Opico Skidster or sherpa mini loaders

[dumper]

If you have a small side to the ramp your machine won’t slide of as easily when muddy or wet 

[treevolution]

Meant ramp 😂

[doobin]

Mine are flat, but edges might make you feel a little safer? I like being able to sit them side by side for pushing a barrow over a stream or something though- good to have options.

[treevolution]

Flat would have more uses. 

 

Thanks 

[doobin]

Made up a backing plate with multiple bolt squares on it, so we can use attachments either with digger bracket or Sherpa bracket. Four bolts with the impact gun is a small price to pay to save having to buy dedicated attachments. 
 

should fit my grab, post knocker, breaker, auger and even my mancrate for small garden hedge jobs. 

[woody paul]

All that steel and the grab what the hell does it weigh. 

[doobin]

40 minutes ago, woody paul said:

All that steel and the grab what the hell does it weigh. 

Way less than the genuine one I’m willing to bet. And the backplate is specially designed so that the weight is kept as close as possible. 
 

grab is 60kg, I’ll weigh the plate later but estimate 25kg. So as good as you can get really. 
 

Printing the bolt patterns worked a treat- everything fit straight away! I’ve been at the yard since four, now I need to go and be social with the in laws… 

 

 

[woody paul]

It's definitely the cheapest way to make things fit, and with an impact wrench only minutes to change over. 

[Dilz]

Got a sherpa agri on hire now for a week. Got delivered yesterday (friday) spent time today learning the machine / making a mess on the grass. Its quite easy to get the hang of driving it about. Very solid and simple looking machine have only got stuff laying about that i have some how managed to hand ball in myself using the arbtrolley and it lifted all this stuff no problems.  The log grab is ok, feel you loose too much height when trying to stack stuff. .. also had the small bucket and If i did any landscaping id be buying the maybe after today. 5 tonnes of soil and gravel shifted quick as you like  no problem...no back ache. 

Just being able to step off the machine and shovel / rake / move stuff and back on is a real bonus over a seated loader. Would have liked to try turf tires over the tractor ones... especially as its rather wet at the mo. (Also I added a much needed mug holder).  Still not 100% sold on the machine...but will see after some real world jobs. 

[dumper]

1 hour ago, Dilz said:

Got a sherpa agri on hire now for a week. Got delivered yesterday (friday) spent time today learning the machine / making a mess on the grass. Its quite easy to get the hang of driving it about. Very solid and simple looking machine have only got stuff laying about that i have some how managed to hand ball in myself using the arbtrolley and it lifted all this stuff no problems.  The log grab is ok, feel you loose too much height when trying to stack stuff. .. also had the small bucket and If i did any landscaping id be buying the maybe after today. 5 tonnes of soil and gravel shifted quick as you like  no problem...no back ache. 

Just being able to step off the machine and shovel / rake / move stuff and back on is a real bonus over a seated loader. Would have liked to try turf tires over the tractor ones... especially as its rather wet at the mo. (Also I added a much needed mug holder).  Still not 100% sold on the machine...but will see after some real world jobs. 

Not sold on the machine or the idea of a loader?