Skid Steer info and Wanted.....

[frank horton]

A friend has asked me to find a skid steer......make unimportant...
def an older machine looking at the prices......just needs to be a runner.....paint unimportant......
Now the question......
he's asked for High flow rate HYDRAULICS.......????
I know he wants it to run an Hydro implement and not just a bucket......
any info or help please....TA.....

 

[Bornfree]

A friend has asked me to find a skid steer......make unimportant...
def an older machine looking at the prices......just needs to be a runner.....paint unimportant......
Now the question......
he's asked for High flow rate HYDRAULICS.......????
I know he wants it to run an Hydro implement and not just a bucket......
any info or help please....TA.....

Don't know about other makes but Bobcats have a large hydraulic flow. We run a power brush on one and it spins it faster than a jcb loadall.

 

[James1979]

No experience of manitou skid steers but their loadalls are known for having a higher flow rate than the competition.

as you’re in Europe a manitou may be doable cheaply.

 

[morph]

They all have high flow as they are designed to run planers. They are all much of a muchness and mostly American built except Jcb. Bobcat, Gehl/mustang and new Holland are your main choices.
I’m pretty sure manitou don’t have their own....after googling they bought out Gehl so they will be good machines.
Most parts are easy enough to get...

 

[Fraserb]

Find out what controls hes used to or wants, I get on OK with jcb and new holland controls, bobcat with the foot pedals for hydraulic functions can get interesting.