Re: skid steer

Posted by FullPullLarry on June 23, 2019 at 19:42:02 from (96.231.138.241):

In Reply to: skid steer posted by randy1 on June 23, 2019 at 03:29:37:

I've had some high hour machines and I wouldn't hesitate to buy another. I had a Gehl with a good amount of hours - 3000 really isn't too bad. Completely replacing the hydraulic fluid is a good way to protect the hydraulic pump, valves, and wheel drives. Of course less is always easier on the machine. 4900 is a good chunk of hours though. I went with Gehl because the parts really are fair priced. Bobcat is good too. If you go with an older machine that is all mechanical (no pilot control electronic joysticks) you could try and do most if not all the work it may need yourself. If it was me I would stay away from Thomas and go for one of the more common makes (just my opinion). I don't know of any particular problem areas but if you do inspect it do a couple checks: cold start it, make sure hydraulic pump doesn't make any horrible noises outside of maybe a light whirring you may hear at idle, check for creeping of the wheel drives (sometimes controls can stick and that gives the illusion of creeping drive motors - helps to center the controls gently and confirm), any leaks at the wheel drives or hydraulic pumps would be expensive, cycle the boom completely then bring it back down and see if any of the cylinders leaked during that exercise, check pins on boom and bucket (they will have play unless recently done but just make sure nothing is insane/cracked/welded). I'm sure I am forgetting something but in general the expensive stuff on the a skid steer are the wheel drives and tandem hydraulic pumps. If those are working, don't leak, don't make noises, don't creep, then you might have a decent machine on your hands. I'd still get it home and completely drain the hydraulic fluid and replace (and even consider going up 1 weight to compensate for wear). These are just my opinions - I've been down this road a bunch of times and the aboves worked for me.

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