Front loader

40 series

Member
Pondering putting a front loader onto an 8340 for loading materials. I am used to hiring and loading with a 8t digger or a loading shovel. I have never used a front loader before and keep thinking it would be very awkward. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
 

40 series

Member
In all fairness I'm sort of thinking the same. Will probably be a 5t or 8t 360. It will take up less room on the low loader than a shovel for a bit of a bonus
 

reboot

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Location
Kent
Depends how often and how many sites you need to load at. You’ll either love it or hate it, but the more you use it the more you’ll get accurate with it. If you can pick one up for a few grand maybe it’ll help at smaller jobs.
 

Nearly

Member
Location
North of York
As the owner of an 8340 with a loader I'll say you won't find anything good for less than £5k inc a bucket.
8340 and 7840 have become lads machines or yard tractors now and everyone wants a loader or front linkage.
A shock absorber / accumulator is essential on the lift circuit for road work.
Best thing about my 8340 was the aircon last summer.
 

Fendtbro

Member
You'll be very disappointed with capacity, manoeuvrability, stability and robustness after a loading shovel....

Tractor loaders aren't great for repeated hard shovelling of stone etc
Of course a tractor will never match a shovel but if a quality loader is fitted like a quickie or similar and greased often it can shovel finer stone pretty well. The trick is not too wide a bucket and an operator that crowds to help fill the bucket then clutches before wheels slip. Should be faster to load than an 8 ton digger. 2 ton on the back will keep her level for most work and is important to reduce front axle loadings. What are you loading?
 

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