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Who here is an expert besides Bill?
After considering my options/business for next season I am leaning towards concentrating on driveways only. Can be done before and after I head to work for the "man"
I have been shopping skid steers/compact tractors/building a driveway rig/buying a new truck.
Truck requires insurance and registration year round (about $2200 a year), tractor can be driven on street here, no registration or tags needed.
Compact tractors in my Hp range and with a cab are over 30k, as are skid steers, both with a low transport speed.
I will not be doing any ice melt.
Building something would sure be fund, but, when I contemplate what I would need, what I would want, a Trackless with its small diesel/Dana 60s and the capability to run a blower up front make sense.
I have seen a few searching on the web, but nothing too close yet. I don't want to spend 2-3k to ship a machine that only costs 15-20k, sight unseen.
What are the differences between the MT3/MT4/MT5?
I know some of the differences are the hp of the Cummins at some point it went from 79hp to 110hp?
Did the all use the same hydro stat transmission? Eaton 33?
How expensive is a rebuild?
Did the transmission drive a mechanical transfer-case? Is the low gear transfer case neccessary for running a snowblower?
Are the body panels exchangable year to year. Alot of the machines look to have boogered fenders from tire chains.
Looks like easy to take care of? What kind of limited slips came with them? Is it worth rebuilding the diffs or sticking in a locker?
Anybody direct me to a under 20k machine that is diesel, lower hours, no rust?
After considering my options/business for next season I am leaning towards concentrating on driveways only. Can be done before and after I head to work for the "man"
I have been shopping skid steers/compact tractors/building a driveway rig/buying a new truck.
Truck requires insurance and registration year round (about $2200 a year), tractor can be driven on street here, no registration or tags needed.
Compact tractors in my Hp range and with a cab are over 30k, as are skid steers, both with a low transport speed.
I will not be doing any ice melt.
Building something would sure be fund, but, when I contemplate what I would need, what I would want, a Trackless with its small diesel/Dana 60s and the capability to run a blower up front make sense.
I have seen a few searching on the web, but nothing too close yet. I don't want to spend 2-3k to ship a machine that only costs 15-20k, sight unseen.
What are the differences between the MT3/MT4/MT5?
I know some of the differences are the hp of the Cummins at some point it went from 79hp to 110hp?
Did the all use the same hydro stat transmission? Eaton 33?
How expensive is a rebuild?
Did the transmission drive a mechanical transfer-case? Is the low gear transfer case neccessary for running a snowblower?
Are the body panels exchangable year to year. Alot of the machines look to have boogered fenders from tire chains.
Looks like easy to take care of? What kind of limited slips came with them? Is it worth rebuilding the diffs or sticking in a locker?
Anybody direct me to a under 20k machine that is diesel, lower hours, no rust?