All these cheap skid steer loaders about…….

[Treetom15]

14 hours ago, Mark Bolam said:

The thing is Tom I decided I wanted a machine that I could use on as many jobs as possible.

We can whistle up Telehandlers etc.

on the big farm jobs, and the amount they can shift is unreal.

My WQ is a dwarf in comparison, but it’s the best choice for me.

You can’t get a Telehandler through a 3’ gate!

Remember the grab adds about 85kg.

 

Ball hitch on mine means it can take the chipper places that were a no-go before.

 

Basically I’d say go for the biggest machine that will fit your business model.

 

You’re welcome to come down and have a play whenever you want.

 

That’s pretty much exactly what I’m looking for. The small size is more important than the raw lifting capacity, as I haven’t got a timber trailer to take stuff away so I’ll always be limited by trucks & trailers! 
 

What other attachments do you run on yours mate? That’s impressive what it’ll lift with the grab! If I’m down your way I will certainly take you up on that!

[Mark Bolam]

I’ve only got a bucket as well as the grab Tom.

My Klou grab has a ball hitch and lowering bollard on it, which are both really handy.

[AHPP]

The Microbull grab with the hydraulic capstan on it still sounds like the bollocks to me. A shame they didn't catch on more. The controls are gash and the showroom is far less easy to get to than Chesterfield. Both surmountable problems. Someone must want a small machine on tracks.

[Haironyourchest]

[Haironyourchest]

Ali claims to be selling mini skids, mini diggers, mini loaders and mini telehandlers for under a grand, free delivery. This can't be real, right? 

[Treetom15]

19 hours ago, Mark Bolam said:

I’ve only got a bucket as well as the grab Tom.

My Klou grab has a ball hitch and lowering bollard on it, which are both really handy.

That’s exactly what I’d like, the idea of a bollard is ideal-did you fabricate that yourself? @AHPP I can’t believe they’re no longer stocked either, a chap near me has one and loves it

[Treetom15]

1 hour ago, Haironyourchest said:

Ali claims to be selling mini skids, mini diggers, mini loaders and mini telehandlers for under a grand, free delivery. This can't be real, right? 

It almost makes you want to try one, how bad can they be for that much?!😂

[Mark Bolam]

40 minutes ago, Treetom15 said:

That’s exactly what I’d like, the idea of a bollard is ideal-did you fabricate that yourself? @AHPP I can’t believe they’re no longer stocked either, a chap near me has one and loves it

Klou supplied it with bollard and capstan mate.

That Microbull hydraulic capstan does look handy.

You can achieve the same effect by backing up the machine though, although not always ideal.

[Mark Bolam]

1 hour ago, Haironyourchest said:

Ali claims to be selling mini skids, mini diggers, mini loaders and mini telehandlers for under a grand, free delivery. This can't be real, right? 

I can just see that ending with you being a grand down in some Chinese account and receiving nothing.

[Mark Bolam]

Or receiving a machine that’s about a foot long.