Dilz

Whats the width of the machine with those tires on? over 1m by the looks of it.

are those the wide or medium grass wheels you have on there? I have a wee chipper myself and that looks like a handy set up.

30 degrees is more than I expected for such a short machine. Thats what it says in the manual can't say I've driven it up such a steep slope - had it on maybe 20 degeress on ramps - the dealer only had one long ramp and one short - the machine tipped on 3 wheels - he didn't seem fussed and kept driving it up..biggest issue with a steeper angle on ramps was that the footplate hits the ground...

Not masses of experience with the machine but it will go up a 30degree incline but like all loaders you only want to be driving straight up and down not turning etc. Its a skid steer so unless its super dry compacted or is frozen you can damage lawns if you aren't careful.... with the medium tractor profile tiers i ripped my lawn up a fair bit - two weeks later its only really the low wet part that i had to drive back and forth over maybe 15-20 times that looks pretty bad. As soon as it warms up and the grass gets going you won't notice most of it.

Just wondering - what tire profiles are people using on these types of sherpa / skid steers. It looks very much like I'm buying one, but trying to decide if its best with grass or tractor profile tires? obviously the grass wheels will do less damage but be less useful if things get a bit soft and muddy.... plan is to have one set of narrow wheels and another wider set.

Was messing about seeing if it would fit side on in the van when the hire guy showed up to collect the machine....he was some what impressed...said he had never seen one loaded through the side door before. I wouldn't mind testing a workyquad but. the main dealer here in Sweden said i could have a machine for a day / few hours demo...and they are a 8-9 hours drive away.

yeah...it seems to be the way..I guess its much easier for them to take the machine back if I can't make payments...if I don't actually own the machine in the legal sense...really need to take a couple of hours with the calculator and work out the various scenarios ...e.g options / charges for ending the lease early...looked at the few logs I shifted about again this morning and its going be not so much fun to go back to logging them up in smaller pieces and carting them around by hand on the arbtrolley only after a few days of the machine.

My biggest issue with the lease is if i choose / need to sell it before the lease is up.... also lots of small print like we reserve the right to adjust monthly repayments gets my back up... there is the option to buy at the end of the lease with a final payment.

Out working alongside the grapple saw today Got the logs from a couple of birch we took down dropped off at my place for eventual processing and to see how the agri does moving some bigger bits. Took a couple of nose dives......but moved it in no time...and no effort. Seller/rental came back with some options for leasing...seemingly affordable but the t&c's left alot to be desired (via a 3rd party finance company) - also think that the sherpa small is the way to go. Not so keen on the fact that there is no security / key / lock on the agri...so its going back to the hire company tomorrow..☹️.. though my mind is made up on deffinatley wanting such a machine...the agri / small or workyquad sq11 type, (especially after finding out another mate has just jacked it all in because his back has properly gone).... just got to figure out a better way of financing it...or save up lots of pennies.

I can see that if I get my own machine I'll be finding lots of way to make it useful. The dealer has a contact who is selling a 2008 'Small' ...lot of hours on it if I recall..3000? but having looked at the agri - they are solid machines...not much to go wrong....and what can go wrong looks easy enough to fix, replace...and though its a bit of risk always when buying used, its less than half the price I've been offered the new agri for so those savings should cover than costs of any repairs for a good while.... The mats I got on hire - something silly like 4 quid a day ink vat / moms - used them for tracking in skylifts so easily over kill for a wee sherpa and too heavy and big to be a sensible one man carry, would have used the machine to move em but it was blowing enough today to make that seem unwise...but being able to turn on a dime with out ripping up the lawn is pretty handy in tight spots.

Out in the real world today clearing up the brash from taming a neglected shelterbelt. -(brash will be picked up by a crane car later) This was half the pile. We reckon the machine saved at least one full man days on the job - we finished the job with 2 people in 2 days that was planned for 2 people 2.5 + 0.5 days (with the last half day as wriggle room for potential cock ups / traffic jams and 'could you just'. Two people and the loader shifted everything for pick up in about 30-40 minutes after it had been stacked it various piles. Would have been a bit too tight for an avant to work well imop. The ground mats worked well as i could skid on them. Bit of hoping on and off and sorting the piles for pick up but with such a small machine stuff needs presenting right to be most effective and it worked best with another person doing that kind of stuff whist i drove the Sherpa The machine shifted decent amounts per lift... pretty impressed with it. Not having electric start isnt much of an issue though would be nice as an option. Some lighter ground protection would be good as the plastic mats i had are heavy for one person and a right pain as it was blowing a fair wind today. Curious to know if it can be loaded easily in to the back of a pick up...using the 2m ramps ive got.... might be a bit steep of an angle though 🤔

yeah longer logs for milling is what im after...not the bigger stuff mind. Got the nack of stacking rings then pushing them on the trailer like a 2p machine at the arcades .was thinking pallet forks could be handy... maybe even with the avant style log grab for the pallet forks if it would fit. Im based in Sweden.. hired from a company near Gothenburg.

