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I shopped for a while, looked at all the different brands. Going in I acknowledged my biases: I liked the looks of the NH the best, had had very positive experiences with Gehl, was partial to JD yellow. After an exhaustive search I found that every brand I looked at was making good machines. Some trends that I observed (IMHO only)for USED! machines: Gehl: cheapest price of the majors, second fewest for sale
Case: most expensive for age and hours, fewest for sale used
Bobcat: largest number of engine fires, seemed to be lighter construction in the rams
JD: only saw very late model units, outside my price range
CAT: only saw very late model units, outside my price range
NH: largest number of units for sale What I wound up with was a Case (1845C), but only because I found one on a day I wasnt looking. One of my former students was selling his farm (made the mistake of pricing it, even at a high price doubled) and the guy that bought it said be out in 2 weeks. He asked me to come by and look at what he had, see if I wanted anything to use or to sell.
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