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Originally posted by nylan
Don't buy one that doesn't have a platform to stand on, when walking behind it you have to worry about where your walking and your load, makes it unsafe for operator and the load.
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I personally prefer the walk-behinds! I would suggest you try both styles in a real world type situation if you can before you buy. I find that the ride on's are like riding a mechanical bull. And the controls aren't as simple. They may have changed them since I tried the ride on, but I found it very difficult to operate the bucket and tracks at the same time with the ride-on controls. The walk behind 'seems' much more natural to a guy who has operated lots of front-end loaders. With a machine as light as a Dingo (around 2200 lbs or so) you are bound to get thrashed around a lot (imagine banging the crap out of your knee on the machine). I find the walk behinds easier to maintain control with. I might be in the minority here, I don't know. I run a 425TX and am not sorry one bit for that decision.