"Purchasing a Bobcat for general farm use has been a lifesaver -- for loading hay, cleaning out fence rows, hauling rocks, etc.," writes Jeff Suess, Henley, Missouri. The Gehl skid steer saves me time, labor, and my back. I use it more than I thought I would," says Bill Haas, Bellevue, Ohio.ATV ready to rodeoATVs are near the top of the list of products rated by Stockmen''s Survey[TM] respondents. Well over half of participants cite a favorite brand or model. "I''d be lost without my ATVs," says Marty Green of Grand Mound, Iowa homemadepostpuller (pictured above). He jumps on either his Polaris 300 or 400 4x4 every day April through September to check calves for scours, pinkeye and lameness, homemadepostpuller to check cows for heat detection, to fix fence, and to move cattle to different paddocks.

New Holland. The Super Boom LS190 features a 83-hp, turbo diesel engine homemadepostpuller and 102-inch dump height. $33,613Gehl. The 7000 Series have a 3,600-pound load capacity, lift height of 12 feet, 14-mph ground speed, and up to 110 hp. $46,400.John Deere. The 270 has a 102-Inch dump height, 77 net hp., and 2,800-pound lead capacity $32,039.Mustang. The 2105 features a lift height of 142 inches, lift capacity of 3,600 pounds, high-flow hydraulics, and 110 hp. Low $40,000s.Six picks: ATVsHonda homemadepostpuller is the favorite ATV of 37% of respondents. These models are good all-around farm ATVs:Honda. The FourTrax Foreman Rubicon features a 499-cc. longitudinally maunted engine and Hondamatic transmission. $6,999.