Opico Skidster or sherpa mini loaders

[Mark Bolam]

My only gripe with my Worky Quad is that the traction is sometimes a bit poor on mud or wet grass.

I have the standard industrial tyres.

 

I’ve been offered a set of all-tracs (inc wheels) which are meant to be great off road.

Soft compound, so I’d have to chop and change a bit for yard work or hard standing jobs.

 

Does anyone have any experience of them?

 

 

[william127]

35 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

My only gripe with my Worky Quad is that the traction is sometimes a bit poor on mud or wet grass.

I have the standard industrial tyres.

 

I’ve been offered a set of all-tracs (inc wheels) which are meant to be great off road.

Soft compound, so I’d have to chop and change a bit for yard work or hard standing jobs.

 

Does anyone have any experience of them?

 

 

It's what's on my Giant, seem to work well enough in the mud for me. I've not had it stuck yet, including on the augering job pictured and on a regular soil pushing up job. Can see why you'd want to swap back for long hard standing jobs, or narrow access obviously👍

[AHPP]

They’re what I’m putting on the Skidster once I can withstand the shame of my bald herringbones no more. It’s the low pressure grippiness and floatiness that appeals. 

Edited November 10 by AHPP

[Shaunpaul]

Just listed on Arbtrader if anyone is looking for a Mini loader?.

 

[Blah]

Sherpa continuing to be extremely useful.

 

Tricky reverse for the 4x4s? Use the Sherpa.

 

 

Log too heavy for Sherpa to lift? Put it on the arb trolley and push it around with the Sherpa. Short sling between the AT handles and the S to create a pivot point. Also works by grabbing the AT below the handles.

 

 

Working on the bank of a quarry. The climber is 20ft up a tree, and level with where the wood and brash need to end up. Pulley in the Ash on the bank, Sherpa pulls everything up; easy day.

 

 

Rakings made the tarp too heavy? Drag it to the chipper with the Sherpa.

[Blah]

On 10/11/2024 at 16:12, Mark Bolam said:

My only gripe with my Worky Quad is that the traction is sometimes a bit poor on mud or wet grass.

I have the standard industrial tyres.

 

I’ve been offered a set of all-tracs (inc wheels) which are meant to be great off road.

Soft compound, so I’d have to chop and change a bit for yard work or hard standing jobs.

 

Does anyone have any experience of them?

 

 

A bit late with my reply, and not really helping you, but I have three sets of wheels. One wide agri, one wide grass pattern, and one narrow with aggressive agri. I change them all the time, preferring grass when I have the width and it's dry enough so they give me enough traction.

My narrow tyres are absolutely awful to use, their only advantage is enabling use of the Sherpa when you have to get through a narrow gate.

I bought a Ryobi 1/2 impact gun; it takes less than 5 minutes to swap.

Not wanting to slag off your setup, but your tyres look like the worst of all worlds: they look like they'll still churn up (wet) grass, but don't offer enough traction when it's wet. I've been amazed at how much traction, and how little damage, my grass pattern tyres make on sodden grass.

[Mark Bolam]

Thanks Blah.

You’re spot on about my current tyres.

I’m getting the all-tracs.

[Mark Bolam]

What are people torquing their wheel nuts to?

 

I can’t find out an answer online or anywhere in the manual for my Worky Quad SSQ11+.
 

I could check existing with my torque wrench, but find it a bit strange that they don’t have the correct figure readily available.

[Stubby]

11 hours ago, Mark Bolam said:

What are people torquing their wheel nuts to?

 

 

I find " Stayin ' alive " by the BeeGees works well .

[skc101fc]

3 hours ago, Stubby said:

I find " Stayin ' alive " by the BeeGees works well .

Jive torquin ?