[ezd292@usa.com]

Originally posted by Mark Oomkes
OK, I'll bite, what exactly do you mean by this?

What I meant was, is all about the prodution and profit for your business.

[Adam Buckpitt]

Has anyone tried the bobcat mt52 or 55. They really are a heck of a machine. I have used ditch witch but prefer the bobcat. The only drawback is reverse speed, too slow

[Murphy Bros.]

Purchased the DW sk650 about a month ago and everyday it amazes us in some way. Tried the Dingo, Mt 52 and Mt 55. IMHO there is no comparison, the DW blew them out of the water that is why we bought one. The Vermeer was looking pretty good on paper and from what others have said the Vermeer has the best controls, but is still underpowered when compared side by side with the DW. There was a post a while back that confirms this. Again, all of this is my honest opinion, to each his own.


Murphy Bros.

[Lawn Lad]

I'll second the nod towards good engineering. When we bought our Dingo 222 in '97 (wow, nearly 10 years ago), I also considered Ramrod, the only other compact skid on the market at the time. I wasn't convinced at the time that it was the better machine, it wasn't polished and hadn't be proven to the best of my knowledge. While Toro had just bought the Dingo brand, it had been tested. For nine years now that same machine goes out to the work site and does it's thing. Other than replacing the drive chains, some hardware, etc., we've had very very few problems with Dingo. That is why when we replace the power unit in the next year or two we'll look at the Toro Dingo's first. I'll look at some others to see what innovations are out there, but I've been very satisfied with the Toro. I will say for stand on units, after using one briefly, I can't imagine owning one. I'm not sure what application they're preferred over the stand on ones (other than for rental stores).