The CT315 is only 45HP but it is a new model. I saw some very low hour used ones for the low 30s. I bought a very old track loader from the 60's and ended up selling it for scrap after it through a rod through the side of the engine. I did not accomplish enogh to justify the money that I spent on it, and a replacement engine could not be had. I used to do all my own mechanical work, but I just do not want to spend my time doing that any more. My dilemma is paying someone to do work vs. buying a machine(s). I'd like a compact excavator and a compact track loader, but they still won't be sufficient to build a couple pond projects that I want. They will however be very useful for some wetland and trail projects, and in burying some very large piles of concrete with rebar "rat nests". I have over a hundred acres of habitat restoration ahead of me and plans for the next 200 years.
P.S. I love those AgriDrain water control structures!
Last edited by RAH; 07/14/13 07:40 AM.