The idea of a some kind of loader im sold on . The sherpa....well its decent but obviously has its limits...and its another machine to squeeze into the garage, faff with, trip over etc... need to use it for a week... then not and see if i miss it 😉. After todays messing about when its narrow access on hard surfaces...i'd be quicker with the arbtrolley and just for moving brash and logs im not yet convinced, though like i said if i did landscaping / building type work i wouldn't hesitate to buy it after only 1 day with the machine and would definitely recommend it for such.

Got a sherpa agri on hire now for a week. Got delivered yesterday (friday) spent time today learning the machine / making a mess on the grass. Its quite easy to get the hang of driving it about. Very solid and simple looking machine have only got stuff laying about that i have some how managed to hand ball in myself using the arbtrolley and it lifted all this stuff no problems. The log grab is ok, feel you loose too much height when trying to stack stuff. .. also had the small bucket and If i did any landscaping id be buying the maybe after today. 5 tonnes of soil and gravel shifted quick as you like no problem...no back ache. Just being able to step off the machine and shovel / rake / move stuff and back on is a real bonus over a seated loader. Would have liked to try turf tires over the tractor ones... especially as its rather wet at the mo. (Also I added a much needed mug holder). Still not 100% sold on the machine...but will see after some real world jobs.

Sounds simple enough then!

No need to set something so the front wheels don't spin?..they get their drive from chains via the back right? Would figure you need to lock something to keep them from turning once they are off the ground?? Or does the machine have a parking brake that takes care of this?

Im hiring in a Sherpa Agri (its what the dealer has as a hire machine) in a couple of weeks. Going to tear mess up my own lawn with it over a weekend and then take it out to work for a week... How easy is it to switch the wheels on them? Getting the machine on hire with both wide and narrow set. I have jobs where it would be great to slim it down to 76cm to get it in and then change to the bigger wheels once on the grass to get everything shifted to the side of the garden so it can be eventually grabbed by a crane car.

yeah i can slim down the diesel to about 85cm on narrow wheels...and it does have greater lifting capacity...but the weight of the small machine means i can maybe slide it in to the side of the van without attachments on... which would be handy.

Currently looking at 2 sherpas - one from 2008 with the Honda petrol engine the other 2018 with Kubota diesel, The older model is some what cheaper as it has 6xthe hours on it but its through the main dealer here in Sweden so its all serviced and checked. Wondering if folks have views on the advantages / disadvantages with getting the petrol or diesel model . Thinking as its mostly domestic jobs - draggin brash / timber then it aint very often the loader is running so much...any thoughts? Also plan to load it on my trailer - which has a load height at the back of 75cm...so reckon some decent long ramps would be a good investment.

Only used husky battery saws... The 540i is decent but found the 200 batteries don't last long on timber...meaning to try one with the 300 but I don't own them myself

At the moment I run 1/4 3/8p .325 and 3/8 on my saws - range from ms150 / Bi353 up to 661. Don't run .404 - more the fool me.... use a full mix of different saws / bars, chains. Just toying with the idea of switching the 2 smaller ground saws (ms260, and a 346) over to 3/8p or up to 3/8 standard - reckon to switch down will give better performance Just thinking about reducing the different sizes of files I have to cart about on the daily. Also sthil harp on about using 5.2mm files for their 3/8 RS but I was always told its 5.5mm for 3/8 (5.2mm files are like unicorn turds around here...) Its probably not worth the faff but any thoughts ,much appreciated ?

Brake won't disengage unless I push on the side plate. I changed the spring but made no difference. Everything seems as it should except when I try and disengage the chain brake it pushes the side plate out and slips past. Feel like I'm missing something obvious here. not sure the vid shows it well.... VID_20210821_200827.mp4

Yeah - its probably the one I would consider is best for my work, most versatile etc. BUT no local dealer...not even a dealer in the country at the minute. Im alright at left loose right tight, but would rather have the support of a local dealership / workshop for ordering parts and getting the thing fixed, rather than having to order stuff from other country.

I think the most important factor here is that its the same colour as my stump grinder. Basically reckons its going to be worth my time checking it out at the local agri workshop and seeing if I can get it for a demo day or two.... also what's the crack with filling the tires with water and antifreeze???

coffee cup holder / a wee shelf for a Bic Mac and a pointing stick for crew control .... living the dream.