowner.

So your preference is the tractor right?

For a property owner, wanting to maintain their property the tractor is better. It doesn’t tear up the ground everywhere it goes and you can get a variety of attachments at better prices. If you have large scale, projects then a skid loader will do everything faster.

@@RockhillfarmYT gotcha.....thx bud

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I agree. The ones with tires can be squirrely!

Thanks for the feedback on the doors and tires

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I've operated a bunch of different machines, my Favorite is hands down, the Kubota 75-2. We're getting ready to trade in or horrible Manitou 2150RT for a Kubota 75-3. I don't like the electric over hydro on other machines.

Thanks for the feedback. I think the longest KZfaq let you have those up his 15 seconds

Been around a lot of different operators on jobs. You can tell how they are going to be just by the speed they run the machine. If they pin the throttle I run away. Going slower is actually faster in the end

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Hi! how much did you pay for it if you dont mind sharing the info! thanks!

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So you like your wheeled Kubota? Getting ready to make a purchase, do you use yours for and mowing hills ?

Not used for mowing.

Everything you were saying seems accurate to me I’m looking at potentially getting a demo on a mini skid. To this point I’ve only ran them at farm shows On the bigger tractor, I think I know how that comparison would go but it would still be fun to do. A Machine big enough to rival the skid loader in power won’t have any maneuverability. Something like a 4066 hydrostat might be the closest comparison rather than something like a 5075

Get a Takeuchi

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Yeah, as a completely unexperienced guy in that style of machine it was like riding a mechanical bull Thanks for watching

Thanks for sharing your story. That would be frustrating

Being a newcomer to West Plains, I'm sad to hear this. Were you thinking of dealing with Rogersville?

@@lewerim yes I would deal with Rogersville if I buy anything else from them. I have talked to several people since then has had bad experiences with west Plains. 1 of those people has bought three skid steers, 2 mini excavators, 2 tractors, a no till drill, and all kinds of attachments from the dealer in West Plains for his rental business and he said that the wait time was usually at least 2 weeks. The salesman and the manager blamed it on Covid but he said the tractor and attachments he bought were sitting on the lot when he bought them, they just seem to be after their commission and don’t really care about the customer.

I think that's gateway dealer network turf in west plains. I'm not sure if it is fabick cats turfout there I'm near the hq fabick their parts people suck nuts. Try to get a m series machine while they are still for sale new the new generation bobcat machines suck more that fabicks parts dept

From west plains and I stuck with fabick from Williow. Customer service has been excellent and CAT is a great machine. Was going to buy a Kubota and went to Kubota dealer, Edgler, at West Plains and they were a complete joke. They had no interest in helping me out. Same with ordering parts for my farm tractor from them. They have screwed me over so many times. So they lost my 100,000 dollar investment.. I never dealt with green and they are overpriced. Glad I stuck with yellow. I wanted Takeuchi but the closest dealer is Springfield.

Basically, if you're on concrete/asphalt go with wheeled. If you're on dirt/mud go with tracks. I've seen too many wheeled machines get stuck when the ground gets slick!

To be more accurate, if you ever go on dirt, get tracks. If you only stay on pavement and cost is a big factor, go with tires. Those tires can pop very easily and tracks aren't as expensive as they use to be so, I would suggest tracks for everything.

@@jeffhall768 Solid advice.

No mandates please. We already have way too much government regulation

I find the slide up door like on the Takeuchi skid steers to be better only for being able to open it with a lifted load. All other aspects the standard swing open door is better, imo. Getting in and out a lot I would usually leave the heavy slide up door on the takeuchi open, then you have hot air and dust coming in. With the standard door it is much lighter and easier to use when opening and closing it very often.

I saw someone make that comment in another video before I bought mine. They said that when you need it it’s fantastic but the other 10,000 times you open your door it’s a hassle. Not terrible just not as convenient. One of the reasons I went with what I did. I think the JCB design may be the best thing out there but there’s no dealer support here

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