jgh
Gold Member
- Joined
- Apr 25, 2000
- Messages
- 474
- Location
- Goochland & Fluvanna Counties, VA
- Tractor
- NH TN90F; B3000 Kubota; Bobcats 430 & A300; Liebherr 621C, Exmark laser Z, 2 sawmills
2000-06-09
Finally our new tractor is on its way from MI. A moving van is bringing it to our dealer on backhaul.
Now for the loader. With its compact size and supersteer front axle, options seem to be limited to the Quicke and Woods line.
From the sales puff so far, Quicke seems to be a Cadillac, Euro (Swedish), high-spec device. Woods is, well, Woods. And the reputed current availability problems there are no help.
The available bells and whistles for Quicke are staggering:
Auto bucket angling
hydraulic powered hose connections
An electrohydraulic joystick that looks like a Tonka toy but apparently gives fingertip control to as many as 4 sets of functions
Soft drive--hydraulically cushions loads being carried to avoid upsets
And more...
Can anyone shed any light on these loaders for me, esp the Quicke? Since Quicke/Alo does not make small units (for less than a utility tractor), I have never come across one until now.
Thanks for any light you can shed!
Jim Hardwick
Virginia
(for casual reading, go to
http://www.richmond.com/StyleWeekly/output.cfm?ID=777218)
Finally our new tractor is on its way from MI. A moving van is bringing it to our dealer on backhaul.
Now for the loader. With its compact size and supersteer front axle, options seem to be limited to the Quicke and Woods line.
From the sales puff so far, Quicke seems to be a Cadillac, Euro (Swedish), high-spec device. Woods is, well, Woods. And the reputed current availability problems there are no help.
The available bells and whistles for Quicke are staggering:
Auto bucket angling
hydraulic powered hose connections
An electrohydraulic joystick that looks like a Tonka toy but apparently gives fingertip control to as many as 4 sets of functions
Soft drive--hydraulically cushions loads being carried to avoid upsets
And more...
Can anyone shed any light on these loaders for me, esp the Quicke? Since Quicke/Alo does not make small units (for less than a utility tractor), I have never come across one until now.
Thanks for any light you can shed!
Jim Hardwick
Virginia
(for casual reading, go to
http://www.richmond.com/StyleWeekly/output.cfm?ID=777218)