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I'm sure there's differences depending on price point and needs, but I love my tractor, tippy and all. Ancient platform and super generalist. Plus looks like a million bucks and fits the aesthetic of the yeoman farmer.
@@kano237 I got a great deal on a TYM 55 horse tractor in 2021, I love it. Big, powerful, doesn't really have limitations compared to what I need to do on six acres. Flawless performance so far other than me beating it up a bit. Stuff gets bent and I'm like, "when did that happen?"
I have 8 acres and a long 75 yard driveway. I started out with a Cub Cadet garden tractor with a mower and snow plow. Living in the Lake Erie snow belt (up to 200” a season) it was better than shoveling but slow when we got feet of snow. I bought an atv and it was great but as I got older the cold started bothering me so I bought a Ranger 800 6x6 with a cab and heat. Best purchase hands down for snow plowing. Then I decided a tractor with a loader would be helpful so I bought a JD 2025R. If I could only have one it would be a tractor but having both makes life much easier.
I use my Polaris Ranger almost daily on our 25 acres, but I wouldn't live on any acreage without a tractor. It's the most useful tool I've ever bought. It can handle almost every task the others two can albeit a bit slower. I think a skid steer would be really handy if you have the extra cash laying around, but for most people renting probably makes more sense.
I agree. I use my Ranger all the time. It’s my go to for hunting and filling feeders etc. The tractor gets plenty of use for trail maintenance, cutting in roads and trails, and also lifting/moving stuff. We have 59 acres.
Great overview & comparison. Your experience shows in each vid you produce. 2 things I’d add: 1) a skiddy will do many of the same tasks, just faster (& generally has greater lift strength), and 2) skid steers depreciate much slower. You kinda touched on this when you mentioned lifespan, but I figured I’d just say it. For example, a compact tractor w/ 1000 hours would generally be considered moderate usable life left. A skiddy w/1000 hours is just getting broken in. Instead of renting a skiddy, consider the wisdom of buying, using for ~1000 hours to develop your bare land (if that’s your circumstance), then selling it & buying a compact tractor to maintain your property. Do the math for your area. You may discover that buying & later selling a skiddy for ~750 hours or so, is about the same cost as renting a skiddy for 3 months a year. How fast do you want to get how many major property development tasks done? Said differently, skiddys excel at getting major property development tasks done faster than tractors, tractors excel at maintaining property at a lower initial cost + ~50% cheaper attachments & implements. So let’s all just hit the lottery so we can just buy both, or all 3!
Great Video!!! I had a farm (cows and horses) and used my 4-wheeler and tractor on a daily basis. That said most of my property was cleared. My skid loader sat most of the time. I rented an excavator for ditch/drainage maintenance. If I had it to do over, I would get a tractor (based on need), and UTV and rent anything else. Glad to see these types of videos for those getting started.
Transportation is the main factor for me. Water access only property, Even if I had a barge with enough capacity for a skid steer I think the draft of the barge would keep me from getting to my property. 1025r is the tool I have right now but kind of wish I went with a 2025r or similar sized tractor just for the extra ground clearance with the bigger tires. Great video as always.
I’ve been asking myself this question all year. Finally moving into our 6 acre homestead next 2 weeks. I have a use for all 3, but a budget for barely one. Great video and information.
A 100 hp class track loader is pushing $100k with the cab. You can get a lot of tractor and attachments for much less than that. I would love a skid steer, but I can't justify the expense. I also think having a UTV in addition to a tractor is a good choice. They really serve different purposes for us.
I have an ATV, 2000 Kawasaki Prairie 400 4x4. We bought it new and it is still in very good condition. It is very handy on our small property (5 acres). I am buying a small tractor soon. Like, maybe this Friday. I think the two will serve most of my needs. I am not buying a backhoe for the tractor as I think the very few times I need one doesn't justify the purchase. I will rent when I need that.
Greetings from Australia, appreciate the time you put into these videos, I'm an orange man on 5 acres and finding my BX23s a bit small so looking to size up to L47 but that will necessitate buying a bigger farm - at least that's what I'm telling my wife, lol.
Great video. Things I would add to this. Skid steers specially track ones are a rough ride, no suspension and running on 8 hours is rough on you back. Where the tractor is better and the utv is even better. If you have to run up and down the road the skid steer isnt a great choice. Most times you end up loading and trailing it a 1 mile down the road where the tractor or utv can be driven a mile. Also a big factor is if you plan on running the equipment on nice landscaped yard/sod. Skid steers tear up the ground
I first bought a Ranger, used only for hunting on leased land. I then purchased some land and bought a Kubota L2501. It works perfect for me. My only regret is not getting a cab tractor. It would certainly be warmer or cooler as needed, but truly keep me from being so dang dusty. A factor I never even considered.
