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Old 04-06-2008, 01:27 AM
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bobcat s130 will it lift a skid of bricks?

Looking for hands on experince here. Can these machines be pushed to lift if needed?
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Old 04-06-2008, 08:19 AM
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Not a chance. The s250 can't do it.
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Teah, it will lift one side about 3" LOL!
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The S130 can't but I have an S250 (4 years old) and it can lift a 3,0000 lb. pallet. We've done it hundreds of times. I also own an A300 but they both have the same lift capacity in reality, as far as I can tell. The salesman stated the same years ago and he is right. There may be some difference in the official specs, but I can't see it.
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Old 04-07-2008, 10:50 PM
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i ment to say s185 but i think you answered the question wow
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The s185 is pretty wimpy when trying to lift pallets over a ton. Most stone pallets are 1.5 tons and it will not be able to take it off a truck or trailer without taking some stone off the pallet. An s185 can move around a cube of bricks assuming the cube is about a 500 cube. It may have trouble lifting it very high.
If you are a landscaper looking to buy a cat I would certainly get a 250.
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