Opico Skidster or sherpa mini loaders

[Mark Bolam]

20 hours ago, Blah said:

I had an Ifor 12x5 flatbed w/ dropsides before I bought the Sherpa, so it goes on that, on aluminium 8ft ramps. Plenty of space for all the extra attachments. 
 

It’s a bit more faff than a dedicated plant trailer with a drop down ramp back, but it’s what I have and it does the job.

 

The guys I work with all run 4x4 tow trucks, as opposed to transit tipper. One of us will tow the tipper trailer, another the chipper, and me the Sherpa train hopefully quite often. Quite useful to be able to shift the trailers and chipper around on site with the Sherpa.

 

I also have a towball mounted on the grab, but it sits on top of it, rather than on the side like yours. That means there’s less underneath the towball so i end up dragging the grab on the ground when the trailer gets nose heavy. Your arrangement is better I think.

 

The Klou grab I have is pretty well thought out.

I see what you mean about your towball configuration.

Stag Machinery do a dedicated towball attachment for under £300.

Anything beats handballing chippers and trailers about!

 

I’ve rinsed some jobs just because the loader gives me the ability to take the chipper to the trees.

Just won another 3 day job for exactly that reason.