Arb digger

[Slicer Dicer]

53 minutes ago, AHPP said:

 

I hired one of the overgrown micros with servos. 1.2? Thought it was a lovely size, strong enough and just generally a nice compromise. 

Ah right, was really referring to the 1.5-2.0 bracket. The TB216 (1.8t) I have  isn't a good machine but has been very reliable to be fair to it. Didn't think ath slightly larger TB225 was that great either when I hired one. The proper 3 tons they make are beasts though👍

[AHPP]

28 minutes ago, Slicer Dicer said:

Ah right, was really referring to the 1.5-2.0 bracket. The TB216 (1.8t) I have  isn't a good machine but has been very reliable to be fair to it. Didn't think ath slightly larger TB225 was that great either when I hired one. The proper 3 tons they make are beasts though👍

I think the 225 is the one Matthew Storrs of this parish was pretty bloody disappointed with.

[doobin]

45 minutes ago, AHPP said:

I think the 225 is the one Matthew Storrs of this parish was pretty bloody disappointed with.

Nope, that was the 216. They are gutless. 
 

the 225 I don’t rate either. A bad compromise. Go big or go home. The TB230 was on my shortlist but at the time wasn’t available with twin rollers aux controls on the joystick. 

Edited January 5 by doobin

[Slicer Dicer]

44 minutes ago, doobin said:

Nope, that was the 216. They are gutless. 
 

the 225 I don’t rate either. A bad compromise. Go big or go home. The TB230 was on my shortlist but at the time wasn’t available with twin rollers aux controls on the joystick. 

Yeah rollers on the joystick is a must in this day and age really. Doing alot of grab work off a pedal isn't great! That's the trouble with the TB216- it really is poverty spec by modern standards. Pedal for the Auxs, no pedals for the tracks. Even a luigoung (or however you spell it) is better specced!

[monkeybusiness]

15 hours ago, Slicer Dicer said:

I have 2x 3 ton takeuchis which I think are ace- I doubt there's much in the so called towable bracket that will match them for lift capacity and stability simply due to the massive rear overhang compared to most others that are reduced . They are also  smooth and nice machines to operate- I have had 4 takeuchis now and they have all been ultra reliable but their sub 2 ton machines are dog shite IMO so avoid those. I say they're towable but reality is they're almost certainly overweight on a plant trailer, but I don't move mine around alot so tend to take buckets and attachments separately in the dumper for example.

Any idea what the 230 actually weighs? They look massive next to my E27 (which is already on the limits for towing). 

[Mark Bolam]

They’re meant to be 2885 Dan, but seem to look bigger?

[monkeybusiness]

58 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

They’re meant to be 2885 Dan, but seem to look bigger?

Yeah, the plated weights are often ‘optimistic’, especially once a quickhitch etc are fitted. Real-world ‘ready to work’ figures are probably best not researched too much….

[Mark Bolam]

‘I’m underweight officer, it says so right here in the sales brochure.’

[aspenarb]

I think you can just about legally tow a 2.7/2.8 ton excavator on a something like an IW plant trailer behind a 4x4 or Transit, buckets etc would have to go on the truck and you would have to edge the digger forward a tad so as to have about 100kgs nose weight on the tow hitch.Should be about 100kgs light if you were put over a weighbridge.

 

Bob

[Mark Bolam]

Are any Transits rated to tow 3.5 though?

I know mine isn’t.