re: Bobcat land clearing

Around $90K, not including the cash discount, and the mulching head was around $27k. That's with ALL the bells and whistles (but bells and whistles that I'm glad I have, but that not everybody may need or want). The T870 is a big ol boy; it's a lot of machine: the on-paper operating weight of the machine with the mulcher attached is knocking on twenty thousand pound's door, and that's not including an undercarriage full of mud, etc.

That price included the A91 package (+ $3k addition that includes deluxe control panel, keyless start, etc., etc.), air ride seat, high flow hydraulics (a literal must with mulching heads comes standard on the 870), reversing fans, etc., and some of that cost extra.

It also has the full Tier 4 M-series forestry application kit (+ $8k addition but mandatory. Can be less if you don't get some extra elements of guarding and only get the essentials.), engine compartment seal kit, and all the other stuff for both comfort and safeguarding against the elements when doing such nasty, harsh work.

Honestly, if I could go back, I'd buy the T770 just for the weight difference and only because of the weight difference because that SOB is a booger bear to pull around to be so damned small LOOKING (when you get up next to it it ain't small at all). But that doesn't mean that I don't love the T870. I do. Alot.

Fyi, to my knowledge, back when I was looking, the only manufacturer with a true forestry app/door door kit and sealing kit was Bobcat. Also, IIRC, very few companies will sell a mulcher to a machine owner unless the machine has approved manufacturer-grade guarding designed to protect against it, but he wouldn't survive long without it anyway.

I also bought a 4-in-1 bucket, a root grapple, and a CID side boom mower (which is bad arse) when I bought the machine and mulcher. I just recently bought a 6 way dozer blade for it. I'm not just crazy-wild about it because it sucks compared to a dozing on an actual dozer, but for someone who didn't know the difference, it'd be just fine. It's definitely going to be very useful with more stick time (it already is or I wouldnt have bought it). It can definitely crown up roads, cut swales, etc. with no issues. It's a true multitool for land developing and definitely management tasks. Just as much so as a tractor, IMO, but the downside is operating costs are a bit higher until you get up into the bigger size tractors.

TLDR: it cost a tit-hair under $120k for the loaded out machine and mulcher, not including the cash discount, but there are ways you can get it lower by opting out of added options and features.