At around 10:45 into the video you showed a clip of a trailer pulling two tractors with the larger tractor full forward. I was just curious of the loading. My assumption would be that you have some pretty heavy weight on your 5th wheel and i would have probably put the larger tractor over the tractor axles. I’m asking to learn and not trying to be a know it all.
@@GoodWorksTractors I’ll have to go look for those then. My family has had 6 of them one of the ones from 04 has around 2000 hours or so last I saw it and he refuses to get rid of it for the new ones. He likes the older solid axle but the ride is terrible
Tractor has been most important from the start. Also recall that unlike a tractor, a skid-steer or track-steer tends to tear up the surface much more wherever one makes a turn, if that's a concern in lawn areas for example. BTW, I have an older industrial loader tractor, meaning 3/4 yard bucket with heavy lift and large dirt capacity. I have often commented I am glad I don't have a smaller "compact tractor" which would require many more loader trips.
Great job on comparing. I have heard over the long haul a skid steer costs about twice the price per hour over a tractor. I would be curious what others think on that. Totally agree that a tractor and skid steer will last a lot longer than a utv. Although Kubota makes a nice diesel one but I still think the other parts won't last as long as the engine versus t h e other 2 machines.
Do any tractors today come with spin-able wheels like my 1996 model 2120 4x4 Ford ?, I spun the wheels to their widest point & made a big difference in stability.
I'd love to have a skid steer but the expense and cost of maintenance keeps me from doing that. But after owning 4 small tractors with loaders and no more property that I have a 25 hp tractor ,4wd, can do anything I need to do. Even digging out a small pond can be done ,just takes longer to do. And hopefully I got time to do it. Renting is something I don't believe in as the projects I got to do, at least 10 hrs a month, rental would cost me more and it's all dirt related. My mowing is done by a zero turn, less than 2 hrs a week during mowing season. And I got my wife trained on that. We're both in our upper 60's. But I like operating equipment as I was raised farming 1200 acres of irrigated land and raising calves.
Quick comment on tractor vs skid steer issues... A tractor, even with a cab, but especially an open station tractor, is much easier to get on and off (into, out of) while doing chores vs a skid steer. If the skid steer has a fully enclosed cab with an outward swinging door, like the Deere skid steers, you can actually get stuck inside if you cannot fully lower the booms to open door. The current Kubota skid steer door slides up over the operator inside the cab (clamshell style). The one skid steer I know of that doesn't have this door access problem is the JCB brand. Their cabs are accessed from the side, not unlike the cab on a tractor.
And here I've been doing everything on three acres with a wheelbarrow, a regular riding lawn mower, a trailer for the mower, and my back like a sucker...
I'm in that predicament. I have a open station tractor but will be getting animals in the near future. I feel like for the winter, I need a cab tractor or a sbs with a cab to go out and feed them. I lean to the tractor cab because it would be great during summer brushmowing. Tough decisions
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Haven't gone through all the comments but it would seem a tractor comes out on top which I would agree. An atv would be fine if you have a woodlot and just need to maintain some trails but even then I think there'd be times you wish you had a tractor to. A skidsteer is a great machine but best suited in the commercial trade not for the home/landowner. The only way I'd consider starting out with a skidsteer is if I bought a large property that was heavily overgrown with brush and saplings and needed to put in a driveway and maybe put up some fences. Once completed I'd then trade it in for a tractor figuring a lot if the attachments I had for the skidsteer like the bucket, grapple bucket, pallet forks etc. Could be used with the tractor. Depending on how much land one has I think a tractor and atv go well together especially if you have family considering a tractor is only designed to seat one person not passengers.
I like to know if the summit tractor can handle a 5 ft bush hog. I know something like a disc harrow with you used in another video was 4 ft wide. Also does the summit tractor have live PTO since it is hydrostatic drive. Thanks. I have a bobcat 763 high flow now. Had a Kubota L2501DT but Feb 2020 someone stole it. Have a great day be safe.
I don't know if it could. Maybe in some scenarios. 48" seems to be the right fit. I believe the term that the hydro tractors use is independent PTO as it'll run when you push the lever or button. It keeps running whether you're in neutral or gear and standing still or moving forward/backward.
