Opico Skidster or sherpa mini loaders

[william127]

On 16/03/2023 at 12:17, Stihl123 said:

mate runs one off his m10x fine

Shows one of the main advantage of using one on the splitter there- a proper working height! 

I want a splitter to use with my loader, this was my plan but I can see advantages to a petrol one, mainly being able to use the bucket/forks at the same time as the splitter. 

[william127]

Auger mount is nearly done ready to use this week. I might re do it next Christmas, learn from my mistakes on this one and hopefully have more metal working skill😅  then repurpose this one🤷‍♂️

Found a supplier of ready made brackets, as suggested earlier this machine takes the same attachments as avants/Multiones/casts, which is good 👍 

[william127]

I knew there was a reason I left that hook there😅😅

[Stihl123]

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if anyone wants his guys direct details, let me know. i've brought a few bits of kit off him 

[doobin]

Little Sherpa has a friend! Picked this up cheap at £4k- think I will

need to get a pump or motor refurbed as one track is lazy and the pump for it squeals when you push it. 
 

It’s not been looked after, so I gave it a a steam off and a service straight away. Amazingly I had the right filters for engine and hydraulic on the shelf. The pins and bushes have no, and I mean no, wear in them- it’s well built. 
 

came with one bucket, but with an hour of machining on the headstock and a dab of weld, all my Sherpa attachments will fit straight on!

 

Its a 20hp petrol Kohler- that’s gonna hurt to run, I can tell 🤣 Still, cheap enough to test the concept. It’s an animal in the dirt, really pushes compared to the Sherpa, although the lazy track means I can’t get its full potential from it yet. 

Apparently it’s got 42l/min flow, so will be a good carrier for the log splitter or maybe even the trencher. Not tested lift capacity properly yet but I’d guesstimate almost double of the Sherpa. 

 

what would one of these new cost, £20k? 

Edited March 25, 2023 by doobin

[dumper]

Make good trenchers, pretty good with stone burier in smaller spaces 

[doobin]

1 minute ago, dumper said:

Make good trenchers, pretty good with stone burier in smaller spaces 

Nope, sticking to pto for stone burier!🤣

Edited March 25, 2023 by doobin

[dumper]

Lift capacity is good put a heavy plate on the rear step but wheel pivot loader out lifts helps to have a fat bastard on the rear

[doobin]

27 minutes ago, dumper said:

Lift capacity is good put a heavy plate on the rear step but wheel pivot loader out lifts helps to have a fat bastard on the rear

Yeah, I’m thinking it will be a halfway house between my Sherpa and multione. Will see if it comes in handy for any jobs and if not then move it on. 

[doobin]

Fk me, just ‘up to five hours operation’ from 28 litres of petrol 🤦‍♂️ are they really that bad on juice?