Opico Skidster or sherpa mini loaders

[Doug Tait]

Well you can tell by the way I use my torque, I'm an accurate man, putting studs on the quad sssq11+

[Stubby]

1 hour ago, skc101fc said:

Jive torquin ?

Excellent 🙂 

[Blah]

I bought a Ryobi 1/2" impact wrench to make changing wheels more efficient, and torque mine up to one and a half ooga-doogas. Think the guy I bought it off mentioned 80Nm, but I can't be arsed getting my torque wrench out after impact wrenching the nuts on.

Edited December 17, 2024 by Blah

[roys]

To save getting my torque wrench out I usually just say click click out load with what ever I am using and hey presto it is torqued up perfectly.

[Mark Bolam]

All trac tyres/wheels arrive next Tuesday.

 

On the impact wrench front I bought some impact sockets and extensions before Christmas.

 

Weirdly my bog standard Makita drill managed to bust a few of the wheel nuts my mates impact wrench wouldn’t, so I’ll just use that, and save a few quid.

 

I’ll nip them up by hand, I’ve got a ‘feel’ for what they were initially torqued to.

In the absence of any reply from Cast, or available information.

[Blah]

Oil change on the Sherpa Agri...

 

The Sherpa manual gives almost no detail on engine oil change other than that it obvs needs it. The GX390 Honda manual talks about engine oil and reduction case oil. The Sherpa manual doesn't mention reduction case oil.

 

The engine itself has what looks like two drain plugs either side of the engine, one of which is unusable because it's so close to the red sherpa bodywork. It also has two oil level access points, again on either side of the crank case. One is alu, and has a dipstick, the other black plastic without dipstick.

 

I drained the oil, and filled it to halfway up the dipstick on the alu filler. I'm assuming that's right, and there is no reduction case to worry about?

 

Also, 10W30 as per Honda manual or 10W40 as per Sherpa manual? Does it even matter?

Edited January 14 by Blah

[Mark Bolam]

@doobin can probably advise.

 

New wheels arrived today.

 

Swapped them out and went for a spin across the very wet park.

The difference is night and day.

 

Only flattened the wet grass.

 

Game changer!

 

Thanks to Will at Stag Machinery for sorting them out for me.

 

 

[Mick Dempsey]

 

[Mark Bolam]

I’ve always wanted 8” more girth.

 

 

[Mick Dempsey]

Do you think there will be any disadvantages. 
You’re going to need more hydraulic power to turn the wheels perhaps?

Raising the COG?