redprospector
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I saw new bobcats and skidsteers last November at the TCIA Expo in Pittsburgh. It looks like one of them could save us a lot of hard work but it would require a second trip back to base to get it, costing time and fuel. Time is definitely money. On YouTube there are some good videos to watch to help you find the machine amd accessories that'll fit your needs. I was amazed at how a guy loaded a Bobcat onto a flatbed 1-ton by backing up and using the front end loader to leverage the unit up and onto that truck. I had to watch that video three times so I could remeber that trick. It was AWESOME! A lesson I learned yesterday about my eight year old lift I bought used on eBay...buy new and know what you are getting. In the long haul it's worth it.
I'll have to disagree with your last statement.
I've got a brand new 2011 Terex PT-100 with a 2010 Tushogg head. I took delivery of the PT-100 on 02/21, and I got the Tushogg in December.
I just got back from an 800 mile trip to Lufkin, TX for warranty work on the Tushogg head. I found out that the warranty isn't worth the paper it's written on. Spent $4500 to get it going again, which includes an hour of shop time that the mechanic spent redoing his own screw up.
The PT-100............Well, I'm just hoping their warranty is better than Tushogg's. It's got just over 125 hours, and so far the joy stick to control travel is very sluggish to non responsive, The AC quit working, and this afternoon $17 a gallon hydraulic oil started pouring out the bottom of it.
I have invested over $100,000.00 in this rig and haven't even made the first payment yet. So far I've had as much down time as working time.
So the moral to this story is that just because you buy new dosen't mean you know what your getting.
Andy
Ok, I feel a little better now.