Thanks guys. Wife had me pissed tonight so I went to our retail location and played with the new skidsteer. That thing has got some ass. 84" tooth bucket came with it and I was using it to turn some top soil. I would say it could compete with our backhoe if not outwork the backhoe. Decided to put on the 2.5yd bucket and turn the mulch. I found it quite impressive. In our S220 I use that bucket and can get the back wheels off the ground. The new (to us) S250 never lifted the rear tires and just plain impressed the heck out of me. I am sure it has it's limits, but it is fully capable of doing everything we will need it to do with minimal efforts.
Ric- You are ate up. I love it. Nobody I know has the attention to detail and drive you do. That is saying a lot because there are some guys on this site with serious dedication and drive. A good percentage of us don't go a day without thinking about deer hunting, but I can't think of anyone else washing their deer hunting gear and smoking it up in MAY! haha