mini tack loaders?

[luke montelius]

I am looking to buy used loader and am leaning toward the bob cat mt52, I also am looking at a gas powered toro W/ comparable power but much cheaper.
Is there a better machine I might look at ? we will be using a grapple attachment to drag brush and load wood mostly, however I also have some ideas about hooking hydraulic pruning tools (stick saw, pole pruner) and a working platform for doing long arb hedges.
I'm looking for lots of feed back bad or good!

 

[treevet]

Don t see that thing picking up much of a piece of that thing you are standing on in picture by your name. If you got a lot of work way back yards maybe. Sometimewatch a truck crane get wood off a big job and compare time involved w that little thing for what about 22k$. Maybe you already have a crane for all I know.