Year of manufacture is 2003. This machine is a work horse. Yes it older and yes it Needs a little love, but it still runs strong and works just fine. with that being said let’s all use common sense and understand It’s 23 years old skidsteet with a life of farm an construction use…. Don’t expect a perfect machine with no leaks and flawless…. The Engine is a Deutz diesel. And it does burn oil (slowly) we check and top it off every 2 weeks of daily use. List of the new parts within the last 6 months include- New led lights, new alternator and belt, new battery, new throttle cable, new bucket connect locks, fresh rebuilt bucket hydraulic ram, all work was by local equipment repair company. We bought it for some farm/ construction projects and have no use for it anymore. The Only reason we are selling is to purchase a newer truck. Has the foot pedal bucket controls.