- Location
- Edmond, OK
Has anyone used a toro dingo? If so what did you think about it. It seems like it could be handy hauling wood out of a yard, and for planting, but don't know if the cost is worth it.
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toro dingo
- Thread starter protreecare
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Is that 'Toro', as in the lawnmower brand name? Are you talking about a type of motorized wheelbarrow?
- Location
- Retired in Minneapolis
Several tree companies in the Twin Cites have one of the small, stand on skid steers. Very nice tool. I can move more brush quicker with my ATV but I can't lift stuff. A bit of a limitation, but I don't domany big removals.
Tom
Tom
- Location
- healdsburg, CA
this toro seems like a good multi-use tool
a stump grinder, loader, brush rake.
a stump grinder, loader, brush rake.
- Location
- Bloomington, Indiana
We have a small, walk behind Bobcat which, I think, is about the same size as a Dingo. Its great for jobs with limited access. If there is more wood than we can tote in ten or twelve trips with a ball dolly (or if the terrain is steep) then we load the Bobcat on a trailer (the Bobcat is light enough to be towed with a 1/2 or 3/4 ton pickup) and whatever plywood we need. If the turf is dry and hard we put down plywood only where we have to turn. But, if there is nice, manicured fescue then we plywood the whole route.
We have a bucket and forks and always use the forks for moving logs. It will easily carry an 8 - 10 foot piece of 20" loblolly pine on level ground or up an incline. If you have to go down an incline with that size piece, then you have to go backwards or else the machine will tip. That slows things down a little bit, but it is much better than cutting the log into even smaller pieces and carrying them on a ball dolly or by hand.
Mahk
We have a bucket and forks and always use the forks for moving logs. It will easily carry an 8 - 10 foot piece of 20" loblolly pine on level ground or up an incline. If you have to go down an incline with that size piece, then you have to go backwards or else the machine will tip. That slows things down a little bit, but it is much better than cutting the log into even smaller pieces and carrying them on a ball dolly or by hand.
Mahk
- Location
- Central US
We looked at the dingo and other mini skid steers and because of their limitations on the lift and the (skid steer steering--messes up yards: then decided to go with Power Trac. Even costs less and does more. And NEVER harms the grass.
- Location
- Retired in Minneapolis
Steve,
Which model PT did you get?
Without doing a lot of research it sure seems like that machine is a good value.
The guys that I know with Dingos have gotten a by-pass grapple for the front. Small unit with a rotating grapple.
Tom
Which model PT did you get?
Without doing a lot of research it sure seems like that machine is a good value.
The guys that I know with Dingos have gotten a by-pass grapple for the front. Small unit with a rotating grapple.
Tom
- Location
- Central US
Tom,
If you remember, you sent me in the direction of the Thomas or Dingo last year. I talked with your buds up in Wis in great detail regarding the min skid steers and decided they were not exactly what I was looking for ( main reason it steers like a skid steer and lifting capacity) I also looked at a Swinger or something along that line with a telescoping boom. Almost or around 30K...still too expensive.
I purchased the Power Trac 1430. Lifts 1200 lbs w/ grapple bucket. I need to make a few alterations to the bucket but it sure makes things easier. I would be interested if there is a small rotating grapple I could adapt to my unit. It would be a nice accessory. Do you have any ideas?
A few weeks ago we had another wind storm in the area and it broke major white oaks in half in an up scale neighborhood. The ground was already wet before the storm, but afterwards it was even more saturated. I went in with the power trac and and removed everything from the back to the front yard with NO damage to the grass whatsoever. By using the unit I have not only made the work easier, I have also cut back on time involved and people. I noticed another tree service in the area and they could not even begin to work in the yards as they were still too wet. I would have been at this job for another day or more if it was not for the Power Trac. Saved alot of leg work.
Since then, I have had many jobs where I have used the machine and it works well as a back yard unit. Like everything, it has it's limitations, but as a result I sold my bobcat.
If you remember, you sent me in the direction of the Thomas or Dingo last year. I talked with your buds up in Wis in great detail regarding the min skid steers and decided they were not exactly what I was looking for ( main reason it steers like a skid steer and lifting capacity) I also looked at a Swinger or something along that line with a telescoping boom. Almost or around 30K...still too expensive.
I purchased the Power Trac 1430. Lifts 1200 lbs w/ grapple bucket. I need to make a few alterations to the bucket but it sure makes things easier. I would be interested if there is a small rotating grapple I could adapt to my unit. It would be a nice accessory. Do you have any ideas?
A few weeks ago we had another wind storm in the area and it broke major white oaks in half in an up scale neighborhood. The ground was already wet before the storm, but afterwards it was even more saturated. I went in with the power trac and and removed everything from the back to the front yard with NO damage to the grass whatsoever. By using the unit I have not only made the work easier, I have also cut back on time involved and people. I noticed another tree service in the area and they could not even begin to work in the yards as they were still too wet. I would have been at this job for another day or more if it was not for the Power Trac. Saved alot of leg work.
Since then, I have had many jobs where I have used the machine and it works well as a back yard unit. Like everything, it has it's limitations, but as a result I sold my bobcat.
- Location
- Retired in Minneapolis
You might start your seach for the grapple by looking for Thomas Loaders or Thomas Engineering, not exactly sure of the name. They make a line of mini-skid steers up to full siaxe units.
Tom
Tom
