All these cheap skid steer loaders about…….

[Treetom15]

I’ve seen a huge increase in these cheap imported skid steer loaders doing the rounds, usually Facebook etc. They seem incredibly cheap for what they are, has anyone actually bitten the bullet and tried one? I know what they say, buy cheap buy twice etc, but for the occasional big job loading timber would they do the job? 

[Mick Dempsey]

My brother bought one to help his son in his tree work business. 
 

I’ve seen videos, it’s ok, lumpy and jerky, beats lifting by hand. 
 

In the absence of enough money to buy a decent brand, it’ll do. 

Edited 12 hours ago by Mick Dempsey

[AHPP]

Not calling it Dempsey International was a mistake.

[Mick Dempsey]

It was mooted, mostly by me. 
But it was rejected, mostly by everyone else. 

[AHPP]

No vision. Milan, Monaco, Malton.

[Mick Dempsey]

Montbron. 

[Sviatoslav Tulin]

I think it’s too little lifting powers , good arb trolley will beat that easy!

[Treetom15]

@Mick Dempsey I was mostly looking at the size of any potential machine, which sort of drew me towards the cheap ones. I do like the look of the MicroBull, it’s hard to find a good compromise between size and lifting capacity. Or something that will run more than 1 or 2 attachments 

[Joe Newton]

26 minutes ago, Treetom15 said:

@Mick Dempsey I was mostly looking at the size of any potential machine, which sort of drew me towards the cheap ones. I do like the look of the MicroBull, it’s hard to find a good compromise between size and lifting capacity. Or something that will run more than 1 or 2 attachments 

It's not hard, it's just that most don't want to pay the money. Vermeer 925 will smash everything in its size class, but you pay for the privilege.

 

Still way cheaper than a groundy.