Compact telehandler

[HarryN]

The Versahandler may be the best over all machine in it's size.... EVER!!
Problem is, I can't afford one, Nuts!

 

[Xfaxman]

The Versahandler may be the best over all machine in it's size.... EVER!!
Problem is, I can't afford one, Nuts!

Yep, quality costs more and this is an awesome machine. We bought it in September of 2010, a demo with 44 hours, for $52K.

It has done everything we have needed a machine to do on two different 80 acre horse ranches. I have never had to rent anything to do a project. Now granted I have had to buy attachments, but they get used enough to justify the purchase.

Edit: The Tilt-Tach is one attachment that hasn't been used enough to justify it's cost.

But it has been used some and I can use it with the bucket, box blade and pallet forks. EDIT and now with the land plane.

Land plane:

Have also used it on the Toolcat.

 

[Xfaxman]

Found this chart in a PDF brochure.

Note the turning radius, inside 4' 11", outside, 10' 5", plus the 6' 5" cab height, is why it gets around good in the woods. :thumbsup:

 

[Allinearth]

Have you ever tried discing or plowing?

 

[Xfaxman]

Have you ever tried discing or plowing?

No, haven't needed to. But I think it would pull a 8' or 10' disc. The European version has rear hydraulic remotes that I could add to mine.

The holes are there.

 

[Xfaxman]

Here is a project from last summer that shows how handy crab steer is.

Used some wood to clamp a 1-1/2 inch square tube in the Gorilla Grapple.

Lined up the tube with the hole in the sod roll.

Switched on crab steer, turned full right, backed up while extending the boom, the tube goes into the hole.

Stopped and turned full left, went forward while retracting the boom, until it was all the way in. Then picked it up.

 

[Xfaxman]

Making a brush pile that won't be burned.

Compressing the brush, note that the front wheels are off of the ground. :thumbsup:

More pictures in the TODAY'S SEAT TIME thread: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...todays-seat-time-post4158040.html#post4158040

 

[Xfaxman]

Had the stump bucket on last week and pushed over some dead Oak trees.

Put the Gorilla Grapple on today and got them out of there.

Picked up some small limbs an put a chain on the long trunk.

Drug it through the woods to where I put the first three.

Picked it up and added it to the pile.

Extended the boom with max dump on the grapple.

Lowered and retracted the boom.

Closed the grapple and picked them up.

Took them to the burn pile. :thumbsup:

 

[tman1020]

You have definitely got one of the coolest setups.

 

[Xfaxman]

You have definitely got one of the coolest setups.

Thanks, it seems to be able to do everything that I need done here. :thumbsup:

From last April, pulling a 15' tall cedar tree.

The view from the seat.

Headed to the burn pile.