Here is a brief rundown. Working in a container tree nursery where rows of trees are ganged together. To get the picture, basically containers are run about 100 long and wide, all touching each other. Between these ganged rows, there is only a 4ft walkway. The weight of each is roughly 75-100# with container size of around 15". The reason I share all that is trees will need moved out as sold, or select ones moved to another grow area, etc.
The management of all of this is becoming too much and I had the idea for a mini for this. The reason I shared the details above was regarding the swing, weight, and use of the machine. I have looked at the CAT 300.9 for instance, but unless someone can just super sell a higher end piece, a "china special" might be on the menu just to make this affordable. I am hoping for some feedback. I would much rather have used quality than new junk but on the used side, all I find are used up "rentals". I don't care if it says 'Bobcat', if it was a rental, I am already leery.
Just to clarify, the bucket would certainly not be used to grab and carry trees, but something custom would need to be designed, which is why aux hydros would be super helpful! The reason for the mini is the whole grow area is wet sand, and at only 4ft wide, it creates challenges. The hydros, tracks, and versatility of a mini cannot be ignored here.
Basically what is intended is a very custom fitted machine that can run down the row, possibly with a little help, snag at least 1 tree, and load that for a customer. With all that said, other ideas are extremely welcome! Another thought proposed was a complete hydro buggy from scratch, but I think that is getting dreamy.
The management of all of this is becoming too much and I had the idea for a mini for this. The reason I shared the details above was regarding the swing, weight, and use of the machine. I have looked at the CAT 300.9 for instance, but unless someone can just super sell a higher end piece, a "china special" might be on the menu just to make this affordable. I am hoping for some feedback. I would much rather have used quality than new junk but on the used side, all I find are used up "rentals". I don't care if it says 'Bobcat', if it was a rental, I am already leery.
Just to clarify, the bucket would certainly not be used to grab and carry trees, but something custom would need to be designed, which is why aux hydros would be super helpful! The reason for the mini is the whole grow area is wet sand, and at only 4ft wide, it creates challenges. The hydros, tracks, and versatility of a mini cannot be ignored here.
Basically what is intended is a very custom fitted machine that can run down the row, possibly with a little help, snag at least 1 tree, and load that for a customer. With all that said, other ideas are extremely welcome! Another thought proposed was a complete hydro buggy from scratch, but I think that is getting dreamy.