Advice needed on next purchase

[nolatoolguy]

Ime at a fork in the road on what to do as far as my next equitment purchase and was looking for some info and advice from you guys as you seem to know your stuff very well. I dont plan on making it yet but perhaps within the next 6-9 monthes.

I am between buying a mini skid steer as I am renting one once a month or do I buy a leaf loader. Last fall me an 3 other guys worked 10 hour days an still couldnt keep up an we also worked weekends sometimes. I have picked up more accounts since last fall as well. I dont know how to speed up the proccess without a leaf loader. This year I just bought a 2009 gmc 3500 duall wheel 4x4 dump so ime not worried about my truck if I run a small/med tow behind or maybe a gravity dump unit like giant vac sells.

Basicly I was wondering if anyone has any input on leaf loaders an there uses and also tow behind vs gravity dump units.

[nolatoolguy]

Ime sure someone here has some info?

[94gt331]

I'm sure you know what you need the most. You could get a billy goat tailgate loader for $2,500- $3,000 range. And a skidloader would be 5 or 6 times that so whatever works for you. I bought the skidloader first, there more fun.

[cjmoore82]

You buy a leaf loader and use it for 1 month... You buy a mini skid steer and use it almost every month. My Toro Dingo was probably the best purchase I have ever made to enable my company to expand. Extremely versatile with so many different attachments. I bought the 525W and I barely ever run across a residential gate I can't get through. Ideal for grading, irrigation, drainage, etc. Your leaf loader is good for. . . . Sucking leaves. My company does not own one, but then again we don't have huge maintenance contracts. Our focus is install. Mini skid steer will allow you to expand.