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| bearpaw:
Hard rubber tires are usually smaller dimeter and work great indoors on concrete or on asphalt outside, but if you get them on soft dirt or uneven ground they get stuck so easy. If you will be using in a dirt road environment I highly recommend pneumatic tires, get a lift with the largest tires you can find. I watched around and finally heard about one for $2800, its old but functions just fine. Watch online classifieds and ask around. |
| derrickbouwman:
We have about 80 forklifts in our facility. Pnemautic tires will get you anywhere on packed gravel with a light foot. Should be easily able to get a good one for 8k. We use mostly komatsu but have several others as well. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
| CastleRocker:
There were a BUNCH of decent lifts at the last Richie Bros. auction in Centralia. I wasn't able to go look at them, so I didn't bid on any. If you are going to be using it primary on gravel, get one with duals. They don't sink nearly as bad. |
| addicted1:
Just to be clear, they are solid pneumatic tires. A 3000# lift will work good for you, get a propane one pre 2005 and they are super simple to work on. Komatsu, Toyota, Nissan or Hyster. I am partial to Komatsu. They are built well, you can abuse the crap out of them. The thing to remember is propane forks lift are capable of running 24-7, with typically only minor repairs to hydraulics hoses for years on end. Most the time stuff fails from operate damage. The engines can be ran on a quart of oil for weeks and will run for 10k hours. Heck, I got a seized one free and it ran for a solid 3-4 months before it blew a rod (called it knocky). Don’t be worried about older ones, just look for signs of damage around the mast. Check GSA sales, local forklift companies will sell off their old fleet too. Those can be hit and miss depending on who rented them. |
| Jpmiller:
--- Quote from: NOCK NOCK on June 09, 2024, 08:02:44 PM --- --- 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 --- End quote --- Depends on brand. Kubotas are cheap, I never liked them but I was always using them for work and putting them through a lot more than you would in your application. Bobcat makes my favorite but Cats are good too. Takeuchi is a good middle of the road imo. You would probably be looking at around a 20 year old machine or older in that range but I wouldn’t be scared off by age. They’re made to last if they’re maintained. |
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