Opico Skidster or sherpa mini loaders

[william127]

Got stuck into a couple of attachments yesterday, towbar attachment for the forks (direct copy of the one we use on the workshop forklift) and did quite a lot on an auger mount (shamelessly copied from somewhere on arbtalk), all from 1 old steel Post that came in the scrap in a  farm trailer I bought cheap at auction 👍👍

. As well as a fork pocket on the chipper and a new leg.

Got a bit carried away,  should have been home around 5, eventually home at 8😅😅

Pub for 9👍

(Please don't judge the welding/fabrication quality, I'm doing it all myself to improve,  and I know for a fact I'm better than I was at the start of the week! Starting to get a feel for settings, speed etc. It's all thoroughly hammer tested👍)

[doobin]

I hate to tell you this mate but a lot of what you’ve done uou may struggle with on the loader. 
 

These little loaders can’t handle any kind of leverage- they overload straight away. Their lift capacities are tiny to begin with. The towball needs to be straight on the backplate - if you have a trailer with any sort of nose weight a ball on the forks is a non starter. Even if it does manage to lift it the leverage of the forks will amplify a feedback loop and it won’t turn either due to the distance from the skid steer turning centre and the ball mount on the forks. 
 

Same with the auger cradle- the leverage combined with the swing of the auger (even just the motor) will make it a right handful. 
 

Sorry to be bearer of bad news etc. 

[william127]

29 minutes ago, doobin said:

I hate to tell you this mate but a lot of what you’ve done uou may struggle with on the loader. 
 

These little loaders can’t handle any kind of leverage- they overload straight away. Their lift capacities are tiny to begin with. The towball needs to be straight on the backplate - if you have a trailer with any sort of nose weight a ball on the forks is a non starter. Even if it does manage to lift it the leverage of the forks will amplify a feedback loop and it won’t turn either due to the distance from the skid steer turning centre and the ball mount on the forks. 
 

Same with the auger cradle- the leverage combined with the swing of the auger (even just the motor) will make it a right handful. 
 

Sorry to be bearer of bad news etc. 

No worries mate, it's advice 👍 

The trailer mover can go on the big loader,  what you say about it having to go directly on the back plate makes total sense as soon as I read it. Something else I can make👍

I'll finish the auger frame as I'm nearly there with it, give it a try, take the auger off and use it for ram raiding or something 😅😅

I've just googled (should have done that first really) how the 'factory' auger is set up and it really is right against the headstock 

[woody paul]

2 hours ago, william127 said:

I'll finish the auger frame as I'm nearly there with it, give it a try

Just cut the neck off you have put on and use frame. 

Or as you say just finish it and use it as small jib to pick stuff up. 

[william127]

20 minutes ago, woody paul said:

Just cut the neck off you have put on and use frame. 

Or as you say just finish it and use it as small jib to pick stuff up. 

I realised earlier the neck looks welded to the frame in that picture, it isn't, it's just laid against it. So I wasn't as far down the wrong path as it seemed 👍👍

So all I need to do is build a stubby little  mount to attach the auger to the frame and we're back on track.👍

[Dilz]

Can any one tell me which Donaldson hydraulic filter is right for the SHERPA agri 100. Cant find any technical specs.  

 

Thinking it's either going to be P171502 or P171505. 

 

Any help much appreciated. 

[dumper]

Made this for mine tonne bag lift on pins, chain attaches in middle,for stumps and posts tow ball on top and use pins for towing eyes

[Mark Bolam]

Slight derail on the attachment/welding stuff, but does anyone have experience of working on ground protection mats with mini loaders?

 

We have a few jobs I could tow the chipper in with, but there’s lots of moving brash and timber (albeit staying on site) and the shift from the drop zone to the landing would look like The Somme if we do it now.

 

Piss wet through heavy clay.

 

Might be able to borrow some mats from a civils contact.

[Dilz]

i get some decent ones from my local rental place. With about 25kg each - found them decent - no issue driving on then.  just awkward to lug around. by one person. 

[Mark Bolam]

That’s alright mate, I have a loader….