All things Dairy

[Jdunn55]

Sell the classic, buy a modern skid steer.

 

[Spudley]

The one on the right is most definitely not a mongrel - that's the daughter's baby!

 

[organicguy]

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RT ordinary FA must be organic!!!!

 

[Farmer Keith]

Sell the classic, buy a modern skid steer.

Do skid steers run on mud and bale plastic better than vintage tractors?

 

[som farmer]

Do skid steers run on mud and bale plastic better than vintage tractors?

liked the idea of a skid steer, but, apparently they get a lot of abuse, and need very regular replacing, whether true, or not, that's what they told me, when l enquired, and seeing some over the pond, on dairy units, they do look a bit 'heavily' worked, but they look great to drive.
@Jdunn55 your tractor might be worth more than you think. Fuel blockages like that a pia, got done here, with a milking glove, in the end, having removed most of glove, got peed off with it keep stopping, we had to remove fuel tank, and wash the thing out, surprising what crap came out, but sorted the job out, and they save breaking down, until the worst possible time, for you.

 

[Ducati899]

I used to have a iH 454 on the yard on the straw chopper and occasionally on the scraper,is there a worse tractor for awful forward/reverse gear ratios?

 

[Beef farmer]

liked the idea of a skid steer, but, apparently they get a lot of abuse, and need very regular replacing, whether true, or not, that's what they told me, when l enquired, and seeing some over the pond, on dairy units, they do look a bit 'heavily' worked, but they look great to drive.
@Jdunn55 your tractor might be worth more than you think. Fuel blockages like that a pia, got done here, with a milking glove, in the end, having removed most of glove, got peed off with it keep stopping, we had to remove fuel tank, and wash the thing out, surprising what crap came out, but sorted the job out, and they save breaking down, until the worst possible time, for you.

Ours has been with us 5 years and was pre loved before it arrived. Great bit of kit and built ready to take abuse

 

[Jdunn55]

I used to have a iH 454 on the yard on the straw chopper and occasionally on the scraper,is there a worse tractor for awful forward/reverse gear ratios?

I dunno the 0.2hp that comes with my handscraper isn't yhe best for gear ratios, it also let's out an awful noise that sounds a lot like "f**king piece of sh!t" everytime it gets stuck on a bit of concrete or the handle nearly snaps

 

[Ducati899]

Ours has been with us 5 years and was pre loved before it arrived. Great bit of kit and built ready to take abuse

I’ve learnt all sorts of tricks with mine,used to love the jcb dancing diggers as a kid

 

[Dead Rabbits]

Ours has been with us 5 years and was pre loved before it arrived. Great bit of kit and built ready to take abuse

I’ve yet to see a piece of equipment that can take the amount of neglect and abuse a skid steer can. Worked at a place that had a JD that had been rolled 8 times ( that were admitted to) and had 15000 hours on it. I would not be surprised if it’s still out there working. countless examples like that.

 

[Holsteinfriesian90]

I dunno the 0.2hp that comes with my handscraper isn't yhe best for gear ratios, it also let's out an awful noise that sounds a lot like "f**king piece of sh!t" everytime it gets stuck on a bit of concrete or the handle nearly snaps

Could you not put the scraper on the loader tractor when the inter breaks down?

 

[Wee Willy]

Do skid steers eat tyres and drink lots of diesel?

 

[Dead Rabbits]

I’ve learnt all sorts of tricks with mine,used to love the jcb dancing diggers as a kid View attachment 1001797

Let’s all appreciate the fact that even the bottom of the skid steer is clean

 

[Ducati899]

Let’s all appreciate the fact that even the bottom of the skid steer is clean

4 and half years old that pic so probably a bit different under there now

 

[Jdunn55]

Could you not put the scraper on the loader tractor when the inter breaks down?

No cubicle passage ways are too short and same with one half of the feed passage

 

[vantage]

Let’s all appreciate the fact that even the bottom of the skid steer is clean

@Ducati899 was showing off how clean his farm is !

 

[Beef farmer]

Let’s all appreciate the fact that even the bottom of the skid steer is clean

That skid steer hasn't seem the abuse most have

Do skid steers eat tyres and drink lots of diesel?

Not much fuel. Tyres yes. Just bought a set of narrow ones like the above as we've wide tyres on which seem pointless.
It's like an extension to your arm, not sure we could be without one now

 

[Beef farmer]

4 and half years old that pic so probably a bit different under there now

Now we know that's not true, probably cleaner

 

[vantage]

I’ve yet to see a piece of equipment that can take the amount of neglect and abuse a skid steer can. Worked at a place that had a JD that had been rolled 8 times ( that were admitted to) and had 15000 hours on it. I would not be surprised if it’s still out there working. countless examples like that.

My milker has a skiddy, not that old, all lights smashed out and linkages all round looser than a tart’s drawers! I think they do need a bit of care and grease occasionally!

 

[Fendt820]

I’ve yet to see a piece of equipment that can take the amount of neglect and abuse a skid steer can. Worked at a place that had a JD that had been rolled 8 times ( that were admitted to) and had 15000 hours on it. I would not be surprised if it’s still out there working. countless examples like that.

Take some rolling mind