Thanks again for all the input, I'm going to check out some machines tomorrow hopefully. I've narrowed it down to a Deere 329D, 333D, Case TR 270 or TR 320. I'm going to look at the equivalent Bobcat as well. Not interested in a Cat machine as I simply don't like them, I don't care if they are the best or worst, I just don't like them.
The Deere machine will probably be my choice but am not ruling out the others. I had a water truck of mine on the Enbridge pipeline a few years back and one thing I noticed about all the big pipeline companies is that majority of the equipment is Caterpillar except the hoes, the equipment that does the finesse work is Deere. Most outfits have gone to Deere excavators.
Would love to here some more first hand experience with some different machines.
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