Anyone own a mini skid steer?

[UncleDave]

Debating a sub compact tractor vs mini skid steer.

So far I cant find a mower for the mini, but it seems to win everywhere else in my comparisons.

I dont farm, but I do have lots of yearly clean up and moving stuff around to deal with.

would love to hear any thoughts on the matter.

Thanks guys.

UD

 

[ABN_CBT_ENGR]

Kinda depends on your exact situation because many of the abilities are pretty much equal.

I prefer my sub tractor for small stuff but it is a farm.

A SS does have some mobility restrictions so what kind of tasks and overall terrain are you dealing with?

 

[UncleDave]

Kinda depends on your exact situation because many of the abilities are pretty much equal.

I prefer my sub tractor for small stuff but it is a farm.

A SS does have some mobility restrictions so what kind of tasks and overall terrain are you dealing with?

I have a small 1.5 acre rural house, with 4 distinct areas to manage.

A 3/4 acre "field" with scrub and some fruit trees - soon to be more
A small patch of actual grass that needs a fine mower and a even a subcompact is too big to run on it
A smaller 1/4 acre open area on a bit of a hill with scrub that the neighbor like to let his goats and chickens run in. The skid would require come care on the hillside, but without a mower requiring side running - I could do all else with a direct up down attack through it.
A gravel front yard with a little garden in it. I need to bring mulch/ compost in and out of

The back border is a small grove of trees the I cant quite call a forest, but they are quite old and need a managing and cutting/ pruning cleaning back yearly for fire control I cant get the sub compact back here but could a mini skid.

The mini skid gives me a bucket, an auger, a tiller, and a pallet and log fork, but no mower, i also gets m through narrow gate in into spaces a wheeled tractor either wont fit in or will chew up.

Thanks!

UD

 

[UncleDave]

on the mini skids, or sub compact - I think Id pick the new not yet available kubota 1000.

 

[ABN_CBT_ENGR]

sounds to me like the gate makes the difference, so be it if the sub tractor is too wide

I know SS has mower attachments, I see them frequently so maybe you need to change the model SS you are looking at

 

[UncleDave]

sounds to me like the gate makes the difference, so be it if the sub tractor is too wide

I know SS has mower attachments, I see them frequently so maybe you need to change the model SS you are looking at

For sure on the bigger ones, but I haven't seen them for the minis - but Ive just started looking at them.

I wasnt aware of mini skid steer existence until a few weeks ago so I'm new to them,
I did fair amount of research on sub compact and came to the kubota BX or the little John Deere 1025 which is a yanmar.

Ive been super pleased with all my kubota product, which is a hard pill to swallow growing up in caterpillar country, but they are excellent.

 

[UncleDave]

I found some 3rd party mowers- I may have a solution.

UD

 

[dlundblad]

I found some 3rd party mowers- I may have a solution.

UD

Are they finish mowers or rotary cutters?

What’s the lift capacity of the mini skid steer? I’m assuming this is their walk behind dingo thing?

 

[UncleDave]

Are they finish mowers or rotary cutters?

What’s the lift capacity of the mini skid steer? I’m assuming this is their walk behind dingo thing?

Ive only seen a rotary cutter, but thats all I need for field work. I'll use my walk behind for the small amount of finish mowing I need.

The kubota entry will lift 1K. Correct its their version of a toro dingo.

As Ive been looking its pretty common for the lift capacity to be part of the model number " 825" etcetera.

 

[dlundblad]

The mini skid looks like a winner if you don’t mine walking and standing.

I took your previous post to mean you needed a “mower” so that’s why I questioned it. AFIK, they only have rotary cutters.