Attachments for Skidloader--Tele-boom

[bimmer1980]

has anyone used a tele-boom on a skidloader? How did you like it? What did you use it the most for?

Any issues with tipping the skid loader over?

http://www.sheyennemfg.com/index.php?p=teleboom

I have the opportunity to buy one and I think it might be handy on the garage build.......

thoughts??

 

[larry_g]

I've used similar on a forklift and within limits they are ok. I've rented skid steers for personal use and find they are jerky to use, and have a bit of a learning curve. So having a pole up to 30' long then you would not have very fine control of the load. I would encourage you to get engineering specs from both your skid steer mfg and the mfg of the pole. I would think that you might find that the tilt cylinders are goingto be the weak link in the system. I find that when using the backhoe for similar lifting jobs that the bucket tilt cylinders are the first to overload.

The pole is rated at 6 or 7 hundred pounds. I would ask the mfg on what min size SS they have to have to lift the full rated load. I think just for grins I would ask the mfg if it is OSHA approved.

lg
no neat sig line

 

[DaleK]

VERY easy to tip the skidsteer over. With the boom out at 20' on anything other than a really heavy skidsteer, you're not going to be able to lift anything more than you could pass up from the ground anyway.

 

[Chestrockwell]

I have a piece of 4x4 HSS about 12" long welded to the floor of the bucket and slide in a piece of 3x3 20' long = instant extendo pole thingy. I used this to put up the trusses on my shop they are 32' span 4.5:12 pitch peak is at 20'. Machine is 260 john deere so maybe a bit bigger than your average rental bobcat. I have a lot of hours on this and other machines; if you aren't VERY comfortable and smooth I wouldn't bother with the extended pole especially if there are other people around for you to swing the load into.

Smoothness is especially important when adjusting curl with a boom attached; the whole load can jerk badly if you aren't gentle on the control.

Regarding tipping it over; you'll know if it's stable by how the machine reacts when you start to lift. You can feel when it is close to tipping or when the load is heavy. For our combination of machine, load, and extension it was very stable.

 

[Keith_MN]

I made an 8 ft extension to slide over the pallet forks of the Bobcat 763 that I used to own. Instead of making it straight with the forks, I wish I would have angled the extension up so I could have used the bucket tilt to raise the extension off the ground while being able to keep the arms relatively low.

With the extension straight out, I had to lift the arms up high, raising the center of gravity enough, that I had some uncomfortable moments while working on a hill.

-Keith

 

[bimmer1980]

thanks guys!

That was pretty much what I thought.....

I've got a little bit of time in a skid loader..... I own one, so that helps....