Give me some opinions!

Had a guy yesterday get the mini x suck in the middle of a drained pond.

 

Those takeuchi skid steers and mini x's are way better than they look - I've had great experiences with them!

I have a hidden front hitch and winch on a cradle, wired front and rear. I love the set up. When I eventually do a bumper, I won't have the winch permanently mounted.

 

Yes, Japanese companies like Komatsu and Takeuchi seem to make very reliable machines, like Toyota and Honda. The Korean and Chinese brands are miserable. Even if their quality improves, the product support and parts availability is decades behind Deere, Cat or Komatsu. I was meeting with a potential customer a few days ago and he thought I was an asshole because a Deere 4wd loader which is made in the USA costs more than a Doosan. His Doosan loader was actually broken down when I met him at his job site. Win some, lose some...

 

Yep but unfortunately alot of customers only see the dollar signs when buying equipment and not the overall reliability and how much more they will spend in repair over the lifetime of the piece of equipment.

 

Seems to have more functionality to be movable than completely stationary.