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Great demonstration of some of what the mini skid steer will do and some of the attachments that can be used. I enjoyed the video. Thanks

@RockhillfarmYT

9 ай бұрын

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Your counterbalance issue can be solved by a large amount of Halloween candy too. Happy Halloween! 🎃

@RockhillfarmYT

9 ай бұрын

I’m already pretty high on the counter, balance scale

@anthonyg6924

9 ай бұрын

@@RockhillfarmYT Nonsense 🙂. Great video! Have a nice day 👍🏻

nice video. i do appreciate your honesty and common sense approach. i have diferent brand of mini track loader. my machine has 2 sets of aux hydraulic conections one high flow continuos say for a brush cutter yhe other low flow for somthing like a grapple bucket. also i noticed a comment about how tracks tear up the ground a experienced contientous operator can very gentle and make light footprint with little distubance. no couterrotating when turning a taking a little extra. thanks have fun!

Great new product by Artillian 🎉

Looks like lots of fun.

Keep it up brock. Good job showing us some use's with that bucket

The mini skid steer is SWEET!! That piece of equipment will serve you very well for your work task. It can do what a larger skid steer can’t do for sure. Great video and equipment ! 👍👍👍

@RockhillfarmYT

9 ай бұрын

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I considered one of those mini skids for awhile and they do seem handy. Man do they tear up the ground though, as do all skid steers. Looks like you're having fun with it though!

I came straight away... have a nice day my friend

I rent a mini skid for some jobs, they are extremely useful. I could see having a grapple using it for debris cleanups. Also better for not tearing up turf.

Looks like it will be pretty handy!

Brock put inline restrictors on the grapple to reduce the flow and slow it down. Kenny at Bolt on Hooks has them

@RockhillfarmYT

9 ай бұрын

I didn’t know he carried those. I ordered some from a local hydraulic shop and I’m picking them up tomorrow.

@bobpurs

9 ай бұрын

@@RockhillfarmYT He just started carrying them. 👍

Great video Brock.

@RockhillfarmYT

9 ай бұрын

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single grapple seemed like a nice fit on that machine. hope you can figure out your flow!

I'm curious as to why you would use the mini skid as your firewood mover? You have a skid steer that you would not have to modify with weights to lift them quite easily.

@Dan-oz4qb

9 ай бұрын

He's just showing us what it's capable of. The mini isn't really a practical investment for the type of work Brock does but nothing wrong with trying it out since he's got it. Seems it's the perfect machine for a suburban landscaper getting through narrow gates or other urban environments where space is tight as it beats doing things by hand.

@PathfinderExcavating

9 ай бұрын

He stated that he is using it multiple times as a PRIMARY firewood machine. He just made a short video as well, saying the same thing. Undersized machine for those totes. I would not promote that on a channel with obvious inexperienced operators watching. If you do not know how to operate a machine with a heavy load, it can be quite dangerous. Especially in a machine where you have no seat belt. Also the stress on those pins and bushings is not good.

Put on two flow controls on the grapple hoses. You can adjust the opening speed and closing speed independently They will have check valve in them, such as a Parker F600S (3/8) Dont mix tour threads!.

@RockhillfarmYT

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment. I’m getting ready to head to the hydraulic shop now.

Put a needle valve in-line to control the flow on the grapple speed. A needle valve will control flow in both directions where a flow control only controls in one direction, causing you to need two for each direction of flow.

You might be able to hang some suitcase weights on those triangles in the back. 🤔

@RockhillfarmYT

9 ай бұрын

I’m sure I could figure something out to make it work, but they have flat weight plates that are made to bolt in a certain spot and they have agreed to send those to me Basically the same thing, but less effort on my part

That's awesome that Artillian makes a mini skid adapter. Does it adapt the fork frame to work or is it a whole new frame? I stopped by Artillian (located at the Curtis Cab building) to pick up a stump bucket a few months ago. Great guys there!

@RockhillfarmYT

9 ай бұрын

All the accessories are the same no matter what you put them on. They have 3 different frames. JDQA, SSQA, mini SSQA. I had to get a new frame

Great video Brock. I see some other people commented about using your full size skid steer or for the same money buying a used skid steer that has more capability. Both are valid points; however, originally I believe your intent was to use this machine (you didn't buy it) to test it's capabilities and show people what a mini can and can't do so they can better make up their minds if it would work for their application. Keep on videoing!

@RockhillfarmYT

9 ай бұрын

Yeah, the idea is to compare different options. This machine cost less than half of a full size skid steer. The same would be true whether the machines were new or used.

Great little machine but I don't see the use of such a machine unless you're a professional contractor working in extremely tight places like inside buildings on demolition jobs or small yards with narrow passages then I understand the use of it keep up the good work and let the videos come Greetings from Norway

@kdegraa

9 ай бұрын

It would all depend. In Australia at least a name brand mini skid loader costs around the same amount as a 50HP tractor with a loader. For most land holders a tractor is a better machine. So not many farmers or land holders would buy one. Most land holders would be better off buying an excavator for this money. However in Australia you can buy a mini skid steer made in China. These machines cost around a third what name brand machines cost. I have no idea what they are like. I suspect for this price if you have the skill, tools, time and patience to maintain a Chinese mini loader, it could be a good machine.

Would you recommend that for a tree service guy for loading brush and wood into a dump trailer. Asking your opinion?

@RockhillfarmYT

9 ай бұрын

Yes I would. I’ve only had mine a few days that I don’t have that much experience with it but a lot of the local tree services use these.

@ronaldjennings1030

9 ай бұрын

@@RockhillfarmYT have you used a grapple bucket on it yet

@RockhillfarmYT

9 ай бұрын

Only what you saw in this video. I ordered some flow restrictor’s that I am picking up today and then I’ll use it more.

@ronaldjennings1030

9 ай бұрын

@@RockhillfarmYT I look forward to more videos of this thing

For the price of that a used skid steer would be way more useful than that unless you need to fit in really tight spaces.

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Machine sure has lotta gas

@RockhillfarmYT

9 ай бұрын

I’ve only got to use it a couple times so far but I think it’s going to be great

@dustdevl1043

9 ай бұрын

​@@RockhillfarmYT I think you missed his point. The machine was definitely making pooting noises at several places in the video!

Pres mini skid steer