I'm thinking about buying a used skid steer. Any tips about buying one? I thought I wanted a compact track loader, but I have also been told a CTL will need expensive maintenance at under 2,000 hours in most cases. A skid steer is supposed to a lot longer before need repairs and the repairs are less expensive. (The guy who told me this makes a living buying and fixing up skid steers and CTLs for a living.) A skid steer also needs less space to turn around. The main reason I was thinking CTL was to not tear up my grass when I drive out on the grass.

I am getting to be too old to lift heavy things. I mainly want this to move and lift stuff around my property. I have other things I would rather spend money on, but I also don't want to get hurt lifting things either.