re: Anyone here own a skid-steer?

We bought a Kubota 75-3 to use on our hunting property. It's used mainly to keep the roads up, fix washouts, etc., but we do have a diamond cutter we use from time to time to knock down the overgrowth around fields and roads.


With it being only used for that and not commercial work, the maintenance cost and upkeep are low.

We also bury all the deer guts with it now. Dig a hole on a Friday, then cover it up before we leave on Sunday

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would drive my FIL to the dealer immediately if he was thinking about buying one with a mulcher.

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I want one no doubt but I’m just doing the due diligence, it’s a big chunk of his nest egg and he’s told me multiple times he wants me to decide what he needs. He’s run a tractor all his life but couldn’t tell you the first thing about a loader, so he’ll be the worst kind of operator who knows just enough to get himself into a bind. I also have an 18mo old kid and a new job that led to me getting to turkey hunt three times this year, so have to consider how many evenings I’m gonna be turning a wrench if he tries to do things the machine isn’t sized for.

Do appreciate everyone’s input, it helps a lot to know what I might be able to avoid hiring out, and in general what kind of jobs folks are doing with these things.

Just make sure you don't sling a track while buried in a shitty mud hill way back in the woods

You haven’t met my FIL. He burned up the engine in a rental last summer using a cutter like a mulcher and running it hot. That was way too small of a machine and older so it wasn’t all on him, but he’s hard on shite.

Here's a thought.... if you really need one. When you sell that timber, but a skid-steer to offset the profit. You need that equipment for business.

When you clear cut you will need it more than the established timber. Part of my lease has 4 year old pines I would love a skid to work between lanes in the planted pines.

I plan on purchasing one in the very near future. I’ll use it for my side business for mulching etc. It will likely used more at home.
I’m looking at 1-2 year old Kubota SVL97’s with a cab and high flow. That size is big enough to get some work done. Make sure you can haul whatever size you get and have a dealer you can trust for service.

CGrand…Totally unrelated to this but what are you building with the old Sammy’s in Central? Saw your sign out front.
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Thanks …I told my mom I could find out haha

Thanks, I’ll watch this evening, but there’s no delusion here that it’s going to be a sound financial decision or will come anywhere near paying for itself. Like I said before just wanna be able to tell the other family members with a straight face it’s more than my new food plot toy.