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Boy, this group is great! Lots of good advice. What do I need it for? Hoe to root out a few acres of thorn trees, a dozer or crawler would also work. Would like a loader that could handle a container with approx. a full cord of wood - with some sort of forks. Some excavating work. I have a few acres...

Hi There, He claims the entire undercarriage (tracks, sprockets, etc) has been replaced and has only 30-40 hrs since. He claims they spent about $11,000 getting it in great shape. I would like a 60hp or so machine with a backhoe. Only thing missing is the 4in1 bucket. Says it has been not used much ...

Thanks for all of the help guys. What about an aftermarket electric winch? Like http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/RECON-17-500LB-Winch-w-Snatch-Block-NIB-Free-Shipping_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem45ed981874QQitemZ300338911348QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories Could...

OK, I am almost giving up finding a loader with a winch. If I should buy a loader, how hard is it to find a good winch to buy?
Is it any easy add-on to add the winch later?
What models of winch would work?
Thanks to everyone for all of their help.

Hello all, I am trying to find a 420, 430 or 440 gas crawler. On my wish list, 5 roller (has to have), reverser (like to have), loader (has to have), winch (has to have) log arch (like to have) and at least 12 inch tracks. I am looking for one in pretty good condition - not a fixer upper. And, of co...

Hello there, I have been seriously thinking about buying a 420, 430 or 440 crawler/loader. As such, I have been looking around. There is a 440 on ebay, that, from what I can see, seems to be priced fairly reasonable. http://cgi.ebay.com/John-Deere-440-Crawler-Loader_W0QQitemZ110422054408QQcmdZViewIt...