DONT GET BURNED! How to Buy a good Used Skid Steer, wheels v/s tracks and more! 

My skidsteer got stuck on the dirt up against a tree

So tires for concrete?

Well you know if dirt gets wet… then its mud

@First Choice Mechanical yes that will work too. I have seen dipstick blow out of the tube. Just depends how clapped out the engine is lol.

Agree about the paint. I've been looking off and on for about a year and have seen a lot of pigs with lipstick.

Good general rule but i treat all my stuff like a princess, touch up whenever there is a scratch etc also. I understand what it cost to buy and i respect that

I have a well used machine and just repainted the entire rig but I just wanted to do it for myself and it looks phenomenal. Not planning on selling it. If anyone bought a machine from me they’d be lucky because I’m meticulous with my equipment.

@@OShackHennessy Nice.I would like to do a project 1840 case old school skidsteer,and do a complete refurb and paint.For myself.Thanks for watching.

bhahhahaha....sometimes we get some interesting comments here for sure...also get some interesting replies

yep...just disconnect it if ya don't like ...can be annoying

I have 4 tractors on the farm.....the skid loader is the best at material and dirt work. I can run circles around any other machine on the farm with this little loader. Yep..alternator belt is just a bit loose my friend

@Spinngthewheels Keep your camera phone handy and stay vigilant, bound to be some bad actors amidst the mass of genuinely good people, intent on maligning the cause.

Freedom from North shore New Brunswick Canada

@@JimsNBHomestead !!! Freedom !!!

Free-dumb!

interesting....but the track machine is just as fast as the wheeled machine I had.....for the farm the tracks are 1000 times better...but we all have our opinions...drive a track machine and you'll never go back my brotha

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer I have operated the track machines and they are great. I think top speed in your machine is about 8 mph?? My machine is 12 mph it does make a difference if you have to travel alot. I had a track machine here on my ranch for about six months (T 250 Bobcat) when I first bought the place and it was great until it got snow packed and icey then it turned into a slip and slide event and I was running ice tracks. The first time I plowed snow with my machine on ice with the chains on it was an animal. I have steep grades on my ranch road and I can plow up hill with this setup (9' snow dogg plow with wings 11'). The tracked skidsteer could not plow uphill on my road. Like I said we do not get as wet here in Montana as you do but we do have hard winter. Thanks again!!! P.S. I looked up the specs on the gehl rt210 and the new holland l230 is a full 4 mph faster!!!!

L230 that’s a beast and I agree on snow I did a demo with a case track machine and I had a hill that I had packed down from driving my pickup on it and with a full bucket of wood I couldn’t make the hill. So tires and chains work better for me. You can get more aggressive tracks or I know guys that stud their tracks like a snowmobile.

Glad you enjoyed it!

I just sold a 310d for under 20k! With less than 2000 hours brotha

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer Regional price difference. Here in Texas and within 500 miles of me 20K will only get you a somewhat complete but high hour (+5000 hours) unit. I probably looked at 300 different backhoe listings. No such thing as a "cheap" backhoe near me. Main thing I looked at was year model: parts availability on old units can be a real issue. 310G are supposed to be just about bullit proof. One of the better series JD built. Time will tell.Wish I could have come there and looked at/bought yours my friend. Sounds like it was a fine unit.Heck of a deal too.

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer Forgot: Asked sales at JD what a new 310 series open station goes for. $110,000.00 to $120,000.00 and at least 6 month wait.Stuff has gotten WAY too high,if you can get it.

yep...I have a few vids out on my prior machine with wheels and tracks

Just drove home from PA yesterday! 8 hours driving in that mess!

Tracks are the way to go if you've got snow! Take care

@@patrickbass3118 I beg to differ. My wheeled skidsteer with cleated chains will run circles around a tracked machine on snow and ice. I have operated both on my ranch and the tracked machine was running ice tracks and it was still slipping and sliding the chained up wheel machine was an unstoppable animal!!!

You bet

because you need a place to put a water bottle or drink aside from bouncing around in the cab floor....right? Staying hydrated is part of a construction worker's job too

you got this!

Sure he seems nice 👍

sure....whatever ya'll wanna say bhahahha

yep....plant nursery .....start, stop, start, stop....multiple different drivers over years of abuse. I'd rather buy from a farm or local contractor or buy at a dealer with some warranty

why would ya have to replace the regen?

yes...replaced it with this loader

I'm 6'5" and it's just fine...as for 5000 hours....I guess it depends on maintenance and use my friend...hard to predict

Thankz!

hmmm....I can run it for 8hours on about 3-5 gallons of fuel...I'd say not bad at all

@Stoney Ridge Farmer yeah that doesnt seem bad at all. Thanks for the info!

hmmm....I think for the cost of DEF....I'll just buy DEF instead of ruining my system my brotha

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer I would too its obviously processed before it become actual def but it really is just that even says urea on the bottles lol smart choice tho brotha thanks for the informative videos

do some research online...probably around $38k ish

why not?

Black angus

Tracks are for soft surfaces whereas tires for harder more compacted surfaces

If you don’t know how to work on equipment…buy something and work on it brotha! Or RU-vid it! Never start any venture in your life by putting yourself in debt without a means to pay it prior to going in debt

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer 100% facts.

1-Buy what you can afford, what you hope it'll pays or produce back (so hopefully you have jobs demanding you to have one heavy equipment), and always, from a person you feel he's not pushing you to buy it like in a hurry or desperate! Always buy from someone although you don't know, that transmits a sense of him being a friend. 2-If possible check the equipment all you can and try to operate it. The most important things in anything, is that it'll functions and it's heaviest parts aren't too wore out like the sprokets (the denture wheel that is undercarriage moving the tracks. Cylinder leaks are the easiest fixes. Hydraulic hoses can be more complicated because you'll need to track them or run them through parts you'll have to take off of the machine but the most expensive parts, engine and transmission, if the machine has low hours, and it's visual parts like the sprokets don't used too used or wore out, and you can make it move, the owner is not pushing it, is a great deal. Try to get it as cheap as possible but this machines aren't cheap because they can make money so, you get ready to spend as much as you feel comfortable, and keep that same amount or some thousands untouched, to repair it one day. If you do, the jobs you do will help you recover and hopefully make more money than you spent. And one more, search for mechanics in your area and go with the ones you feel they don't see your millionaire's face, those who don't see you as rich will protect your hard earned money and won't rip you off when charging you!

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer Thanks you for your input! I really agree with you on the fact that knowledge truly is everything! Thank you sir

welcome aboard!

do some research on these websites like machinery pete before ya buy. Something like this could be as low as 20k and as high as $38k depending on the seller

yep...after owning a wheeled loader for 2-3 years and buying a track loader....I'd say sharing what I've learned is invaluable information. FYI Grandpa used to say this...picking at someone is a sly way of telling the truth wink wink

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer I glad you finally acknowledged

LOL.....ur a funny guy..just looked at your channel

lol...little gems in the out takes sometimes lol

tasting no....drinking....yes. I'm a registered nurse of about 13 years ICU experience...we had several folks that came in over and over again after drinking antifreeze...the newer stuff isn't as bad as the older stuff from before 2005 ish