Anyone care to offer advice on an off-road forklift?

[aspenarb]

How about a Schaeffer Marcus, sub 5k and will pick up a ton. Just dont let the guys drive it, ours have had it on it side on more than one occasion, AJ has mastered it though I think it weighs about 2.5 ton so ok on a trailer.

 

Bob

 

[Johny Walker]

Would. A teleporter be any good.

[Joel77]

My diesel hyster drives across hard core and it waighs 4.5 tonne it only gets stuck on soft ground !!

 

Have you thought about a skid steer ? Im getting one for my yard but am planing on taking it to jobs as I can move it about on a plant trailer easy and a set of forks on it makes sence

[wills-mill]

The mighty Moffett? Truck mounted forklifts are pretty awesome off road. The more recent ones have a hydraulic motor on each wheel, very grippy.

 

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[difflock]

wills-mills

I discounted the Moffat as being v cumbersome and wide to access buildings/gaps.

Bob,

The Scaeffer suggestion brings be back to an earlier notion to mount my tractor forklift mast, to the front of a 1tonne hi-tip dumper(in lieu of the skip) which idea I recently set-aside as being way too easy to topple sideways!

Cos an ah dinny bounce like ah usetay!

Kinda rationalizing(Hmmm??) I really want a 35 to 45 HP hydrostatic drive Compact tractor with a loader, will lift and transport (transporting on 3 pt linkage mounted pallet toes if needs be) as much as I need, and otherwise all-round useful.

Regards all and thanks for the ideas

Marcus

[kimtree]

get a schaffer. Mine is a 2026 Great piece of kit could say that i can lift a ton on forks with mine but would be fibbing .900kg is more its limit with forks

 

with the grapple you can get more weight:thumbup1:

[Rob1982]

Have you seen the Norcar range of mini loaders? They may fit the bill?

[wrsni]

So you STILL haven't bought a 520-50 JCB yet?

[difflock]

no no!

NO!

it ud be a 515-40Agri

The smallest telehandler JCB do, but still too new to be affordable.

[wrsni]

Go on, get the oul sock out!

 

Haven't seen a 515 yet but I can't imagine you'd need anything handier than the 520, and they've been out now what, coming up on 20yrs?

 

No excuse!