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jon f mn · Oct 16, 2020

Did not realize the 1818 skid loader is wider than the 1816. She's JUST a bit too wide to fit in the barn doors.

Guess I'll be modifying a couple doors this weekend.

Bob Bancroft · Oct 16, 2020

How wide is that bucket? I have an ASV mini-track loader with a 4' bucket. I assumed your new machine was about the same. But there's one smaller?

DoubleO7 · Oct 16, 2020

Just modify one jamb/side.
Half the work, LOL.

jon f mn · Oct 16, 2020

This one is 42", the 1816 is 36"

paul · Oct 16, 2020

Once you get the doors modified, it’s a little bit more capable and stable and useful loader. A little pain getting there, but years of better off anyhow!

Paul

retired farmer · Oct 16, 2020

If it don't fit, bring it out here and I will trade you a Bobcat 610 that needs a tiny bit of work. Has new tires.

Mike M · Oct 16, 2020

Just get a run for it ! LOL.

Tony in SD · Oct 16, 2020

I watched a 3 Stooges video on how to widen a door. Might not be the best way to widen the door but it was entertaining.

Bruce from Can. · Oct 16, 2020

My NH is also 42 inches wide, and it is tight to put it through a 48 inch door fram, as the swinging door, as the door narrows the available space a bit. Being as how you need to modify your entrance , go as wide as is practical, like 60 inches if possible. There is always going to be material over hanging the sides of your skid loader bucket, when cleaning out pens. Your barn looks to have nice high ceilings, so clearance over head shouldn’t be a problem. And if you do go to large round bales, having a 60 inch wide door will make it better to put 48 in wide bales of hay and straw through. I can put bales either in from ground level, or drop 4x4 bales from the hay lift up stairs. Nice to have the option

super99 · Oct 16, 2020

That's pretty close, just bump it a few times and then it will go thru!!!

ss55 · Oct 16, 2020

Is there enough space past the doorway to turn the skid loader after it through the door or will extra door width be needed to start turning while still within the doorway? y

flying belgian · Oct 16, 2020

Is just the bucket to wide or is the tread width of the machine to wide also? I would think it would be easier to make the bucket narrower then to make the doors wider. I mean there's only one bucket but X numbers of doors.

flying belgian · Oct 16, 2020

Or like someone else said--if you go fast enough it should fit.

caterpillar guy · Oct 17, 2020

About 50 years ago we went through all that and made them wide enough to get a regular loader tractor in the end of the barn to clean out pens with. Never looked back on it. Door was made about as wide as the pen was. Just had to work out under the feed trough and the water tank in both pens. Would do that between loads.

tractorkrum · Oct 17, 2020

With your welding and repair skills, I would think you would just cut the skid steer down the middle and narrow it up so it fits through the door. LOL

jon f mn · Oct 17, 2020

The tires would fit as they are an inch or so narrower on each side. The doors will be easy this because they were framed to be 48" and were narrowed to 42", so I'll just take out the filler and make bigger doors. I will only need to do two, one side and one end door. The west door into the cattle yard is a double wide door already.

jon f mn · Oct 17, 2020

Lol, actually thought of narrowing the bucket, also doable. But read my other Response

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