Bobcats are a lot better than CAT (in my and my works opinion)... We were making boulder retaining walls at work and we rented the biggest CAT skid loader but it could pick up just as much as our midsize bobcat could pick up the boulders so we rented the biggest bobcat and it picked the up no problem (would have said model number but I forget)

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There's more than one model per size, and the rental places don't usually rent the larger ones with the bells & whistles. The CAT rental store only had up to the middle size machines.

The lifting capacity is very close to the same when comparing different brands of similar models.

Not saying CAT is best, but you said you rented. Meaning you don't have long term exp (like owning the machine) to show mechanical problems. We had brand new Bobcats at United and they literally were down all the time for all kinds of stuff

Ya we got the CAT we rented from the CAT rental store but we got the biggest bobcat and they were the same size but the CAT was a little more beat up (the bobcat was like new but the CAT was in ok condition) but the CAT was nice for a couple other things we used it for but my boss says bobcats are the best things he's used yet (more than the two brands)

You probably know more about them though than I do since you worked at the rental place

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I think bobcat is just the 800lb gorilla they've made their name synonymous with skid steers.
In my opinion I prefer the Gehl brand of skid steer. Mainly because all the machine movement and bucket controls are all on the two sticks. No foot pedals.

John Deer FTW! Haha

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1998 Ranger 3.0-ExtCab-4x4-PROJECT TRUCK-My 98 Build

Funny thing is I own a new holland

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They pretty much all have all joystick controls nowadays. At least the larger better models we're talking about

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Yellow? I don't think I've seen a New Holland skid steer, but aren't their colors blue/white? Seen plenty of farm equip from them

yellow blue & white.

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Hell yeah we had an old bobcat and got a turbo deere now thing this ten times better

Apples to oranges

Is that one of the LS125's?

I gotta say, im not a JD guy, Im not a guy who like rape. Back in the day they were the best, now you pay 35% more for a name.

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2001 Ford Ranger Edge, 4.0L V6, 4x4, automatic, Extended cab, 165,000 miles, 8.8 rear axle, Auburn L/S, 4.10 gears, body lift, 32x11.5r15 falken wild peak A/T, head light mod, black honeycomb grille. 06+ corners, fx4 seats, led back up light

MODS TO COME: pillar gauges, recover seats, stereo and that it for now ................

My grandfather has a jd and its the biggest pos its been shipped back to the dealer 4 times for recalls but his little jx 70 case is 10x better but it's 2WD

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Because Race Truck!

The one I was referring to is actually bobcat brand.

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2000 Ford ranger xlt 4x4 black

Build up: 15" 174 black ion wheels, 31:10.50:15 Goodyear authority tires and green led dash lights...all new. Stock other than that for now.

The machine was a skid steer. Bobcat makes more than just skid steers