Just curious if anybody has experience, good or bad, with a Bobcat 418? I've been tossing the idea around of picking up a small machine to get into tight spots where other machines just can't get to. There are basically 4 machines I have been reading up on, and the Bobcat is the only one I haven't found much on. 6 days off at my normal job gets a bit long sometimes, and with what the going rate is for a small machine here, I figure it might be worth while to play around a bit. 30 feet of 3 foot deep trench to a garage for power cable and gas will bring $600, and it sure doesn't take long to dig it.
The local rental guys have a wee little older bobcat, 316 or 320. And the other one had a kubota 008, both have several k hrs and are still tickin. The bobcat is for sale, due to being replaced by another larger bobkitty, and they are still rentin the kubota.
I was considering a K008 Kubota as well, but the closest dealer is 5 hours away. The other ones I have been looking at are the Cat 300.9, and the Komatsu PC09-1.
the bobcat 316 and 320 where not very good machine for a few reasons