Toyota skid steer a boost for horse trainer

Successful Sydney-based thoroughbred trainer and Toyota Material Handling Australia (TMHA) ambassador Bjorn Baker has leveraged the excellent durability, safety and performance of Toyota products to help improve the efficiency and productivity of his business.

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Bjorn Baker and his Toyota Huski 4SDK4 skid steer. Image: TMHA

As the trainer of Bjorn Baker Racing at Warwick Farm in Sydney's west, Bjorn oversees two stables consisting of 117 boxes, with a total of around 250 horses under the stewardship of the business.

With 117 boxes to maintain, his team has leant on Toyota's material handling equipment to make stable maintenance easier, safer and more time effective.

Bjorn Baker Racing uses a loader Toyota Huski 4SDK4 skid steer and Toyota 8-Series forklift to help maintain the workplace, which Bjorn said has been a huge help to business.

"Each box has one horse, and the skid steer is part of putting sawdust in each box which is essentially the horse's bedding. The skid steer definitely reduces labour with that immensely," he said.

"Toyota Material Handling have done the specifics related to the bucket - they've got the one that's suited to sawdust and the weight, and likewise with the tyres.

"So that works very well and we're able to either fill up directly into the box or fill up bins, and then the bins can go direct into the stables."

Bjorn said the Huski skid steer was one of the most effective ways to enhance the efficiency of the workplace, while also offering improved safety outcomes for his employees.