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To Greg's point about parts; That's something I'm looking into. I want to know more about the pumps, valves, drive motors which is easily discoverable. Those mini X's that sell cheap generally have a Briggs or other twin cylinder gas engine if I'm not mistaken. You can look at them and tell they're a cheap unit. This thing looks like a quality piece of equipment which blows my mind.

To Matt's point on longevity; I'm tempted to buy one and work it the way I'd work any other stand on I've operated just to see how it holds up. At 16K we've entered an entirely different level of disposable. Retail on Bobcat, Kubota, Vermeer, Ditch Witch, Case, Wacker Neuson and Scag ( I think that about covers it) is 35-39K. A new Viper runs around 32K retail. That's with just a bucket. This thing at just under 16K with attachments means a person could buy two and keep one for parts or as a spare if the first one breaks.


To Les's point on global marketing, I believe Bobcat and Case are global. The reason I point to these two, Deere and Cat don't make a stand on but rather they rely on Toro and Ditch Witch to fill that void. Wacker Neuson produces a stand on but I don't know where that product is marketed. After them you have the "fill in" producers like Scag. But they all run near the same price point.


To provide a little perspective on just how cheap this is, a used Bobcat MT85 with around 600 hours of use will bring around 21K. I haven't looked into it but I think this machine goes head to head with the 1000 pound lift capacity machines.