equipment matters
WHEELS
or TRACKS?
BY LAUREN HEARTSILL DOWDLE
Let the jobsite be the judge.
I
n the battle between choosing tires or tracks,
landscapers should let their projects cast the
determining vote on which would be the best
fit for their fleet.
"The most important consideration for a contractor is going to be the primary type of work he
does," says Mike Fitzgerald, loader product specialist, Bobcat.
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The track-loader market has gained ground in
the past decade – with many contractors valuing
productivity over initial cost – but there's been a
shift back toward skid-steer loaders since the 2008
economic downturn, says Jamie Wright, product
manager, Terex Construction Americas. He estimates CTLs make up between 20 and 25 percent
of the market, while SSLs hold between 75 and 80
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