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| Rob:
stock photo of bucket forks to illustrate the point I was trying to make (there are many different kinds of attachment styles). You can see how it pushes the load 2 feet further out. |
| Knocker of rocks:
--- Quote from: Rob on June 11, 2024, 08:14:48 AM ---8K is a tight budget. I second the tractor approach as you won't have issues with traction, and you can operate 2 implements at once. I would think something in the 40HP would give you close to 2K lifting power. I have an LS MT235HE. It is 35 HP and is Just shy of 1,700 at the pins. Turns on a dime and works in tight places though. A neighbor has a skid-steer with a blower on it that bailed me out a couple times before I got the tractor. it had "summer tracks" on it and would get stuck on snow in a low spot. never took more than a small nudge to get it going again, but those tracks would just spin if it stopped in the wrong spot. But 8K is a budget # you are going to keep hitting up against... 2-3 times that will get you a nice machine. I just unloaded a truck full of lumber onto the forks on a pallet last weekend. I just dropped it in an out of the way place, and then when I am ready for it I will pick it up and move it to the job site. Pretty handy! --- End quote --- I have hundreds to probably thousands of hours running a RT forklift. And now I have clamp on forks for my tractor. Running forks on a tractor is a thousand times harder than with a forklift. Visibility is zero at ground level, and the turning point is opposite that of a forklift. But if that’s what you have, then you use it. Different tools for different applications. |
| Rob:
visibility is indeed an issue on a tractor. |
| Jpmiller:
You might talk to the local bobcat or (insert brand here) and let them know what you’re looking for. They know who has what around and who’s trading and if you get the right guy might be able to point you to (or away) from someone. It’s kind of luck of the draw anymore on who you actually get to talk to you but at least some of the guys are still decent and willing to help you out. They also might be willing to let you know if they take an older machine in on trade, but as I understand they’re getting weird about reselling old stuff anymore. |
| NOCK NOCK:
Great info....THANKS Im learning lots |
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