Shake N Break
Member
Hi, I'm new on here and new to operating the heavier construction equipment but have a lot of time on smaller construction stuff and really big farm stuff. I have been looking at listings for dozers, crawler loaders and excavators with minor demolition and land clearing in mind. I have run mostly Deere stuff but know Cat has a pretty good reputation. I hear a lot of bad mouthing of Case stuff but have not heard it from anyone that actually runs their newer (1998 and up) stuff. Deere and Cat hold value well even with pretty old machines but Case seems to run much less. Why is this? Is Case equipment good or is it just the less expensive, less capable alternative? The sizes I'm researching now are around a Deere 650 dozer or Deere 210 excavator. Can Case compare? Other alternatives? Preferably american as possible but may consider Volvo. Sorry this is getting long. I have a lot more questions but I'll post those later.