I went with the Mahindra Roxor 2018, 2020 Kubota B26 TLB , 2022 4runner and dreaming of track steer soon to finish off the the hunger games of getting our retirement equipment .
Without even watching, I would take the skid steer, sell it, buy a tractor, and whistle on my way to the bank. These things are not remotely comparable in price.
Decisions, decisions. Well if I were in the market for another piece of equipment a skid loader would be nice but they’re so darn expensive. Then factoring in maintenance and repairs you better be working that thing every day or close to it. The Ranger would be fun to mess around with but how much land maintenance could you actually do with it besides plowing snow, pulling trailers (within reason) or a few other things. No I think the tractor is probably the most useful and economical piece of equipment to have on a property or project. Granted you will need to purchase or rent implements for whatever you’re doing but still cheaper in the long run in my opinion.
If you can't afford a $70,000 Skid-steer but need to do a lot of forestry mulching what do you think about buying a mulcher and renting a Skid-steer [with the proper hydrolic flow of course]?👍
Much better off just renting out the entire job. My mulcher on my 333g is 35k. Plus, not a big market to sell when done, so you could sit on it awhile or lose a lot.
If we are talking new, for the price of a skid steer, I could get an expensive Kubota (or help me a Deere) and all the brand name attachments I could ever use. If somebody gave me a side-by-side, I'd immediately sell it and buy a tractor attachment. So....I'd opt for a tractor.
Good rundown on the pros and cons for sure. I think the bulk of most users are probably in the category of the subcompact tractor or the utility vehicle. I'm actually doing back to a utility vehicle to do snow removal from a skid steer. Main reason being quicker to do the job. But the skid steer is going to stick around because when we need to do the heavy moving it's still there. But then I have a neighbor who has one of those bobcat tool cats and that things in a category of its own can do about anything and everything that light duty skid steers. Still have the usability of a utility vehicle and simplicity. But the price on it. There is some sticker shock.
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I'm sure there's differences depending on price point and needs, but I love my tractor, tippy and all. Ancient platform and super generalist. Plus looks like a million bucks and fits the aesthetic of the yeoman farmer.
I went with the tractor. Price point and utility were exactly where i needed it to be.
@@kano237 I got a great deal on a TYM 55 horse tractor in 2021, I love it. Big, powerful, doesn't really have limitations compared to what I need to do on six acres. Flawless performance so far other than me beating it up a bit. Stuff gets bent and I'm like, "when did that happen?"
Buy them all! He who dies with the most toys wins.
Haha, in my case, the more stuff that doesn't start, breaks, and gets stuck!
@@GoodWorksTractors I hear ya!
I have 8 acres and a long 75 yard driveway. I started out with a Cub Cadet garden tractor with a mower and snow plow. Living in the Lake Erie snow belt (up to 200” a season) it was better than shoveling but slow when we got feet of snow. I bought an atv and it was great but as I got older the cold started bothering me so I bought a Ranger 800 6x6 with a cab and heat. Best purchase hands down for snow plowing. Then I decided a tractor with a loader would be helpful so I bought a JD 2025R.
If I could only have one it would be a tractor but having both makes life much easier.
Haha, that's kind of how it seems to go!
I use my Polaris Ranger almost daily on our 25 acres, but I wouldn't live on any acreage without a tractor. It's the most useful tool I've ever bought. It can handle almost every task the others two can albeit a bit slower. I think a skid steer would be really handy if you have the extra cash laying around, but for most people renting probably makes more sense.
Thanks!
I think renting is also the case for a mini excavator or small loader.
I agree. I use my Ranger all the time. It’s my go to for hunting and filling feeders etc. The tractor gets plenty of use for trail maintenance, cutting in roads and trails, and also lifting/moving stuff. We have 59 acres.
Great overview & comparison. Your experience shows in each vid you produce. 2 things I’d add: 1) a skiddy will do many of the same tasks, just faster (& generally has greater lift strength), and 2) skid steers depreciate much slower. You kinda touched on this when you mentioned lifespan, but I figured I’d just say it. For example, a compact tractor w/ 1000 hours would generally be considered moderate usable life left. A skiddy w/1000 hours is just getting broken in. Instead of renting a skiddy, consider the wisdom of buying, using for ~1000 hours to develop your bare land (if that’s your circumstance), then selling it & buying a compact tractor to maintain your property. Do the math for your area. You may discover that buying & later selling a skiddy for ~750 hours or so, is about the same cost as renting a skiddy for 3 months a year. How fast do you want to get how many major property development tasks done? Said differently, skiddys excel at getting major property development tasks done faster than tractors, tractors excel at maintaining property at a lower initial cost + ~50% cheaper attachments & implements. So let’s all just hit the lottery so we can just buy both, or all 3!
