I've been wanting to replace my New Holland 665Turbo skid steer after I sold it about 5 years ago. I've searched this forum & did find some good reading information, about this topic from previous posts. However, I have a chance to buy a '97 Mustang 4 cyl diesel with a Yarmar engine in it.. I believe about 47 HP. anyone have one of these,or know about them-Good/Bad? are the transmissions Heavy duty and/or as good as..say a bobcat etc. How about the engines "Yarmar"..any input would be greatfull. I would be using the machine in HD soil,rocks (reasonable rocks@ Black Hills S.D.) & hills..yes I'd like to get the track driven ones, but the $$$ at this time. Thanks for this great site!!!

 

The Yanmar engines are OK but the machines are as different as night and day. The NH is a vertical lift machine where the Mustang is not. The Mustang will also be much lighter in the front so it's not going to go as well up slopes and over curbs and rocks like you were used to. On the plus side, the boom design of the mustang, like most high rear pin machines, is considered to be better for digging applications.

 

How did you like your NH??

Why not look for another? Always had good luck with them and found them to built a little more solid than Bobcat etc.

NH for many years built the John Deere Skid steere as well.

 

Hubby Rick ran the stink out of a NH built John Deere 675B for YEARS..... retired it to buy a new John Deere 250, to which he added a set of WIDE aftermarket rubber tracks. It's one mean machine.

Both loaders had Yanmar diesels, both darn near bulletproof. We also had a really beat grey market excavator, Yanmar diesel. I have nothing but good things to say about the little Yanmar engines, simple, powerful, reliable.

I'll try to get a pic of the loader with tracks, it's *very* macho

 

Mustangs are much lighter duty compared to the NH. Like comparing a Powerstroke to a Cummins.

 

Hey thanks for the replys..I liked the new Holland but I'm finding any used "attachments" are much more available for the bobcats..I will be adding a stump grinder later..I was thinking of the 863 series bobcat. But not sure if I like the air cooled Duetz (sp?) engine they put in there..I liked the automatic leveler for back drifting the black dirt on the New Holland.. I do need stability on the steep hills out there..

 

a lot of the bobcat came w/kubota engine there are very good engines I have had 3 in portable sawmills with the engines I'm currently running a turbo 43hp every day my old mill 33hp 5000 hours no probs on regular maintenance bobcat run so much the hour meter died lol and part for the bobcat are easy to get and your right attachments are plentiful.743 bobcat and woodmizer lt 40 super

 

Just because you have a xxxx skidsteer doesn't mean the bobcat attachment wont work.

If your hydraulic couplers are different all you need are the adapters for a bobcat.

I have ran many bobcat attachments on a Thomas skidsteer. Just need the adapters.

If you want stability on steep hills look into a track machine. Not wheels with tracks on them but the tracked machines. You will never look back.

Good luck

 

Look into ASV.... Very solid machines, perkins engines, extremely powerful, tracked..... I love them

you cannot beat the ASV track setup, its the same machine as the cat. Bobcats tracked series have nothing on the ASV.

 

Cat has ASV's undercarriage and ASV has Cat controls.

I agree that no one has anything on the ride of a CAT or ASV. But for just wanting the stability of a tracked machine the Bobcat's are good.

The difference between ASV and Cat comes to personal preference. Enter/exiting the cab, visibility, track width.

We have a Cat 277B at home. Last week was the first time I have spent major seat time in it. I fell asleep once, no joke. It was that comfy.

You dont feel anything. Running in and out of ditch cuts was a breeze. Things that would make me cringe in the Thomas was no sweat in the CAT.

All hand controls and no more foot feet was awesome. Just kick back.

But Cat's and ASV's are $$$$$. For tracked machine stability and performance the Bobcat's are good. LOTS of guys run them up here.

If you are going to be living in it, then save your money and bite the bullet with asv or cat.

 

Don't know much about the skidsteer, but what I can tell you is Yanmar makes one heck of a diesel engine. They are in sailboats, little tractors like mine, mini excavators, etc. and will run for thousands and thousands of hours. They are EXTREMELY easy to work on and I have nothing but good things to say about them. I believe the Yanmar diesels were used in John Deere tractors for some time.

 

My little excavator has a yanmar and I love it. I'm also in the market for a skid steer eventually, and the NH ls180 is what i've been looking at, i've seen a few go in my price range. Otherwise a Bobcat 763 or somthing where parts are abundant and the bobcat dealer here rents all the attatchments for $15 each a day.

 

Got a chance to run one of those ASVs the other days... It was an awesome machine, but they are sure proud of them.

 

The yanmar engine was - and may still be, John Deere's core engine line for smaller tractors from the early eighties. Very strong, relaible engine overall.

As to a Mustang - no experance with them. I can say that Case 1845C's are getting common and rather inexpensive, and they have a 3.9 4b Cummins in them. Pretty stable and heavy duty, although maybe not as refined as some newer designs. I've put quite a few hours on an '89 1845C and it's still going strong.

 

Buy a New Holland I have run a good bit of them, L553, L555, LS180B and L180 and they were all excellent machines.