Caterpillar Skid Steer Loaders are one of the top skid steer models in the used skid steer loader market industry. Texas Skid Steer is proud to feature Caterpillar Skid Steer Loaders in both tire skid steer loaders and track skid steer loaders. Let me explain some of the pros and cons of each type. The Caterpillar skid steer loader is definitaly the cadalac of all skid steer loaders and in the tire Caterpillars I can not think of one weakness they have that is not common to any skid steer loader with tires. A tire skid steer loader has some pros and some cons. The good thing about chooseing a tire Caterpillar skid steer Loader is that it will save you repair expense in the long run because there is not much that goes wrong with a Cat tire machine untill it has a whole lot of hours (4500-8500) the things to think about when chooseing any tire skid steer loader though is that the tires do not get near the traction that a rubber track skid steer loader will get. With a tire machine when you push against a very hard to move object there is a good possibility that the tires are going to spin and your going to dig some holes with the tires. Also tire machines are more prone to get stuck if it is muddy out than a track Caterpillar skid steer loader. Keep in mind tire skid steer loaders will be less expensive to purchase and are less likly to have expensive repair cost, however less repair expence is a tire machines only benefit over a track skid steer loader. Caterpillar track skid steer loaders are in my opinion the best track skid steer loader that money can buy. Cat has a lot better ride than any other skid steer brand, excluding ASV which has the exact same under carriage as Caterpillar. The only thing you will not like about a track Caterpillar skid steer loader is when it comes time to place the tracks or have undercarriage repairs done. It can get expensive. But in my opinion if you want the very best skid steer loader money can buy. Buy a Caterpillar rubber track machine. The quality use you get out of the Caterpillar will be remmembered long after the repair expence is forgotton. Caterpillar is the top of the line machine you can buy, but may be the most expensive come repair time. But personally I would buy a Caterpillar over any other brand despite the repair expence because you will love the joystick controls and the diesel engines Caterpillar puts in their skid steer loaders are the very best. When looking at a Caterpillar skid steer loader you might also consider a ASV Rubber Track machine ASV is pretty much the very same machine as a Cat in the RC models such as RC50, RC60, up to the power house ASV RC100. Same controls same undercarriage almost same everything as Caterpillar. But without the name, they will not have the same resell value as Caterpillar when you go to sell, however the resale values are getting closer together all the time as the public becomes more aware that Caterpillar and ASV are pretty much the same machine.