Great Video!!! I had a farm (cows and horses) and used my 4-wheeler and tractor on a daily basis. That said most of my property was cleared. My skid loader sat most of the time. I rented an excavator for ditch/drainage maintenance. If I had it to do over, I would get a tractor (based on need), and UTV and rent anything else. Glad to see these types of videos for those getting started.
I had to chuckle when you poked fun at the gator! Excellent info presented well. Thanks and keep it up!
Transportation is the main factor for me. Water access only property, Even if I had a barge with enough capacity for a skid steer I think the draft of the barge would keep me from getting to my property. 1025r is the tool I have right now but kind of wish I went with a 2025r or similar sized tractor just for the extra ground clearance with the bigger tires. Great video as always.
Haha, I got a spot or two like that on my land
First time I ever saw a video breaking down the pros and cons of the three type of equipments to consider for a small property of 5 acres that we own.
Hope it helps!
A small tractor with a bucket would by far be the best machine to look after a small property.
Looking at the Summit Brand.
I’ve been asking myself this question all year. Finally moving into our 6 acre homestead next 2 weeks. I have a use for all 3, but a budget for barely one. Great video and information.
Good video, Courtney! The June Cam brings me joy!
Haha, yeah she's fun!
A 100 hp class track loader is pushing $100k with the cab. You can get a lot of tractor and attachments for much less than that. I would love a skid steer, but I can't justify the expense. I also think having a UTV in addition to a tractor is a good choice. They really serve different purposes for us.
Yep, a bit more money, but the gap is growing. Used to be closer in price.
I enjoy your presentation of the three options presented. Thanks for providing the information.
I have an ATV, 2000 Kawasaki Prairie 400 4x4. We bought it new and it is still in very good condition. It is very handy on our small property (5 acres). I am buying a small tractor soon. Like, maybe this Friday. I think the two will serve most of my needs. I am not buying a backhoe for the tractor as I think the very few times I need one doesn't justify the purchase. I will rent when I need that.
Greetings from Australia, appreciate the time you put into these videos, I'm an orange man on 5 acres and finding my BX23s a bit small so looking to size up to L47 but that will necessitate buying a bigger farm - at least that's what I'm telling my wife, lol.
Great video. Things I would add to this. Skid steers specially track ones are a rough ride, no suspension and running on 8 hours is rough on you back. Where the tractor is better and the utv is even better.
If you have to run up and down the road the skid steer isnt a great choice. Most times you end up loading and trailing it a 1 mile down the road where the tractor or utv can be driven a mile.
Also a big factor is if you plan on running the equipment on nice landscaped yard/sod. Skid steers tear up the ground
I first bought a Ranger, used only for hunting on leased land. I then purchased some land and bought a Kubota L2501. It works perfect for me. My only regret is not getting a cab tractor. It would certainly be warmer or cooler as needed, but truly keep me from being so dang dusty. A factor I never even considered.
At around 10:45 into the video you showed a clip of a trailer pulling two tractors with the larger tractor full forward. I was just curious of the loading. My assumption would be that you have some pretty heavy weight on your 5th wheel and i would have probably put the larger tractor over the tractor axles. I’m asking to learn and not trying to be a know it all.
Good video,I’d go with tractor because of the implements you can attach and cost!!
Hard to argue!
So many factors to consider.
I think each choice will end up being situation dependent.
In my case, the tractor would be my first choice.
Agreed, unique set of circumstances for everyone
June is digging up great info and deals.. Let her dig'em all up.
Good solid info. Thanks for the vid and your time
Thank you!
Very helpful video. Thank you.
Why are you hating on the diesel gator? In my experience they are hard to beat. They may be slow but they are work horses and last a long time
I've done a couple of videos on it. Really just not my jam for many reasons.
