Opico Skidster or sherpa mini loaders

[Mark Bolam]

Success with the Big Boy tyres yesterday.

 

Only downsides so far are the obvious overall width increase, and it seemed more twitchy going up the ramp.

That was on the plant trailer.

 

I’m going to have to be extra careful loading up the truck ramps.

[Mark Bolam]

On 14/01/2025 at 17:34, Mark Bolam said:

They’re ex-demonstrators, I’ll check psi tomorrow, but yes, I’ll bet it’s pretty low.

They’ve got 21psi in them.

 

@william127 do you load your Giant up ramps?

Any tips?

[william127]

1 hour ago, Mark Bolam said:

They’ve got 21psi in them.

 

@william127 do you load your Giant up ramps?

Any tips?

I have done, not for a while but it wasn't a problem. 

Don't know the specs of the ramps, they were borrowed but they were alloy and just the right spot of long enough but not too heavy. 

If possible work with the ground, face the truck down hill to lower the height a little makes a bit of difference I found.

Found a picture or 2 of it on ramps the other day, I'll have a look for them.

 

I mainly use trailers so others will have ramped their loaders far more than me 👍

 

[Mark Bolam]

This is my set up.

It’s never been a problem with the standard tyres.

I’ll drill a couple more holes in the bed for the ramp pins to budge them out a bit so they’re centred on the fatter tyres.

 

[Mark Bolam]

Sorted!

 

[Mick Dempsey]

I’d say reversing up is a better idea.

[doobin]

2 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

I’d say reversing up is a better idea.

Going up forwards is easy so long as you don’t stand on the machine. 
 

reversing up feels worse. 

[Mick Dempsey]

8 minutes ago, doobin said:

Going up forwards is easy so long as you don’t stand on the machine. 
 

reversing up feels worse. 

Obviously I have an Avant not a mini skid, but it seems dodgy to follow the machine up.

Safer to back up, if things go tits up, you’re not underneath.

[Mark Bolam]

I hear that reverse loading these machines is a good idea.

Presumably by people who have never tried it.

It feels as sketchy as hell.

 

Much easier forward, walking up with a foot on each ramp behind the machine as doobin says.

[Stihl123]

33 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

I hear that reverse loading these machines is a good idea.

Presumably by people who have never tried it.

It feels as sketchy as hell.

 

Much easier forward, walking up with a foot on each ramp behind the machine as doobin says.

 

i'm pretty sure i used to reverse my M10 skid up ramps as was alot more controlled 

and standing the back