Strengths It has power to spare. It rides so much better in all wheel steer. My kidneys do not bleed anymore. :) I never use skid steer mode, but it is there if I'm in a tight spot.

Weaknesses The only weekness is the extra grease zerks for the all wheel steer. Other than that...AWESOME

Overall Buy one if you don't ever want to own another skid steer.

Strengths Comfortable, powerfull and easy operate

Weaknesses Over $14,000 in warranty repairs, average length between breakdowns 21 hours, 19 break downs in just over 300 hours. This machined hasn't been worked hard or abused. It should be known as Albatross300. Repeated wheel sensor replacements, all 4 motor carriers replaced, throttle cable broke, oil leaks, joy sticks replaced, turning controller replaced, wiring harness replaced and now loud snapping noises from the chain case that ** needs to hear before they will tear into it. This is the third new bobcat I have purchaced and I never had a problem with the 825 or 863. They want $14,000 to trade me out of this machine and they admit they haven't ever had problems like this before!

Overall Pathetic, try and get a Bob Cat rep... big foot would be easier to find

Strengths Excellent power and lifting ability. Nice balance-very stable front/back; sideways on hills. The all wheel steer does not tear up the groung (or pavement) when you work, also saving tire wear. I have 600 hours on my first set of tires, with several hundred hours left on them. The pushing power is amazing when in aws mode- power is not lost trying to grind the wheels in a turn- everything is turned and pushing forward. I almost never use skid steer mode anymore(unless I am in a very tight area to turn around). The electronic controls are easy and do not fatigue the operator. I have the Gold package, with a/c, heat, power bobtach, and keyless start. All of these features are great. The keyless start allows me to lock out the machine, or to give an operator a code which will record machine problems and tell me who was operating it when a problem arose. By the way, I have had no problems other than a fitting torn off the power bobtach cylinder(by me!). The cab is pretty quiet and very roomy. I can run circles around a D-3 moving dirt. the weight and long wheelbase make it easy to cut a grade on the first pass.

Weaknesses Getting used to the AWS mode took me about 100 hours before I was "at home" with using it. Some people have trouble backing it on a trailer in AWS- just flip it into skid steer mode for that. Also when hooking up to an attachment, it takes a smooth hand in aws. Also a good time to put it into skid steer mode. At full load, you can burn 20 gals. of fuel in 8 hours- power has a price! I use the foot throttle to adjust rpms to what I need, and can get 20 hrs from a tank that way.

Overall I love it and recommend it to anyone making a living with a compact loader.

Strengths Excellent power and lifting ability. Nice balance-very stable front/back; sideways on hills. The all wheel steer does not tear up the groung (or pavement) when you work, also saving tire wear. I have 600 hours on my first set of tires, with several hundred hours left on them. The pushing power is amazing when in aws mode- power is not lost trying to grind the wheels in a turn- everything is turned and pushing forward. I almost never use skid steer mode anymore(unless I am in a very tight area to turn around). The electronic controls are easy and do not fatigue the operator. I have the Gold package, with a/c, heat, power bobtach, and keyless start. All of these features are great. The keyless start allows me to lock out the machine, or to give an operator a code which will record machine problems and tell me who was operating it when a problem arose. By the way, I have had no problems other than a fitting torn off the power bobtach cylinder(by me!). The cab is pretty quiet and very roomy. I can run circles around a D-3 moving dirt. the weight and long wheelbase make it easy to cut a grade on the first pass.

Weaknesses Getting used to the AWS mode took me about 100 hours before I was "at home" with using it. Some people have trouble backing it on a trailer in AWS- just flip it into skid steer mode for that. Also when hooking up to an attachment, it takes a smooth hand in aws. Also a good time to put it into skid steer mode. At full load, you can burn 20 gals. of fuel in 8 hours- power has a price! I use the foot throttle to adjust rpms to what I need, and can get 20 hrs from a tank that way.

Overall I love it and recommend it to anyone making a living with a compact loader.