Kicking around the idea of a track loader to help out on some land clearing jobs. First question i have is how tippy are these rigs? Comparing a 963 to a d7g the trackloader is a bit over a foot narrower that the tractor. Have had a dozer in some pretty off kilter spots, never had any issues yet with it. I understand you would want to keep the bucket low on the loader. Are these things easy to put in their side? Second question is on the lifting capacity. Would really like a machine with a four in one bucket. Would a 963 or a deere 755 be able to pick up and carry most trees to a burn pile with a 4-1 bucket? The big trees the dozer cant move when on the ground im sure would be too much. Last question is how much less capacity would a loader have hogging dirt compared to a 7g? Looked at a 973 also but i imagine its too heavy for my tandem trailer. thanks
I would love to see the pictures of the trees that the D7G can not move when on the ground. I never found a tree in MN that my JD 455D with 4 in 1 bucket could not carry.
Don't have any pictures but have taken down many cotton woods and basswoods that have a 6+ diameter trunk. Have to cut off the root ball to get then moving. Last year took over at least a 8 ft dia cottonwood and had to bury the rootball right next to it. 200 hoe and cat couldn't get it out of the hole.
both machines can be very capable tree killers, I think it might come down to operator skill on the given machine.