I'm sure somewhere this has been debated before but I couldn't find a thread on it.
I'm considering purchasing a SS for the main purpose of pulling trees. At some point I'll also get a mower for it, but have a tractor and brush hog that works just fine for now.
My ground is 5-9% slopes, and quite a bit of it is in CRP. I have trees (cedar, burr oak, wild plum mostly) growing up in it. They are between 2'-12' tall. This is NW MO ground.
I'm wanting to get a 65-75hp skidsteer with tree puller to do the job. I want to spend 15-20k on an older unit because 1) I'm cheap 2) i'll put only50 hrs a year on it 3) I'm afraid of the maintenance costs on a CTL 4) I trying not to spend $40k on a CTL for something I won't use a ton each year.
I'm retired, so I don't have to try and do things on a weekend regardless of the weather like when I was working. I can wait till things dry out for example.
Will I be dissappointed with a wheeled SS in this size for the job?
I've run both wheeled and CTL's at work. Not a bunch, but some. I want a CTL, but I'm very frugal.
I don't want to buy something that will fail at the reason for the purchase.
Thoughts?
I'm considering purchasing a SS for the main purpose of pulling trees. At some point I'll also get a mower for it, but have a tractor and brush hog that works just fine for now.
My ground is 5-9% slopes, and quite a bit of it is in CRP. I have trees (cedar, burr oak, wild plum mostly) growing up in it. They are between 2'-12' tall. This is NW MO ground.
I'm wanting to get a 65-75hp skidsteer with tree puller to do the job. I want to spend 15-20k on an older unit because 1) I'm cheap 2) i'll put only50 hrs a year on it 3) I'm afraid of the maintenance costs on a CTL 4) I trying not to spend $40k on a CTL for something I won't use a ton each year.
I'm retired, so I don't have to try and do things on a weekend regardless of the weather like when I was working. I can wait till things dry out for example.
Will I be dissappointed with a wheeled SS in this size for the job?
I've run both wheeled and CTL's at work. Not a bunch, but some. I want a CTL, but I'm very frugal.
I don't want to buy something that will fail at the reason for the purchase.
Thoughts?