Many Skidders like the Bobcat have a ton of electronics that you have to take to the dealer if you have a problem. Gas vs Diesel engines? Home owners can work on the gas much cheaper and easier. Strucks are high new but so are the skidders. Skidders are more expensive HP vs dollar I believe (New) - Someone tell me different. I was just wanting to offer some insight on skidders vs the Magnatrac. Re: Magnatrac mini dozers in reply to Diydave, 01-06-2013 16:00:07
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It will still go on impossibly steep slopes, and push a full blade of dirt, just like a big cat! I still Like the struck better, but it takes so long to do anything with, it gets a lot less use than it used to.
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Price, speed, track type, and HP considerations plus the # of attachments for the ASV, make it the better choice. When I bought mine, the ASV RC30 rubbertrack loader hadn't come out yet. It don't move real fast, 2 MPH regular speed, 3 MPH overdrive. What mine excels at is tight spaces and drainage ditches. Don't cut off at ground level, or you won't have a lever to work it out with. 25 HP kohler engine.Īs far as pushing out trees, not very big ones, maybe 2-3". I have the all hydraulic version, with the 6 way PAT blade, 3 point hitch and PTO. But those were better times, when I bought my Magnatrac 5000.
If you are thinking of buying new, I wouldn't do it again. Down sides of the Struck 5000, Slow, fuel tank too small, tears up the grass unless you are careful, going up a grade - breakover is hard to get used too. Support from Struck is great.Ī 25 HP compact cannot do the work, will not lift the weight, cannot climb the same grade and cannot work in the same tight spaces. It is slow but can work in tight areas and has more power than any compact utility can deliver in the same hp range. Loader/backhoe is very useful and the power helps. Loader is very powerful! The 25 HP engine is a big improvement. I now have moved up to the MH-5000 and what a difference. Putting a load on it in low gear with the weight on it it could break the chain which I did. Machine was a little small with the single chain track to support the backhoe. Next project was a MT-1800 Struck Magnatrac loader/backhoe. I started with a Lennox Kitty Track 600 - 6HP! It was an attempt by Lennox Furnace Co to make a garden tractor in a furnace plant. My experience with Mini Crawlers is pretty good. I will try to get a few pics next week if I can.Re: Magnatrac mini dozers in reply to Ellis Kinney, 01-06-2013 14:13:33 This tractor is one of 2 this guy built and had a 10hp cast iron briggs engine in it.way underpowered for this tank of a tractor. All of the parts and metal that was needed to be build this tractor were "obtained " by workers at the Allis plant on their lunch hrs and during slow times at the plant ( shutdown ) the workers at the plant did all of the fabrication at the plant. The funny thing about this tractor is that it was a government job of a higher up at the Allis Chalmers factory located near my home. It appears that the kit came with a transaxle and other pre made parts and you had to find your own engine and other various parts. I did see the original plans that actually included blueprints. I asked the owner about the thing and was told that back in the 60s, struck used to sell plans to build your own garden tractor. I was at a old timers place the other day and there was a tank of a tractor I had never seen before. Anyone here own or ever seen or hear of a DIY home built garden tractor?
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