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Southwest Illinois | Had a Deere 455D for quite a few years. We used it a fair amount, but seemed to be limited to projects more than occasional use. Had to move it with our detach so that process alone took some time. Some years we put 10 hours on it some years 100, but I would say 30 was average. Had a neighbor who wanted it so I let him use it and he wanted to buy it so I sold it. Bought a nice used Bobcat 320T. It will easily do the work of the 455, with the exception of handling brush piles when burning. The steel tracks are nice for that. You can work a bit around fire with the skid loader but you have to be pretty careful. We had since added a set of forks, trencher, grapple, brush mower and broom. We put 100-150 hours on it every year. I would never go back to a highlift. | |
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Are tracked Skidsteers as good as a small dozer?
