Buying Advice Homeowner Forklift

[scootr]

A good price means different amounts to different people.
I paid a fair price and I got what I paid for.

 

[Xfaxman]

My little 5k CAT is the handiest machine on the place sometimes.

My little compact telehandler is the handiest machine on the place sometimes:

6 foot 1 cubic yard bucket

42 inch forks:

72 inch forks:

 

[WI-citizen]

My little compact telehandler is the handiest machine on the place sometimes:

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42 inch forks:

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72 inch forks:

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I think those are more money than a skidsteer?

 

[LouNY]

I think those are more money than a skidsteer?

But more versatile and less damaging to the ground. While skidsteers can be handy I certainly can't understand the great appeal they seem to have.

 

[WI-citizen]

But more versatile and less damaging to the ground. While skidsteers can be handy I certainly can't understand the great appeal they seem to have.

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[4570Man]

But more versatile and less damaging to the ground. While skidsteers can be handy I certainly can't understand the great appeal they seem to have.

Because nothing else does the work they do. Sure a telhandler lifts pallets better but it can’t do the magnitude of other work a skid steer does.

 

[WI-citizen]

Because nothing else does the work they do. Sure a telhandler lifts pallets better but it can’t do the magnitude of other work a skid steer does.

It does all the rough off road stuff but is $10k more than a regular forklift.

 

[4570Man]

It does all the rough off road stuff but is $10k more than a regular forklift.

A pneumatic tire forklift is the only real option that has the lift capacity and fits the budget.

 

[Xfaxman]

Sure a telhandler lifts pallets better but it can’t do the magnitude of other work a skid steer does.

My compact telehandler will out work a skid steer and not tear up the ground. It has the same SSQA plate and hydraulic connectors as most skid steers.

Here it is with a 7 foot brush hog:

And a 24 foot tall tree in the long arm tree puller:

And rotated horizontal just for grins:

 

[WI-citizen]

My compact telehandler will out work a skid steer and not tear up the ground. It has the same SSQA plate and hydraulic connectors as most skid steers.

Here it is with a 7 foot brush hog:

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And a 24 foot tall tree in the long arm tree puller:

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And rotated horizontal just for grins:

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Yes, they're awesome but how much more are they compared to skidsteers and forklifts? A lot of us would have one if it was affordable.