Best mini/micro digger - your views please

[IVECOKID]

Kobelco micro diggers have lead the way for years and years , my old sk007 has been at since 1996 and still going strong today .

 

Ste

[Matthew Storrs]

Kobelco micro diggers have lead the way for years and years , my old sk007 has been at since 1996 and still going strong today .

 

Ste

 

The new kobelcos are now made by YAnmar, only in sickly blue! OP- do you actually need a micro? They are generally only 20cm or so narrower than a 1.6t mini, but a 1.6t is much better suited machine for timber handling and you can get more height for loading truck etc.

[richy_B]

And stability. I used a jcb micro and it felt uncomfortable on anything but flat ground. Conversely my komatsu pc14 with expanding tracks is so much more comfortable.

 

Unless you need to get through a doorway I'd go 1.5tonner.