Takeuchi skid steers

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I cannt figure out how to resize the pic of my tcm804 on our new Mac computer(I took down 3 trees in a trade for the Mac, 4 hours work and the computer guy said he felt like he was making out, so do I, gotta love trading) . Anyhow I owned a Wrangler loader befor I got the tcm . The only good thing I can say about it was it would lift more than the tcm but man it would get stuck all of the time!! It did have 4 wheel hydrostatic drive but if one wheel started spinning all the flow would go to that wheel so you could get stuck in a puddle! Mine was an old loader so maybe they have gotten better but I would NEVER consider one over my tcm. Now the kubota might be worth a spin but I have never used one.
Paul
 
you can email it to me and I can resize it for you then email it back, I will PM you my email addy.
 
That is another weakness with my tractor is that when you get a heavy load in the bucket on soft dirt it removes weight from the drive wheels and puts on the steering wheels. It has a differential lock but sometimes I have had to unload the piece of wood and cut it in half to make it out. A four-wheel drive tractor would not have that problem. Another problem I have with my tractor is that whenever I am on a nice clean concrete driveway it leaves black rubber tracks wherever I go even if I'm not pulling or carrying a load or anything. Both the front wheels and the rear.
 
squisher said:
Skidders go anywhere, but I've never seen a wheeled loader venture off a landing, two different animals.
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As long as the tires are aggressive they will go about as good as a skidder.

I would not want to skid with a loader. But they seem to get good traction for going up and down hills.
On the smaller ones I am sure the smaller tires will have an effect on the flotation in soft stuff. That might be the edge for the track loader.
 
Well, the set-up I logged with for many years was line skidders to forward from the yarder and a wheel loader to run the landing and load trucks. You could never with any kind of tires take that loader where a skidder could go, I didn't really think that wheel loaders where designed for trail or off trail use like skidders. The blocks we were given were for a yarder obviously (steep) and we would line skid everything we could up to some extremely steep/gnarly ground, pushing a skidder to it's max for accessibility. We also used a high track Cat for a mobile tailhold at times and that thing would go anywhere.
 
Nobivy

Go and try as many different pieces of equipment as you can find.
1. It is always fun to do.
2. It gives you a good idea of the feel of the different configurations.

Squisher

I think you have read to much into my posts. I was trying to show a comparison to other articulated pieces of equipment. Not saying they are equal.

:)
 
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I will definiftly demo a bunch before droppping that kinda cash. Wheels are appealing for yards but tracks might go a bit further round here....,both would be nice:D
 
Be safe Squisher. Don't need you getting hurt or breaking equipment.
Thats what I usually do when sleep deprived, break some thing.
 
No_Bivy said:
I will definiftly demo a bunch before droppping that kinda cash. Wheels are appealing for yards but tracks might go a bit further round here....,both would be nice:D
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one place I worked we had a bobcat that we had a set of steel tracks made up for when it got more sloppy out. They were not gentle on the ground like the rubber tracks but they did make it easier to drive over softer ground vs the wheels. Word of warning, try not to get enough mud in the tracks so the wheels slip and you dont get to go anywhere! :)
 
Reddog said:
Be safe Squisher. Don't need you getting hurt or breaking equipment.
Thats what I usually do when sleep deprived, break some thing.
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Thanks eh, lack of sleep or food seems to turn me into a a--hole so no offense was meant. I'm hoping to catch up but they're calling for snow on christmas.
 
I am considering a Gehl or Swinger articulated mini loader for the spring. I can't decide on size though.
 
I think that is the way to go myself instead of a track loader or a zero turn machine on tires.

Swingers are hard to find at least I haven't been able to locate one close to where I am. I think they are more plentiful in the upper Midwest like in Minn. Where they make them, I think anyway.

Swinger has a website showing one with a grapple doing tree work. I will swe if if I still have the link. You have to type in Swinger loaders for a keyword to do a search on the web otherwise you end up in the porn websites. I found this out the hard way, well sorta.

After seeing Koa's Gehl I would coinsider one of those also. They are more plentiful here only no dealer close. The Swinger dealer close to me doesn't carry much as far as machines but they told me getting parts would not be a problem if I ever got one.
 
I used to know a guy who did hauling using a Swinger loader. Very nice machine with plenty of lift height and capacity, and very gentle on lawns. The way the body articulates made it easy for him to manipulate big chunks around obstacles without tearing up the lawn while doing it.
 
Swingers are good for the lifting capacity and all, but I don't think they make a mini machine, at least not one that can fit in as many places as the Gehl. The Gehl AL20DX is 42" wide. DitchWitch has come up with an interesting machine, but I don't know what they cost.

http://www.ditchwitch.com/model.asp?modid=89
 
That ditch witch is a great idea. Been wondering when someone got round to building a mini articulated loader.
Check out the specs on the CSF multitrac loaders
We find them as good as skidders of road, mainly because of their oscillating (lockable) centre joint.
 
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:/: YO....full size machines here......lots mof mini threads out there. I wanna go BIG, no flats, I'm still leaning towards tracks in these thar hills:/:
 
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one that can run an 800lb grapple attachment = full size.....:D
 
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Iv'e seem those things but I bet they are pricey...Im OK with dedicated tracks
 
2 things really sold me on the TCM 804, 1 the periwinckle blue and 2 the small person that comes with it that you throw down to set chains etc to save you having to get up and down, this feature is important when you become an OPERATOR.......:D
 
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