Haven't been around in a while, I'm looking into buying a skid steer for snow removal. It's for a church, we currently use a quad with a plow and two snowblowers. Space is very limited, so we try to Blow as much snow over a fence into a field beside the parking lot. (city owned, won't take fence down)
When we get big storms like we just got (25" of snow overnight), it gets rough with the blowers and quad.... So. We need a skid steer to put the snow over the fence.
I'm currently looking at a john Deere 250, bobcat 773 and a few others, but it's pretty much between the Deere and the bobcat now.
I assume I should be looking at wheels not tracks, and a heavy machine with say more than 50-60 hp. Am I on the right track?
Beside that, I don't know what to look for when testing the machine out. Any advice on what machines are good and what aren't would help.
Thanks,
Steve
When we get big storms like we just got (25" of snow overnight), it gets rough with the blowers and quad.... So. We need a skid steer to put the snow over the fence.
I'm currently looking at a john Deere 250, bobcat 773 and a few others, but it's pretty much between the Deere and the bobcat now.
I assume I should be looking at wheels not tracks, and a heavy machine with say more than 50-60 hp. Am I on the right track?
Beside that, I don't know what to look for when testing the machine out. Any advice on what machines are good and what aren't would help.
Thanks,
Steve