Recent content by viejo79

I'm seeing used forklifts around 5k here in Dallas, TX. Even broken ones are at least 2k...

Yes - moving feeders out to the hog paddocks is also part of this. As for other uses - brush hogging any of the open pastures, moving round bales when needed, and like the chipper attachment too.

Shoot at that price point I'm going track loader :D

Bingo - this is exactly what I want to avoid! Really appreciate the fellow hog perspective ;)

Thanks everyone for the input, EXACTLY what I was hoping to learn from this group! Time to rethink the plan. Spoke with a larger operation and they run an M7060 and have no issues unloading. May be time to get some manual tractor lessons.

Eesh - good to know. Thank you!

Yeah fair enough. I had been looking at skid steers, but the price point is double that of a tractor it seems. Was hoping to purchase one piece of equipment. I also want the ability to take a hog feeder to its place in the field with the pigs, so I ruled out a forklift. So many questions, so...

This is great! Thank you...where does level of detail come from?

Hello everyone, looking at purchasing an MX5400 with FEL. The stats on the LA1065 have me wondering what I should really expect using pallet forks...especially if unloading a tote bag off a flatbed trailer. Anyone with experience willing to share what they've encountered? This is a primary...