Opico Skidster or sherpa mini loaders

[Mark Bolam]

On 29/04/2022 at 08:00, doobin said:

JCB insurance handle my plant and liability. They were very competetice just for plant too.

Great tip mate, I definitely owe you a pint now!

Over £300 cheaper, all risks.

 

Transport wise I’ve done a short term swap with a mate.

He gets my camping trailer, I get a 10x5 Ifor with a proper loading ramp.

Problem is it nearly fills the garage!

 

I’ll go down the 10’ ramps route as soon as I can, then save up for something like an Ifor GX84.

Be nice to have both options.

 

I bust my collar bone on Saturday, so it will take a while.

 

On the plus side I have a few jobs in where I can just use the loader with my sling on while the lads take up the slack, which is a bloody Godsend!

 

Re training, I really wouldn’t fancy anything too formal.

I just started slow and light and it’s pretty quick to find out what they can and can’t do.

That was on hard, level ground.

 

Slopes will be the test.

 

When I bought the cheapo trailer I can honestly say I was nervous about tracking it up ramps into a Transit bed.

A couple of days in it wouldn’t phase me.

 

These 10 footers are 6t rated, very wide, and a steal at £680 inc.

 

[benedmonds]

16 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

 

I bust my collar bone on Saturday, so it will take a while.

 

On the plus side I have a few jobs in where I can just use the loader with my sling on while the lads take up the slack, 

 

Be careful not to do to much to soon. I had a phase of breaking my collar bones. 3 breaks in 5 years. I think I delayed recovery going back to work and dragging while in a sling. It feels fine then you push a bit or stumble and grab something then realize your mistake.

[Mark Bolam]

Cheers Ben.

I won’t be dragging, I can assure you.

 

We’re on a mini loader thread….

[Mark Bolam]

Luckily I’d stacked a few bigger jobs up purposely until I got the machine.

 

Worky Quad also state that the manual must be on the machine at all times, in the tube, same as on my Timberwolf.

 

Slight problem is there doesn’t appear to be a tube?

 

Not a massive problem, it can live in my porn mag rack I’ve fabbed up, with hands-free page turner, next to my tinny holder.

[monkeybusiness]

Those ramps look very good value Mark, but will be massive overkill (and much too large/heavy/cumbersome) for your job. I’ve got a set that are the same length and weight rating for loading diggers into a tractor dump-trailer and they are a real bastard to use - so much so that I tend not to bother, I’d rather climb the digger in/out. 

[Mark Bolam]

They’re ali Dan, 33kg.

 

I can lift that with my cock.

[Haironyourchest]

Bolam's on fire this evening.

[doobin]

7 hours ago, monkeybusiness said:

Those ramps look very good value Mark, but will be massive overkill (and much too large/heavy/cumbersome) for your job. I’ve got a set that are the same length and weight rating for loading diggers into a tractor dump-trailer and they are a real bastard to use - so much so that I tend not to bother, I’d rather climb the digger in/out. 

Seconded. 33kg a ramp is way more than you want to be lifting and chucking around just for a tiny loader. 
 

Spend a couple of hundred extra if needed to avoid re breaking that collarbone!

[monkeybusiness]

8 hours ago, Mark Bolam said:

They’re ali Dan, 33kg.

 

I can lift that with my cock.

I didn’t take your additional ‘power-limb’ into consideration to be honest. (Not sure why you need ramps at all, just crane the loader in and out with the third leg?)…

[Mick Dempsey]

10 hours ago, Mark Bolam said:

Cheers Ben.

I won’t be dragging, I can assure you.

 

We’re on a mini loader thread….

I may have missed it, but how did you break your collarbone?