![]() Engine HP, hydraulic power, & wheel torque. For the size of the machine, the power is nothing short of phenomenal compared to other brands. Use it around home for dirt, snow, rock, & logging opperations. I'm sure you'll get lots of "opinions" here from brand-bias members but I happen to own/opperate one & would like to offer my $.02. Usually you can find the best deal from a private party, but be careful of any scams. Make sure you look a machine over top to bottom, look for cracks, look at all of the filters, look in the belly and see how much crap is in there, look at the hoses, maybe take a jack with you and check for chain slop and the wheel bearings, don't get too excited about any machine. Also the 1845C is a good sized machine, has a Cummins engine, plus they sold a ton of them. A lot of guys will crack on the Case machines, but they are simple, and easy to work on for the most part. With what I have learned if I was to shop around for an under 10K skid steer again, I would find a good used Case 1845C. ![]() I have a 1987 Case 1835C with a little under 2400 hours, I paid 3K and have put about another 3.5K into it with a complete engine rebuild on the continental TMD20 diesel, some new lines, hoses and all new filters and fluids, and some bucket work on the 4-n-1. That being said, I have a buddy who has a Gehl skid steer that is about 12 years old, he bought it for about 7k, used it for his project at his home, then had it disintegrate, the cost of paying someone to repair it exceeded what it was worth. I don't know anything about scat trak loaders. ![]()
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