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Large tractor to shunt engines about
I am looking for a large tractor along the lines of a Ford 8xxx or TW to move/load engines. Does anyone have anything or any advice?
Thanks Roger 07952 386 837 roger.white@naturalimpacts.com |
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Buy a rough terrain forklift, telehandler or a manitou, or something similar. Much handler and you have a crane, a bucket.....
Of if engines are big, find a NH TM190, nice heavy tractor.
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If I had the money Id go for a all terrain fork truck with a telescopic boom too. Sort the jaw our properly and you can hold the pushpole up with the tilt lever.
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Bit of googling proves this in figures: TM 190 weighs 14782 to 17470 pounds TW 15 weighs 11355 to 16680 pounds TM190 are the heavier tractor and lift far more on the links TW 15 7,150 lbs TM 190 17,085 lbs
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We have used TM 190's in anger lots of times with no problems, must depend who is using them. I'd stick to the TM190. In all honesty though, most engines will be shunted by a telehandler as per my original post, so this TW TM discussion is not really relevant here.
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The tw will pull any thing (you can easily brake stuff) but with practice i can back a four wheel trailer/ engine / drum onto our low loader in one go... its also handy on the road and at other jobs... if we had a concreted yard and a lorry i'd manage wth the telehandler, but tbh for shunting the tractor is heavier therefor better. |
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