Thread: Skid steers

Anyone ever dealt with Thomas skid steers? My friend nieghbor is selling 3 of them all with quick change brackets and aux hydralics. They appear to have a Kubota engine.

I have to admit the Case 1845c is a heck of a machine. My son in law has one at his farm with 14,000 hours. Yes, 14 thousand (!!) hours and still working like a mule....in a farm. Best thing: they have a Cummins motors, they use the 4BT engine.

Quote: Originally Posted by ncdieselguy828 Can't believe no one has suggested an ASV. The original posted said $5-8K, your not getting an ASV for that money. DS79

Quote: Originally Posted by MoparMarv Anyone ever dealt with Thomas skid steers? My friend nieghbor is selling 3 of them all with quick change brackets and aux hydralics. They appear to have a Kubota engine. I love Thomas equipment, they are reliable & easy to work on. Only thing about them is parts availability, very dificult getting parts.

I have a cat 226 skid and it weighs more than my truck. One thing to remember is these machines are short, heavy and have no ground clearance, so do not play in the mud with it, because you cannot steer them and you will be stuck Other than that, get a set of forks along with a bucket and you will love whatever machine you chose.

My opinion is to go with a track skidsteer, Much more stable and can go about anywhere without problems. The excavating company i work for has a few bobcat T300's and are alot better when compared to the wheeled skidsteers. Bobcat and Caterpillar make great skidsteers As for your budget, look for local auctions and classifieds but usually a good shaped diesel skidsteer with decent hours goes anywhere from 5-20k easy (atleast where i am)...

unless you have a lot of money to replace a track when it goes bad then stay away from them. beleive they are around 2000 apiece. i run john deere and have good luck with them. they seem to be a bit more stable then bobcat and operate better then a case. cat's are way over priced, bobcats are probably the most affordable. go and rent one to see which one you like and then decide. my jd weighs in at almost 9k and its the middle size....

I have run cats, John Deere, Bobcats, New Holland's all were good machines and had minor short falls here and their. For the price range you mentioned I would look for a Bobcat or New Holland loader.

Quote: Originally Posted by MoparMarv On the buckets and forks are those unversal for all skid steers? I hear of a quick attach and thats what I'm told I want. I just don't want to get stuck with an odd ball where I have to custom make everything. Also how is the parts aviability for older unit from say the 90's? For the most part they're interchangeable but there can be some problems. I currently have a New Holland L175....

I had a CAT 245. I liked it because of the joystick controls. Very versitile machines and if you have a rental place nearby, there are a million attachments. Buckets and forks are interchangeable as trad stated but if you need a hydraulic attachment, the fittings are all different. So I would suggest going to a rental yard and driving a few around. We bought ours used from a CAT dealer/rental shop. I'm thinking we paid about 12 but it was...