Owatonna skid steer

carl reitnauer · Sep 25, 2013

Shopping for a small skidsteer and I'm finding Owatonnas that are small enough and priced right. It won;t be used much so gas is OK. Are all Owatonna's hydraulic drive? Any design flaws or waeknesses? Any BAD experiences?

Kow Farmer · Sep 25, 2013

Carl,
I believe these use Onan engines, not 100% sure though. If it does, I would shy away. Onan parts are very hard to find if at all engine wise anymore, at least that is what I was told when looking for my first small skid loader. My first little skid loader was a 371 Melroe Bobcat with a 16hp Kohler engine. Great little machine, just too small for my needs for cattle.
Hope this helps some. Good luck to you.
Kow Farmer Kurt

Massey farmer · Sep 25, 2013

Yup, onan engines. Not saying to buy one or not but a lot of early John deere skid loaders were made by owatana and the exact same machine. After 20 years with our 330 owatana a head gasket went last winter. Went to the local deere dealer and they had a new head gasket for less than $20 two days later. Most parts are available through any jd dealer.

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