mini digger advice

[Busy Daddy]

I am looking to buy a mini digger to tow behind a 4x4 , mainly to feed a chipper , so probably about a 2.5 tonne machine .

Not sure on what make really , seems to be a bit of amine field , looking for any advice please

I am looking for zero tail swing and 2 speed tracking as i will fit a trailer and use it in the woods

Will it have enough oil flow to run a 12 tonne hydraulic splitter ?

[niftysteve]

a friend of mie is changing his mini digger volvo ec18 to one of these

Takeuchi Mfg UK - TB125

hes been driving one for someone else and deidedit was a better machine than the volvo

[Busy Daddy]

Hi Steve that looks very nice

[Daniël Bos]

I'd second a takeuchi, lovely machines to work with. I spent a summer on one (not sure wich model sorry, some time ago) and it was way easier than the little offerings from volvo and jcb that were on site.

 

edit: how do you pronounce takeuchi? I've found that a major drawback to the machine

Edited July 30, 2011 by Daniël Bos

[niftysteve]

he changes his machines at least every 2 years im waiting for him to sell the Bobcat micro digger that he owns its got a year on the warranty ,thenn im sure it will be sold

[niftysteve]

I'd second a takeuchi, lovely machines to work with. I spent a summer on one (not sure wich model sorry, some time ago) and it was way easier than the little offerings from volvo and jcb that were on site.

 

ive driven jdb mini diggers not that good from my experiance the volvos are much better to drive hopefullly ill get a drive of his new machine when it arrives

[chainsawdom]

kubota mini diggers are good and tekechi i wouldnt bother with anything else.

[eggsarascal]

I've never driven a machine in my life, but when i used to sub in to the local water company the lads that did drive them swore by the kubota's, sorry can't remember the models.

[chainsawdom]

and those kubota engines are bullet proof thats why they stick them in just about everything and ac for kubota compact tractors they are the rolls royce i wouldnt be with out mine.

[garth mc garth]

Are you sure you want zero tail swing on such a small machine? If your over 6ft your knees will be against the cab glass and you will also struggle to use the travel pedals. Also if your going to be picking up alot of weight, zero tail swing machines don't have as much counter balance and the lift capacity are generally lower