Skid steer vs. Smalltractor

[skoalzie]

What's your opinions?? Looking at getting something for snow in the winter. Taking hay to the animals. Have a mower so I won't need it to mow. Would you go with a skid steer or a tractor? Tracks vs wheels? Hp? Attachment recommendations?


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[2011laramie]

There's been a few threads in the last 2 years about this. Take a peek and read through them.

http://outdoorsmenforum.ca/showthrea...hlight=Tractor

[Talking moose]

http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/showt...ractor+acerage

[curtz]

I think tractor is the the way to go, I got a blade for the back of my tractor plus the bucket, bought a grader attachment this spring for the driveway. Lots of different attachments for a tractor down the road if you need. Just my opinion

[skoalzie]

Thanks guys.....


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[Kristopher10]

Originally Posted by curtz

I think tractor is the the way to go, I got a blade for the back of my tractor plus the bucket, bought a grader attachment this spring for the driveway. Lots of different attachments for a tractor down the road if you need. Just my opinion

There is also an endless amount of attachments for skid steers as well.

One advantage of a tractor is that if you are doing random chores with it you can still get in and out easily if you need to have the boom half-raised.

As for wheeled skid steers vs track machines for snow removal, tracked machines tend to ride up on the snow. This is less of an issue if you desire a hard-pack base, but if you want to scrape something clean a wheeled machine might do a slightly better job. All that being said, I still prefer a tracked machine for all-around tasks.

[lannie]

Skid steer with a bale spear attachment for feeding hay and a general purpose snow bucket for clearing snow. The tractor is not nearly as useful or efficient for those two situations. If you get a skid steer get one with a heated cab. A skid steer loader with tracks is called a tracked loader.

[igotamike]

I own a tractor for an acreage I have. You can get a tractor fairly cheap for a little guy. A good skid steer is a bit more. I use skidsteers all the time at work. I personally would go with a tracked skid steer. But it really depends on what you plan on using it for.

[Acesneights]

Depends on funds. Skid steer everyday of the week if you can afford it and tracks would be an advantage. If you can't afford it then get a small tractor. I have both and tractor can't do half of a skid steer and does it half as fast. But I do love my old international