Georgia Iron
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- Joined
- May 6, 2012
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- Location
- USA - Georgia
- Occupation
- Concrete building slab and grading contractor
Ok. So the cat and case sales guy came by and brought me some brochures on their equipment. A while back, I was looking at a new case mini ex and ended up buying a used tb145 after I sold my cat mini. Lately I want more pushing power on my skid steer which I use with a 953a model on larger jobs. Any way I have had my eye on a large type skid loader with tracks. I have been on the fence about them. My current machine is a wheeled mid sized case (7000 lbs /70 HP) which I love.
I decided to go by and look at a new takeuchi TL12 which weights around 12,000 lbs / 110 hp. They look great and the list price is now at $89,000 plus tax. : eek: The price has stopped my purchase but I might look for a used one.
I had several people tell me that it can almost match the performance of a 953 which weights about 31,000 and has about 110 hp. Sales guys of course say this to me. I have noticed that the engines are very different in size. My 953 is a brute and every skid steer I have been on feels like a toy in comparision. My 953 can load out a dump in just a few minutes and can carry a lot of dirt and can push a major load from one end of a building lot to the opposite side. Does a tracked skid steer fill the role of a 953 enough that I would not need to own one?
I use the 953 for loading full size dumps, pushing large piles of dirt or concrete, rough grading and large brush removal. The skid so far fills in the gaps when i need a little more finer control on my grading. It pretty much sucks at moving a lot of dirt fast.
I do not buy the sales pitch but I have not actually driven one. Any of you guys have any thoughts on this?
I decided to go by and look at a new takeuchi TL12 which weights around 12,000 lbs / 110 hp. They look great and the list price is now at $89,000 plus tax. : eek: The price has stopped my purchase but I might look for a used one.
I had several people tell me that it can almost match the performance of a 953 which weights about 31,000 and has about 110 hp. Sales guys of course say this to me. I have noticed that the engines are very different in size. My 953 is a brute and every skid steer I have been on feels like a toy in comparision. My 953 can load out a dump in just a few minutes and can carry a lot of dirt and can push a major load from one end of a building lot to the opposite side. Does a tracked skid steer fill the role of a 953 enough that I would not need to own one?
I use the 953 for loading full size dumps, pushing large piles of dirt or concrete, rough grading and large brush removal. The skid so far fills in the gaps when i need a little more finer control on my grading. It pretty much sucks at moving a lot of dirt fast.
I do not buy the sales pitch but I have not actually driven one. Any of you guys have any thoughts on this?