Gehl skid loader.. - Machine Underground -Tractor & Commercial Equipment Discussion Forum

MTPockets · 05-15-2008, 10:41 PM

A buddy of mine at work does concrete work on the side. He just put in a nice patio and 2 walk-ways near our sunroom for us. Just a little over 12 tons of crushed stone and 8yrds of concrete Anyhoo... he left his older Gehl 5K series skid steer at the house and keeps insisting I use it! No need to tell me twice. Boy is that fun. It's hard to believe the power those little buggers have. I uprooted and tore out a cpl of smaller old tree stumps with the bucket and pushed some dirt around. I definitely haven't even come close to mastering the beast though. Just 2 push, pull and twist sticks and a 'gas pedal'. I've tried to stay on the already torn up areas of the yard for good reason!! They'll tear hell out of your lawn, especially with a boob like me at the controls.

Joel

**Ducati996** · 05-16-2008, 07:52 AM

I could see the smile from ear to ear on your face from over here

I like the machines Gehl produces, and rent a few, very popular around here as well

Dougster · 05-16-2008, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Ducati996

I could see the smile from ear to ear on your face from over here

I like the machines Gehl produces, and rent a few, very popular around here as well

Skidsteers can be good fun... no question.

They can be insanely powerful (lift-wise) or sometimes no more powerful than a decent-sized tractor FEL. They are also my main competition so I need to be careful about saying too many good things about them!

I am not a big fan of Gehl's older machines, but I love the current CTL65 (and it's Mustang brand brother the MTL16) made for Gehl by Takeuchi (Tak's Model TL130). I also really liked their 60HP model when equipped with 12x16.5 tires (a must in my book!) and joystick controls. It was a lot of skidsteer for the money!

But wheeled skids tend to get stuck in sand or mud and tracked ones are a fish-out-of-water on rock, hardpack or pavement. 9 times out of 10, I feel better on a job with my trusty red tractor!

Dougster™

**PaulChristenson** · 05-16-2008, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by MTPockets

They'll tear hell out of your lawn, especially with a boob like me at the controls.

Joel

Noooo...they'll tear the heck out of a lawn with ANYONE at the controls...

MTPockets · 05-21-2008, 11:45 PM

BAH! my buddy came & picked up his Gehl yesterday afternoon. I told him he was taking away all my fun. I was just starting to get somewhat comfortable on it too.

Did a little grading and what not. Now if it will stop raining, I can patch up all that I messed up.

Joel

**Ducati996** · 05-22-2008, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by MTPockets

BAH! my buddy came & picked up his Gehl yesterday afternoon. I told him he was taking away all my fun. I was just starting to get somewhat comfortable on it too.

Did a little grading and what not. Now if it will stop raining, I can patch up all that I messed up.

Joel

How are all you projects coming along? you were doing some nice work on you house a few months ago - did you finish yet?

Duc

MTPockets · 05-22-2008, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Ducati996

How are all you projects coming along? you were doing some nice work on you house a few months ago - did you finish yet?

Duc

Real good! Thanks Duc. Yep. Our sunroom. I knocked out the breezeway wall leading into the sunroom, installed a header beam in place of it with the help of my brother, got a surprise visit from the town building inspector..

Da missus let him in when I was at work !@#$. Long story short, the header beam is now twice as big as my bro and I had originally built it. Got that drywalled, paid a guy to tape and mud for me, so it came out nice. We wound up putting down a laminate floor over the non-insulated floating slab which turned out decent. Just did the concrete out front of the sunroom with a buddy (mostly watched him and his guys). It's coming out pretty nice. I wouldn't do it again though. You're better off stick building something. The proprietary sunroom parts are too much of a bitch. I'll post some pics when the rain goes away!

Joel