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thank you. I wasn’t sure if my existing seat which only has the hard stone left, if those switches can be transferred to a new which has holes for switches.

can someone give me the general background on new Holland replacement seats? I bought a used skid loader and it’s still at a friends house who is looking over it. I’m trying to research seats. Apparently there are pressure switches either one or two that go with these seats to ensure the...

hello friends I am a recent proud owner of a 1998 new Holland LX 485. I was shocked at what the market is bringing for the three prong round bale spears. It looks like I can’t touch them for under 500 and they go for upwards of one thousand to 1500. It just looks like a frame with three spikes...

oh that’s very helpful. Thank you!

omg. That is a sad story. My needs for a skid loader are 1) unloading round bales from a flatbed or a hay rack - so only a few at a time, and 2) scraping the feedlot, which is usually dry manure/dust/leftover hay. The one guy I’ve been using for the last few years has used pallet forks without...

Thank you so much for your insight! I totally agree I can't use one rated for under what I'm picking up but I'm feeling like I need to increase the rating by 40 to 50% for round bales as well! I watched a guy with a new Holland rated at 1250 be up on his front wheels on a bale that I would...

i’m looking to buy a skid loader to use occasionally for lifting round bales. Has anyone calculated what extra lifting capacity is required when your load is not in the bucket, but it’s out beyond the tip of the bucket?. The bales that I left range from 1100 to 1700 pounds. they are typically 5...