@@GoodWorksTractors I’ll have to go look for those then. My family has had 6 of them one of the ones from 04 has around 2000 hours or so last I saw it and he refuses to get rid of it for the new ones. He likes the older solid axle but the ride is terrible
@@GoodWorksTractors at least it might be better than your dump trailer
Tractor has been most important from the start. Also recall that unlike a tractor, a skid-steer or track-steer tends to tear up the surface much more wherever one makes a turn, if that's a concern in lawn areas for example. BTW, I have an older industrial loader tractor, meaning 3/4 yard bucket with heavy lift and large dirt capacity. I have often commented I am glad I don't have a smaller "compact tractor" which would require many more loader trips.
great video I live in central Wisc so my big one was snow plowing and winter cold
Yeah, bet that plays a bit of a factor, haha!
Tractor, hands down. Multiple uses for a tractor 🚜, it is capable of performing more tasks than the skid steer and the utility vehicle combined.
Thanks Kevin!
Your channel provides great content. Good info.
Awesome, you got snow. I just put my snowblower on.
Got more today and more on the way!
I would pick a tractor for my needs . I could not do with out it but everyone has different needs
Hope you have a blessed day
Great job on comparing. I have heard over the long haul a skid steer costs about twice the price per hour over a tractor. I would be curious what others think on that. Totally agree that a tractor and skid steer will last a lot longer than a utv. Although Kubota makes a nice diesel one but I still think the other parts won't last as long as the engine versus t h e other 2 machines.
Thanks for the advise
Do any tractors today come with spin-able wheels like my 1996 model 2120 4x4 Ford ?, I spun the wheels to their widest point & made a big difference in stability.
I'm not aware of any, but would like to know if there is
Wish u would put a bobcat toolcat in the mix, would like to hear your thoughts on it.
It's a real anomaly. Not sure how I feel about it.
June is ready to play!
Yeah she is!
What's your opinion on the Ventrac?
Any opinion on the Bobcat Toolcat Work Utility machines? They are expensive but they seem to be an interesting combo between an ATV style and tractor.
I'd love to have a skid steer but the expense and cost of maintenance keeps me from doing that. But after owning 4 small tractors with loaders and no more property that I have a 25 hp tractor ,4wd, can do anything I need to do. Even digging out a small pond can be done ,just takes longer to do. And hopefully I got time to do it. Renting is something I don't believe in as the projects I got to do, at least 10 hrs a month, rental would cost me more and it's all dirt related. My mowing is done by a zero turn, less than 2 hrs a week during mowing season. And I got my wife trained on that. We're both in our upper 60's. But I like operating equipment as I was raised farming 1200 acres of irrigated land and raising calves.
Agreed, very expensive and heavy too. You can tell anywhere that my skid steer has been, haha!
Titan makes a 3pt/pto adapter for skid steers. Do you know of any other companies that make a similar product?
Quick comment on tractor vs skid steer issues... A tractor, even with a cab, but especially an open station tractor, is much easier to get on and off (into, out of) while doing chores vs a skid steer. If the skid steer has a fully enclosed cab with an outward swinging door, like the Deere skid steers, you can actually get stuck inside if you cannot fully lower the booms to open door. The current Kubota skid steer door slides up over the operator inside the cab (clamshell style). The one skid steer I know of that doesn't have this door access problem is the JCB brand. Their cabs are accessed from the side, not unlike the cab on a tractor.
Takeuchi has lift up door similar to Kubota.
And here I've been doing everything on three acres with a wheelbarrow, a regular riding lawn mower, a trailer for the mower, and my back like a sucker...
June is stealing the show again!
Why wouldn’t you NOT recommend a Deisel power UTV? Would like your knowledge on this.
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I'm in that predicament. I have a open station tractor but will be getting animals in the near future. I feel like for the winter, I need a cab tractor or a sbs with a cab to go out and feed them. I lean to the tractor cab because it would be great during summer brushmowing. Tough decisions
Cabs seem tough to justify until you have one, haha!
Appreciate the video! Was in the position to invest in my first work machine after our land investment a few years ago. Watched a ton of videos and did a lot of research before finding the perfect sll-in-solution for me: Bobcat Toolcat 5610. Over 30 acres of thick mesquite already cleared plus clearing a nice road system. Highly recommend and let me know if you need any good pics.
I'd love to see you do some work with a bobcat/toolcat utv it's like the sxs but it had a loader and 4 wheel steer
Yeah, I don't think I'll be getting one of those any time soon...never know though!
