Loading small but heavy kit

[Rob65]

Have you seen them up close though
I seen an ad today, a dealer had 3 for sale. They were the same make and model but all different!

I have a 1.2te Bobcat skid steer as a yard machine and would not want to be without it now. I had a look at these Chinese skid steers and I’ve also watched a few videos about them. I needed a small skid steer for a project and decided to go for a (very) used Kanga. Lots of complaints about the tracks falling off the Chinese skid steers and also the arms breaking. That might well be down to abuse though. There were some wheeled ones on offer at Euro’s. I don’t know anything about them.
No creature comforts on any of em but if you just want a ‘grunt’ machine I think it would consider one. Cheaper than an old forklift and would run on soft ground.

 

[doobin]

I have a 1.2te Bobcat skid steer as a yard machine and would not want to be without it now. I had a look at these Chinese skid steers and I’ve also watched a few videos about them. I needed a small skid steer for a project and decided to go for a (very) used Kanga. Lots of complaints about the tracks falling off the Chinese skid steers and also the arms breaking. That might well be down to abuse though. There were some wheeled ones on offer at Euro’s. I don’t know anything about them.
No creature comforts on any of em but if you just want a ‘grunt’ machine I think it would consider one. Cheaper than an old forklift and would run on soft ground.

Won’t lift a fraction of the weight of a forklift though. Won’t lift a decent sized whacker for instance.

 

[CPS]

Won’t lift a fraction of the weight of a forklift though. Won’t lift a decent sized whacker for instance.

What will your sherpa actually lift? I mean real world not pec sheets?

 

[doobin]

What will your sherpa actually lift? I mean real world not pec sheets?

200kg ish, maybe a touch more

 

[Giles]

I was in the yard the other day wanted the 200kg wacker throwing on a small plant trailer, yard is full at moment as I’m working on my house so 2 Telehandler, 3cx, 1.5,3,5,8,13,16 ton all there ready to go and what did I use …. The trusty Linde 3 ton forklift even on solids it’s still ok on our Plainings yard.

A cheap forklift if youve the room is a godsend for. Plant yard. Even used it to park another trailer up, we’ve a hole in 1 fork 50mm ball drops through on a lynch pin and away you go.

 

[doobin]

I was in the yard the other day wanted the 200kg wacker throwing on a small plant trailer, yard is full at moment as I’m working on my house so 2 Telehandler, 3cx, 1.5,3,5,8,13,16 ton all there ready to go and what did I use …. The trusty Linde 3 ton forklift even on solids it’s still ok on our Plainings yard.

A cheap forklift if youve the room is a godsend for. Plant yard. Even used it to park another trailer up, we’ve a hole in 1 fork 50mm ball drops through on a lynch pin and away you go.

Yup, a forklift is by far the best thing for loading and unloading. Cheap as you say, if you have the room,

Mine's done 800 hours in five years, the 1.9t hasn't even done that!

 

[Stroppymonkey]

Yup, a forklift is by far the best thing for loading and unloading. Cheap as you say, if you have the room,

Mine's done 800 hours in five years, the 1.9t hasn't even done that!

Not all forklifts are cheap to run…. If you want to keep valid thorough exam on them then the running costs may increase :-(

 

[Lancs Lad]

Not all forklifts are cheap to run…. If you want to keep valid thorough exam on them then the running costs may increase :-(

I get our insurance to sort and organise and they charge about £100 per machine per year. One less thing to think about .

 

[Stroppymonkey]

I get our insurance to sort and organise and they charge about £100 per machine per year. One less thing to think about .

My 1999 counterbalance always needs a bit of work somewhere.

 

[Rob65]

Won’t lift a fraction of the weight of a forklift though. Won’t lift a decent sized whacker for instance.

Very true. If you have the space and ground conditions for a forklift its the tool of choice by a large margin.

The Bobcat 463 is rated at 300kg capacity. I don’t know the weigh of my diesel wacker but it handles that no problem. My JBC 8015 struggles with it.

In the real world if I take two barrow loads out of a dumpy bag of sand it can then just about move what’s left. Who knew just two barrow loads would make a dumpy bag so light. . We don't want to do anything beyond what the manual says do we children, please don’t try this at home etc……..

 

[William127]

Everything is easier with a forklift , even workbench maintenance
Just have to have the smooth surface...

 

[Stroppymonkey]

Everything is easier with a forklift , even workbench maintenance
Just have to have the smooth surface...

Mine had a thorough exam and new brakes and new seat on Thursday. Now it won’t go forward or back. Possibly throttle other wise I’m in trouble as it’s the ‘brain’

 

[Furniss]

I had a old forklift for yard and got shut ...must just be me but I find the 3t kub that now lives there is more versatile as it loads aggs and still lifts whatever is needed, I don't have anything on pallets though.

 

[pettsy]

 

[Stroppymonkey]

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Is that a genuine hiab on a chinesium machine ?

 

[Lancs Lad]

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It would struggle lifting my biggest chainsaw let alone a wacker lol