control valves not all the electrical switches in the handles.Īgain the skidders are a ton faster but those are built for the construction market not the homeowners. 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 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. 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'll post some pics of dozer when I have some time to find the cubhost server.I know it's around here somewhere.Re: Magnatrac mini dozers in reply to Ellis Kinney, 01-06-2013 14:13:33 It has a 16 HP Tecumseh that I got running after cleaning out a pretty cruddy float bowl, but it wants to lope and I know a cleaning and float adjustments are in order. I also need input on a GOOD Walbro carb kit. Dozer is in pretty darn good original condition with only some surface rust so I think I can justify new tracks if I can't find another option. ago! I found the Magnatrac site and emailed them and was quoted 640.00 for a new set and 300.00 for grouser pads(agressive cleats). I did some research before dealing as he said he thought it would need new tracks but he'd had it running before he tarped it.8 yrs. Along with the blade and small loader bucket. Neighbor said he'd never sell it to me as he could have sold it 50 times over the years from passersbye, but my motto of "timing is everything" proved itself again and 450.00 later it was on the trailer. Mother nature took its toll on tarp and out pops a set of sticks. A lot of old blue tarps in the old coal town of Saltilla, OH. I'd been driving by an old blue tarp for years and thought it was a lawn mower or equivilent underneath it. I picked up what I believe is a 1976 MT1800 Struck dozer last weekend and looking for "anything ya got!".Forums, Struck bone yards, parts suppliers, etc.
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