lake side bob
Senior Member
Wondering why a skid steer will way-way out perform a mini articulated loader of the same size.
Had a test of mini articulated loader Waldon 5100 weight of 7100 lbs and a CAT 236 skid steer, weight of 7000 lbs. Test was digging into a stock pile (not virgin gravel pit bank face) of dirt from an excavation to see which machine would perform best. Well the skid steer out performed the mini loader, it was not even close.
The Waldon would not even dig into the pile while the 236 had no problem with it.
Both machines were at the same location of the stock pile taking turns loading the machines bucket with dirt.
The Waldon 5100 with the bucket on the ground (not lifting the front tires off the ground) would start to spin its tires as soon as the bucket entered the stock pile and dig holes with its tires.
The skid steer powers into the stock pile filling its bucket as boom and bucket are worked into the pile.
The Waldon 5100 can not get into the pile far enough to effectivily work the boom and bucket to get a bucket full, it got only the front edge of the bucket in the dirt. Which amounted to a small amount of dirt in the bucket.
The Waldon has a hydrolic motor powering the front and rear axles, the axles are Dana 60, no locking differentials, not even limited slip differentials.
It was really surprising the difference between a skid steer and a mini articulatedloader.
Any one have an idea why there is this difference between the two machines in stock pile digging?
Had a test of mini articulated loader Waldon 5100 weight of 7100 lbs and a CAT 236 skid steer, weight of 7000 lbs. Test was digging into a stock pile (not virgin gravel pit bank face) of dirt from an excavation to see which machine would perform best. Well the skid steer out performed the mini loader, it was not even close.
The Waldon would not even dig into the pile while the 236 had no problem with it.
Both machines were at the same location of the stock pile taking turns loading the machines bucket with dirt.
The Waldon 5100 with the bucket on the ground (not lifting the front tires off the ground) would start to spin its tires as soon as the bucket entered the stock pile and dig holes with its tires.
The skid steer powers into the stock pile filling its bucket as boom and bucket are worked into the pile.
The Waldon 5100 can not get into the pile far enough to effectivily work the boom and bucket to get a bucket full, it got only the front edge of the bucket in the dirt. Which amounted to a small amount of dirt in the bucket.
The Waldon has a hydrolic motor powering the front and rear axles, the axles are Dana 60, no locking differentials, not even limited slip differentials.
It was really surprising the difference between a skid steer and a mini articulatedloader.
Any one have an idea why there is this difference between the two machines in stock pile digging?