Buying Advice Homeowner Forklift

   / Homeowner Forklift #122  
My little 5k CAT is the handiest machine on the place sometimes.
My little compact telehandler is the handiest machine on the place sometimes:

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6 foot 1 cubic yard bucket
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42 inch forks:

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72 inch forks:

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   / Homeowner Forklift #124  
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.
 
   / Homeowner Forklift #126  
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.
 
   / Homeowner Forklift #128  
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.
 
   / Homeowner Forklift #129  
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:

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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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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.
 

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