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<blockquote data-quote="CaptRon&nbsp; &nbsp; " data-source="post: 14810" data-attributes="member: 894"><p>I own a Kanga w/20hp Honda, I guess that it would be a G520 model. It does an amazing amount of work and it never fails to impress people. I would much rather stand on a machine than to have to crawl in an out of a bobcat type machine. My uncle has a small BC and he really likes my Kanga. My cousin was using this BC and flipped it on it's side. He had to get stitches in his head after they got him out. I've nearly flipped my Kanga several times and did stand it straight up with the forks sticking in the ground. The ability to just step off when things are going wrong is a big advantage. Happened last Saturday, one of the ramps slipped while unloading from my dump trailer. I took a step backwards to the trailer and when I tried to back the machine up the other ramp also fell. This left the bucket on the ground and the rear wheels in the trailer. I reached out and nudged the levers forward and the machine dropped on the step and then down to ground. I stepped right on it off the trailer and loaded a trailer full of topsoil. This machine also loads well in the back of my pick-up, I have a set of 1500# aluminum ramps that I use. The machine is definately a lot more useful than people will give it credt. I even used it to pick an F-150 up to shoulder height to remove the rear axle, got a picture here somewhere. When I bought this a couple of years ago I had to replace some hoses and rebuild a leaking cylinder. Plus I replaced the worn out tires after a tree limb tore off a valve stem. I cleaned up the wheels and welded short sections of pipe to protect the stems and repainted the rims. For most hauling it sits on a single axle 3500# trailer that I modified to carry the attachments which include a standard bucket, 4-in-1 bucket, trencher, auger head w/12" auger, pallet forks, and load carrier/leveller. The trencher works fine but is slower than a dedicated Ditch Witch and not as clean. However it is easy to turn around over the top of a trench and trench from both ends. The auger works really well and I had to regularly auger a 12"x4' deep hole to set power poles. Only one time can I remember that I couldn't do it, as I ran into solid rock. Unlike a tractor mounted auger you can reverse this one and I've seen some good sized rocks come out of the hole. With the forks and a 10' boom pole that I built I could lift a fully dressed 20' power pole straight up and set it in the hole. There seems to be no indication of the size of Kanga that you are looking to buy, a Kid or a larger 520. There are several manufacturers of these type of machines, the original concept is Australian however. All of them will definately carry far more that a couple of shovel fulls of dirt as incorrectly stated earlier in this thread. Unless you can lift a 250# shovel full of dirt. Mine will carry and load 500+# of dirt into my dump trailer each trip. I'm considering selling my complete set-up and single axle Bri-Mar dump trailer. Good Luck, CaptRon</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CaptRon , post: 14810, member: 894"] I own a Kanga w/20hp Honda, I guess that it would be a G520 model. It does an amazing amount of work and it never fails to impress people. I would much rather stand on a machine than to have to crawl in an out of a bobcat type machine. My uncle has a small BC and he really likes my Kanga. My cousin was using this BC and flipped it on it's side. He had to get stitches in his head after they got him out. I've nearly flipped my Kanga several times and did stand it straight up with the forks sticking in the ground. The ability to just step off when things are going wrong is a big advantage. Happened last Saturday, one of the ramps slipped while unloading from my dump trailer. I took a step backwards to the trailer and when I tried to back the machine up the other ramp also fell. This left the bucket on the ground and the rear wheels in the trailer. I reached out and nudged the levers forward and the machine dropped on the step and then down to ground. I stepped right on it off the trailer and loaded a trailer full of topsoil. This machine also loads well in the back of my pick-up, I have a set of 1500# aluminum ramps that I use. The machine is definately a lot more useful than people will give it credt. I even used it to pick an F-150 up to shoulder height to remove the rear axle, got a picture here somewhere. When I bought this a couple of years ago I had to replace some hoses and rebuild a leaking cylinder. Plus I replaced the worn out tires after a tree limb tore off a valve stem. I cleaned up the wheels and welded short sections of pipe to protect the stems and repainted the rims. For most hauling it sits on a single axle 3500# trailer that I modified to carry the attachments which include a standard bucket, 4-in-1 bucket, trencher, auger head w/12" auger, pallet forks, and load carrier/leveller. The trencher works fine but is slower than a dedicated Ditch Witch and not as clean. However it is easy to turn around over the top of a trench and trench from both ends. The auger works really well and I had to regularly auger a 12"x4' deep hole to set power poles. Only one time can I remember that I couldn't do it, as I ran into solid rock. Unlike a tractor mounted auger you can reverse this one and I've seen some good sized rocks come out of the hole. With the forks and a 10' boom pole that I built I could lift a fully dressed 20' power pole straight up and set it in the hole. There seems to be no indication of the size of Kanga that you are looking to buy, a Kid or a larger 520. There are several manufacturers of these type of machines, the original concept is Australian however. All of them will definately carry far more that a couple of shovel fulls of dirt as incorrectly stated earlier in this thread. Unless you can lift a 250# shovel full of dirt. Mine will carry and load 500+# of dirt into my dump trailer each trip. I'm considering selling my complete set-up and single axle Bri-Mar dump trailer. Good Luck, CaptRon [/QUOTE]
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