Skid steers

[Hilly]

Whats best ?
jcb robots any good ?
newholland ?
bobcat ?
case ?
anything else ?
whats good model for farm muck handling etc .yard scraper ?

 

[Deerefarmer]

Bobcat. It's the lesser of the evils mentioned.
Jcb have some innovative features but seem to have fair amount of niggles.

I'd shovel by hand before buying a CNH skid steer. Case and New Holland both same loader.

Gehl actually had a decent loader before Manitou took over.

 

[daveydiesel1]

Doors fall off on jcb, at least thats what @Bald Rick fleet did

 

[Hilly]

Bobcat. It's the lesser of the evils mentioned.
Jcb have some innovative features but seem to have fair amount of niggles.

I'd shovel by hand before buying a CNH skid steer. Case and New Holland both same loader.

Gehl actually had a decent loader before Manitou took over.

Whats wrong with newhollands ?

 

[Deerefarmer]

Whats wrong with newhollands ?

I admit I am somewhat biased, I hate cnh products. I had a customer who kept bringing a NH loader to shop for oil leaks ,found it a right pita to work on.
I think operator visibility is worse as well for the Cnh machine compared to the others...

 

[daveydiesel1]

I admit I am somewhat biased, I hate cnh products. I had a customer who kept bringing a NH loader to shop for oil leaks ,found it a right pita to work on.
I think operator visibility is worse as well for the Cnh machine compared to the others...

Uncle has had few nh skids, first 1 had a bent boom from new and wore the bucket on 1 side, second 1 the tilt pins werent greasable and kept breaking the locking bolts on them. Third 1 seems to be doin ok so far. What about kubota?

 

[Hilly]

Uncle has had few nh skids, first 1 had a bent boom from new and wore the bucket on 1 side, second 1 the tilt pins werent greasable and kept breaking the locking bolts on them. Third 1 seems to be doin ok so far. What about kubota?

I was not aware kubota made one .

 

[daveydiesel1]

I was not aware kubota made one .

They look quite smart

 

[Deerefarmer]

Uncle has had few nh skids, first 1 had a bent boom from new and wore the bucket on 1 side, second 1 the tilt pins werent greasable and kept breaking the locking bolts on them. Third 1 seems to be doin ok so far. What about kubota?

Kubota grabbed everyone's attention when they first hit the market here in usa, several dairymen have them locally. The guys who putter about and don't overwork them have good things to say and the guys who run them hard not so much. Visibility is my biggest gripe with Kubota. Otherwise I wouldn't throw them out of the question.

 

[Hilly]

Id be looking seconhand so i think it will be between bobcat and newholland due to more choice , im in no rush just need to wait till right one comes along ..

 

[daveydiesel1]

Why not try euro auctions, sholud be big selection there

 

[Hilly]

Why not try euro auctions, sholud be big selection there

I might !

 

[pat kcotnit]

Listings – Bryson Tractors Ltd

brysontractors.co.uk

Two here, one jcb, one new holland.

 

[Bob c]

I was not aware kubota made one .

Also Manitou, Is Thomas still about, Gator had one

 

[Hilly]

Also Manitou, Is Thomas still about, Gator had one

Ah i wasnt aware Manitou made a skid steer ! I cant think ive ever seen one of them ! . I thjnk Thomas had a good name but finished now but i could well be wrong ? I will google Manitou skidy..

 

[Tractortech]

Now Then..
We've sold a few Case machines over the years. As a well used everyday machine which seems to get very little attention (until there's a big problem) I think they do well. When they come in for the aforementioned attention, they're usually covered in cow related stuff, under the cab is packed with straw and feed products. Given the conditions, you can't rubbish the machine. In such conditions, they're a haven for rodents too...

 

[Fendt516profi]

Manitou 1900R skidsteer

www.pvdobson.com

 

[Pistonbroke]

Ah i wasnt aware Manitou made a skid steer ! I cant think ive ever seen one of them ! . I thjnk Thomas had a good name but finished now but i could well be wrong ? I will google Manitou skidy..

They've owned gehl for years and now sell them as both brands depending what colour you want them. Friend has had one for 12 months ,very happy

 

[Deerefarmer]

Skidsteers for a lot of farms are actually a nightmare to own in some applications. Dirty environments and now with emissions crap its a dealer's nightmare to keep dairymen happy with some brands of machine.
Lot of times they get used for multiple short tasks then engine stopped never worked hard. Eventually creating regen issues with the dpf and egr valves. Seems to be biggest overall problem in this area

 

[Hilly]

Skidsteers for a lot of farms are actually a nightmare to own in some applications. Dirty environments and now with emissions crap its a dealer's nightmare to keep dairymen happy with some brands of machine.
Lot of times they get used for multiple short tasks then engine stopped never worked hard. Eventually creating regen issues with the dpf and egr valves. Seems to be biggest overall problem in this area

I will not be buying one with adblue or any of that crap .