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2 hours ago, william127 said:

Testing/playing😅, 6 post mix, 4 wet sand, 2 cement, pallet.

Wheels flat on the ground till I put the 2nd bag of cement on which was also further away from the head.   

Definitely enjoy having this around the yard👍👍

 

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Until we have the powered exoskeleton from Alien, these things are boss.

 

1986 - Power Loader from "Aliens" the Movie - cyberneticzoo.com

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Got loaded by a Sherpa this morning, very impressed by what it could manage on the skiniest tyres, in deep mud. 

Got to have a play myself, feels much smaller than the Giant, but it's on wheels 1/3 the size, and it's dangling 75kg of grab, not my superlight pallet forks👍👍 

The grab really impressed, definitely want one of some kind for brash but for timber I prefer my forks👍👍 

 

And has been said before, smaller weights, handled quicker, are definitely the way to get the most out of these machines 👍👍 cut that big log in 2, pick 2 bits quickly  and easily,  rather than fighting with 1 right on the limit 👍👍

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10 hours ago, william127 said:

Got loaded by a Sherpa this morning, very impressed by what it could manage on the skiniest tyres, in deep mud. 

Got to have a play myself, feels much smaller than the Giant, but it's on wheels 1/3 the size, and it's dangling 75kg of grab, not my superlight pallet forks👍👍 

The grab really impressed, definitely want one of some kind for brash but for timber I prefer my forks👍👍 

 

And has been said before, smaller weights, handled quicker, are definitely the way to get the most out of these machines 👍👍 cut that big log in 2, pick 2 bits quickly  and easily,  rather than fighting with 1 right on the limit 👍👍

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What were you loading them up for?

 

I agree with the sentiment, but you don't want to be cutting saw logs in half!

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18 minutes ago, doobin said:

What were you loading them up for?

 

I agree with the sentiment, but you don't want to be cutting saw logs in half!

Firewood (and lovely logs its making too,👍👍)

A mates dumping ground has expanded too far forward, the land owners wanted some of there space back. 

If it was milling timber I'd have found a way, probably taken the mill to their yard with the Giant on the truck...

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3 hours ago, william127 said:

Firewood (and lovely logs its making too,👍👍)

A mates dumping ground has expanded too far forward, the land owners wanted some of there space back. 

If it was milling timber I'd have found a way, probably taken the mill to their yard with the Giant on the truck...

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Those logs are for sale then? Otherwise surely you'd just burn slabwood from your mill!

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