![]() I even learned a lesson about remembering that I'd chained it to something! I'd padlocked the thing to a mobile home type anchor. It had no problem yanking several hundred pounds of metal and wood out of the ground and pulling them out into the clear. Then I used it (with a piece of heavy steel cable) to pull some big pieces of metal around, starting to get them ready to go to the scrappers (remnants of a burned-out shop). The thing is a bit dirty because I played with it for a little while (in between rain showers) here, bulldozing over some vines and brush, filling a low spot with dirt from a high spot next to it (BIG holes dug by a medium-sized dog from my tracks), I cleared a swath about 180 feet long by about 20 feet wide - and (laugh) then had to use a rake to pull all the vines and weeds out of the tracks! My wife got quite a chuckle when she saw me come back into our yard - she said that it was funny, seeing the vines and stuff dragging behind it! (Next on my list is to do a thorough cleaning and lubing. has been known all sorts of building and landscaping equipment, including the Struck Crawler.This mini dozer found itself on the cover of Popular Science magazine in May 1967. Yeah, I know it's not "officially" an antique, but it IS rather unusual (the only time I've seen them outside of the internet was at Zolfo Springs and the Florida Flywheelers site), and I'm kind of proud of it. From 1959 to now, Cedarburg, Wisconsin’s Struck Corp. I've already dealt with one minor aggravation in our yard that I couldn't deal with before because of health - it really DOES make doing things possible. Again do the research and make the decision based on your need and area.I took a few pictures of my "new toy" - I picked up a used Struck Magnatrac yesterday. If you had 20 acres - don't get the Struck because travel time is at best 3 mph with overdrive. Get out of that area then I would have to say don't get the struck. Tight areas where power is needed is where the Struck machines shine. Again I see the Struck as a large homeowners crawler where a bigger mid range is not pratical and where a 25 hp compact utility just wont get it done. control valves not all the electrical switches in the handles.Īgain the skidders are a ton faster but those are built for the construction market not the homeowners. Many Skidders like the Bobcat have a ton of electronics that you have to take to the dealer if you have a problem. Gas vs Diesel engines? Home owners can work on the gas much cheaper and easier. Strucks are high new but so are the skidders. Skidders are more expensive HP vs dollar I believe (New) - Someone tell me different. I was just wanting to offer some insight on skidders vs the Magnatrac. I was heading west back up the hill trying to keep my butt from sliding off the. Re: Magnatrac mini dozers in reply to Diydave, 01-06-2013 16:00:07 MAGNATRAC RS 1000 miniature bulldozer, cutting a new hiking trail for Beth. It will still go on impossibly steep slopes, and push a full blade of dirt, just like a big cat! I still Like the struck better, but it takes so long to do anything with, it gets a lot less use than it used to. Price, speed, track type, and HP considerations plus the # of attachments for the ASV, make it the better choice. When I bought mine, the ASV RC30 rubbertrack loader hadn't come out yet. It don't move real fast, 2 MPH regular speed, 3 MPH overdrive. What mine excels at is tight spaces and drainage ditches. Don't cut off at ground level, or you won't have a lever to work it out with. 25 HP kohler engine.Īs far as pushing out trees, not very big ones, maybe 2-3". I have the all hydraulic version, with the 6 way PAT blade, 3 point hitch and PTO. But those were better times, when I bought my Magnatrac 5000. If you are thinking of buying new, I wouldn't do it again. Down sides of the Struck 5000, Slow, fuel tank too small, tears up the grass unless you are careful, going up a grade - breakover is hard to get used too. Support from Struck is great.Ī 25 HP compact cannot do the work, will not lift the weight, cannot climb the same grade and cannot work in the same tight spaces. It is slow but can work in tight areas and has more power than any compact utility can deliver in the same hp range. Loader/backhoe is very useful and the power helps. Loader is very powerful! The 25 HP engine is a big improvement. I now have moved up to the MH-5000 and what a difference. Putting a load on it in low gear with the weight on it it could break the chain which I did. Machine was a little small with the single chain track to support the backhoe. Next project was a MT-1800 Struck Magnatrac loader/backhoe. I started with a Lennox Kitty Track 600 - 6HP! It was an attempt by Lennox Furnace Co to make a garden tractor in a furnace plant. My experience with Mini Crawlers is pretty good. Re: Magnatrac mini dozers in reply to Ellis Kinney, 01-06-2013 14:13:33
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