colson04
Senior Member
I'll be honest, I've never been a big fan of Bobcat skid steers. I've always enjoyed running the Case skid steers more as I naturally like the H-pattern hand controls over Bobcat's foot controls. I have short Achilles tendons, and running foot controls all day puts a lot of extra stress on my feet and ankles and makes for a painful evening if I have to operate for too long. I bought this machine from my dad when he was looking to sell out. It wasn't exactly what I wanted, but it was in fair shape and reasonably priced. I had always thought I'd keep it a year or two, and then move on to what I wanted. Ive owned it over 5 years. Now that I've been through this project and dealt with Bobcat, I wouldn't hesitate to buy another machine from them. Their product support for a 30 year old machine has been astounding. I ordered about $1000 worth of parts over the last year, and everything I needed was in stock and available next day UPS to me for no extra cost. Their online microfiche has been super easy to use, I can verify parts fitment via serial number, order before 4pm my time, and have it next day via UPS Ground.
Overall, I am quite happy with their support of an old machine. Now that it doesn't leak oil everywhere, I won't mind taking it to customers' properties again.
Overall, I am quite happy with their support of an old machine. Now that it doesn't leak oil everywhere, I won't mind taking it to customers' properties again.
