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| Forklifts.....school me |
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| NOCK NOCK:
--- Quote from: jackelope on June 09, 2024, 10:06:10 AM ---Our parking lot queen hard at work stuck in a pothole. Fortunately I was not at the wheel. Had to get a truck to pull it out. These things get stuck if you blink at them the wrong way. I don’t know much about forklifts but I’d be super leary of anything that is a traditional forklift on anything but hard paved surface. I assume skid steers are more expensive but probably way more useful for other stuff too and they definitely won’t get stuck. Maybe the air tire machines are better in gravel. Dunno. https://www.facebook.com/share/QzibRijpXNckpBjf/?mibextid=79PoIi --- End quote --- That looks like a hard tire model, I know those wont work. Asking about experiences with pneumatic tires? Something like this? |
| wadu1:
Our club rents one with pneumatic tires to unload clay targets four times a year. They work OK but have trouble with a load on an incline or big gravel chunks. A pallet of clay targets is about 4K pounds, we get a simi load of 24 pallets at a time. |
| Jpmiller:
An older model skid steer is pretty basic. An open cab model and mostly mechanical. If you look at one I’d check for hydraulic leaks and raise the arms up and shut it off. They’ll all settle some, settle alot is a bad sign. I’d go tracks over wheels unless you’re using it alot on roads. A lot of them are super tight to work on so if you’ve got tiny hands it’s usually an easy fix. |
| NOCK NOCK:
--- Quote from: Jpmiller on June 09, 2024, 07:36:18 PM ---An older model skid steer is pretty basic. An open cab model and mostly mechanical. If you look at one I’d check for hydraulic leaks and raise the arms up and shut it off. They’ll all settle some, settle alot is a bad sign. I’d go tracks over wheels unless you’re using it alot on roads. A lot of them are super tight to work on so if you’ve got tiny hands it’s usually an easy fix. --- End quote --- What year/hours of use would be in my budget range of $8K |
| HntnFsh:
The ones like you pictured are only slightly better. If iis really hard packed ground or gravel and you turn the wheel very slowly and minimally you may be able to get by. I've seeing the steer wheels drag causing the drive wheels to spin easier. Very gentle on the throttle helps too. There are tricks that help. But they aren't fool proof. |
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