Haven't gone through all the comments but it would seem a tractor comes out on top which I would agree. An atv would be fine if you have a woodlot and just need to maintain some trails but even then I think there'd be times you wish you had a tractor to. A skidsteer is a great machine but best suited in the commercial trade not for the home/landowner. The only way I'd consider starting out with a skidsteer is if I bought a large property that was heavily overgrown with brush and saplings and needed to put in a driveway and maybe put up some fences. Once completed I'd then trade it in for a tractor figuring a lot if the attachments I had for the skidsteer like the bucket, grapple bucket, pallet forks etc. Could be used with the tractor. Depending on how much land one has I think a tractor and atv go well together especially if you have family considering a tractor is only designed to seat one person not passengers.
You don't need a backhoe you have a dog for digging.
Haha, good point!
I like to know if the summit tractor can handle a 5 ft bush hog. I know something like a disc harrow with you used in another video was 4 ft wide. Also does the summit tractor have live PTO since it is hydrostatic drive. Thanks. I have a bobcat 763 high flow now. Had a Kubota L2501DT but Feb 2020 someone stole it. Have a great day be safe.
I don't know if it could. Maybe in some scenarios. 48" seems to be the right fit. I believe the term that the hydro tractors use is independent PTO as it'll run when you push the lever or button. It keeps running whether you're in neutral or gear and standing still or moving forward/backward.
@@GoodWorksTractors a Kubota L2501DT is about the same horsepower and I run a 5 ft on it. Pull 5 ft box scrape and 6ft landscape rake.
Personally I have a full size backhoe and full size compact tractor it’s worked good for me.
I went with the Mahindra Roxor 2018, 2020 Kubota B26 TLB , 2022 4runner and dreaming of track steer soon to finish off the the hunger games of getting our retirement equipment .
Haha, there ya go!
So you don't allow your dog to be a dog ? Baha ha LOL now we see how easy to trip you up. Great videos, thanks.
She's a pup and no, still being trained. And, no, I don't want my dog digging a hole wherever they please. She's learning and a good dog.
@@GoodWorksTractors Oh good, then that must mean you have a specified area for your dogs to dig. is it posted with signs ?
@@dcidci1012 sure is!
Without even watching, I would take the skid steer, sell it, buy a tractor, and whistle on my way to the bank. These things are not remotely comparable in price.
Oh okay 👍
Decisions, decisions. Well if I were in the market for another piece of equipment a skid loader would be nice but they’re so darn expensive. Then factoring in maintenance and repairs you better be working that thing every day or close to it. The Ranger would be fun to mess around with but how much land maintenance could you actually do with it besides plowing snow, pulling trailers (within reason) or a few other things. No I think the tractor is probably the most useful and economical piece of equipment to have on a property or project. Granted you will need to purchase or rent implements for whatever you’re doing but still cheaper in the long run in my opinion.
as someone who moves liquid manure on the front end loader with a bucket i know that driving on the front axel only sucks
Tractor.
Tractor for most home owners & small to medium land management is the most useful and economic.
Tractor for me. Either that or a small excavator
Thanks for chiming in!
Tractor for me
Hard to beat!
If you can't afford a $70,000 Skid-steer but need to do a lot of forestry mulching what do you think about buying a mulcher and renting a Skid-steer [with the proper hydrolic flow of course]?👍
Much better off just renting out the entire job. My mulcher on my 333g is 35k. Plus, not a big market to sell when done, so you could sit on it awhile or lose a lot.
Or pay someone to clear the land with their choice of equipment.
🤨 In my opinion a TRACTOR is the Swiss Knife of Equipment.!!! 🤔
If we are talking new, for the price of a skid steer, I could get an expensive Kubota (or help me a Deere) and all the brand name attachments I could ever use. If somebody gave me a side-by-side, I'd immediately sell it and buy a tractor attachment. So....I'd opt for a tractor.
Good rundown on the pros and cons for sure. I think the bulk of most users are probably in the category of the subcompact tractor or the utility vehicle. I'm actually doing back to a utility vehicle to do snow removal from a skid steer. Main reason being quicker to do the job. But the skid steer is going to stick around because when we need to do the heavy moving it's still there. But then I have a neighbor who has one of those bobcat tool cats and that things in a category of its own can do about anything and everything that light duty skid steers. Still have the usability of a utility vehicle and simplicity. But the price on it. There is some sticker shock.
Thanks for chiming in AJ!
TX-25 to start with...
There ya go :)
@@GoodWorksTractors start with something you can use as for mowing the lawn... then work you way up...
Why is he banging the tire?
Polaris makes a diesel ranger
Who is June
Wtf.T800Aust
Could you please move? You're blocking my view of the dog!
Haha, sorry!