mini skid steers

[Woody36]

I've a opico and a avant and wouldn't get rid of either save the back loads

[Burgess]

We've got one of the biggest bobcats and it's a powerful machine. We had a mature alder fall across the road the other day. Bobby dragged it off like a twig. BUT. I would go for a tracked one in future. Wheeled skid steers are hopeless on wet ground. I've been watching the polish boys putting in a solar park near me and they use tracked bobbies and they go anywhere.

 

Have you tried it with tracks that fit over the wheels?

[Breezeblock]

whats the smallest one on tracks you can buy

[kimtree]

if you have the means to carry a larger machine articulated is the way to go.less ground damage and more payload

 

a BMG branch manager grapple is a great tool when paired with a articulated or skid steer loader as well

[ging]

the little vermeer ride on track skiders are the nuts! one on site with just the log grab can get tonnes done. obviously site dependant

[Breezeblock]

size is important 99% of our work is domestic

[Dean Lofthouse]

Stop this now! These threads on Minis make me nauseous with envy!

Mr Lofthouse will be along in a minute with a load of photos just to wind me up!

 

 

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Haha...mine came with a wench to drive it.. Bonus!

[benedmonds]

In the 10 years we've been in business we've used one once.. and that was at least 7 years ago. For that job it was great as it was a long way to the road down a very narrow path, but it made right mess. Wouldn't want to use one on a tidy garden.

 

You can pay quite a few days of lads humping logs for the cost of one and lads can rake go up steps and do all sorts of other things:001_smile:. If you "need" it round the yard or can use it for other things then it might be worth it.

[Old Mill Tree Care]

In the 10 years we've been in business we've used one once.. and that was at least 7 years ago. For that job it was great as it was a long way to the road down a very narrow path, but it made right mess. Wouldn't want to use one on a tidy garden.

 

You can pay quite a few days of lads humping logs for the cost of one and lads can rake go up steps and do all sorts of other things:001_smile:. If you "need" it round the yard or can use it for other things then it might be worth it.

 

That's exactly the reason I can't buy one. I work in urban Surrey where all the lawns are finely manicured and the steps are Indian sand stone.

If I had the need for one most days, like a chainsaw, I'd buy one tomorrow without hesitation. Sadly, I just can't create enough excuses to buy one.

Doesn't mean these threads don't make me slightly ill with envy though!

 

 

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[Old Mill Tree Care]

I had a big Beech to dismantle. Brush was chipped on site but the logs had to go up hill for 100m, so I hired an Avant 635.

 

WHAT AN AWESOME TOOL!

 

 

If I needed one twice a week I'd buy one tomorrow.

 

 

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