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Old 30th April 2007, 03:50 PM   #2 (permalink)
Ekka
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I have a Kanga.

Ground speed is good, the newer versions come std 4WD with higher ground clearance. The controls are good, lifting capacity may not be the highest out of them all though.

It's 990mm wide to get into places.

But they're made here so parts re easy to get hold of if need be.

I think you need to write a list of what you need and what specs you want then get comparisons.

Lift height
Lift weight
4WD
Ground clearance
Width
Length
Speed

etc etc.

Over here we have a locally made Dingo too, now the trenching and landscaping guys prefer them as they have 2 hydo pumps and a diverter valve so when trenching etc they can put more power to the attachment and less to the wheels. But for us tree guys we want ground speed and lifting.

There's also a good one called Thomas loader

http://www.thomasloaders.com/product.../MiniSkids.htm

And I have a TNT BMG swivel grapple.
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