Purchasing a piece of compact construction equipment? How to choose undercarriage.
Contractors’ take
Justin Koen
Landscape Installation Supervisor
JubileeScape
“Tire models are very lightweight. It just doesn’t have the ass to pull what I need it to. They’re dead weight in the south. I really don’t see a benefit to a tire machine other than cost.
Tim Danish
Co-owner
Morgan Hill Land Care
“For us, wheels are fine. … Tracks are effective in spring and summer, but in winter it’s harder to snow plow with them. Efficiency (of tracks) is probably the biggest issue. Still, I could see us purchasing one in the future when we could afford to.”
Photos: Bobcat Co.
Sources: Justin Koen, landscape installation supervisor, JubileeScape, Mobile, Ala.; Tim Danish, co-owner, Morgan Hill Land Care, Rochester, N.Y.; Paul Wade, marketing manager, New Holland Construction; Mike Fitzgerald, loader product specialist, Bobcat Co.
