Show us your Arb Diggers please.

[Conor Wright]

Fairly dead end as will only do them out of hardox and bending it needs stupid pressure and minimum size sheet to fit the press so making them for small rams and machines is uneconomical as to much waste after its cut down to fit.

I wonder would rsl be worth a call?

[LGP Eddie]

I don’t know if they’re still going but a company called Fabrication by Design in Redditch used to do all the custom work for AR Demolition, who in my opinion have some of the best Excavator setups at work in the UK.

 

Worth a call.

 

 

Eddie.

[Gray git]

I wonder would rsl be worth a call?

They could but would need the machine to make it to fit which seems to be the overall state of play

[Gray git]

I don’t know if they’re still going but a company called Fabrication by Design in Redditch used to do all the custom work for AR Demolition, who in my opinion have some of the best Excavator setups at work in the UK.
 
Worth a call.
 

 
Eddie.

That's the sort of thing I'm after, will try them but suspect it'll be the same that they would need the machine to fit so might be back to trying just a local fabricator or coming up with something myself.

[william127]

Where is a good place to buy a timber grab from? Probably free hanging but maybe with a rotator. RSL is an obvious option but where else would be? What sort of price is good? for a 1.5 ton kubota. 

I'm also thinking about upgrading the Kubota to the legendary tb016 in the next couple of months so how do these grabs generally mount, would I be able to just have the pin hole mounts changed? 

And the same question goes for my RSL tooth and rake. Im guessing that as both machines are technically 1.5 tonners then the attachemts them selves will be pretty much the same, just need the mounts modifying.

Thanks for any advice

[Gray git]

Where is a good place to buy a timber grab from? Probably free hanging but maybe with a rotator. RSL is an obvious option but where else would be? What sort of price is good? for a 1.5 ton kubota. 
I'm also thinking about upgrading the Kubota to the legendary tb016 in the next couple of months so how do these grabs generally mount, would I be able to just have the pin hole mounts changed? 
And the same question goes for my RSL tooth and rake. Im guessing that as both machines are technically 1.5 tonners then the attachemts them selves will be pretty much the same, just need the mounts modifying.
Thanks for any advice

I'd have a look on the approved hydraulics site as have grabs, rotator, swing links and quick hitches all available and very helpful on the phone.

[LGP Eddie]

This is a great setup for the 1.5 tonners, a TG12 UG7 Intermercato Grab.

I supplied this one with 6 way valve so the customer could switch from Grab to Rotate as like most he only had one auxiliary circuit.

This he piped himself on the Grab, but you can also install the valve on the machine, whatever works best for the individual.

 

The difference between this and free swinging is night and day and allows you to get the best out of the Excavator.

Obviously more expensive, but nobody goes back, and will hold its money tremendously as they’re always sought after.

 

 

 

Eddie.

[htb]

Eddie, 

Nice. What would be a ballpark price for that set up?

[LGP Eddie]

13 minutes ago, htb said:

Eddie, 

Nice. What would be a ballpark price for that set up?

There’s a few options but I’d always spec a 5 tonne rotator for the little price difference.

Touch over 2.5K including the VAT, depending on the final spec.

Obviously a bit of pipework to budget for when it arrives. 

Pipes are always best sorted on the machine unless there’s an established pattern available.

 

Eddie.

[SbTVF]

That's the sort of thing I'm after, will try them but suspect it'll be the same that they would need the machine to fit so might be back to trying just a local fabricator or coming up with something myself.

There's a very capable fabricator over at Stillington that we just found recently after he also fixed our LR discovery. Will pm you his number if you're interested?