Show us your Arb Diggers please.

[Stihllymok]

Coincidence...talking about Huddigs

Mate in Sweden just sent me these.

Them Swedes know how to make kit...

Them tyres....?

[LGP Eddie]

1 hour ago, difflock said:

Why does the US use Gradeall type machines, but the UK/Europe dont, what differs, this has always puzzled me. See link

 

Fairly simple because it’s wank, just look at the clumsy thing, you’d need 10 acre to turn it around!

 

Eddie.

[difflock]

Indeed Eddie, from a laymans POV they always struck me as being very akward to use, conditioned as I am to our traditional "digger" type geometery, just curious if I missed something, my only thought was from the "gradall" name, in that I  suppose for levelling/grading backfill on roadways, or what.

But our cousins across the pond are not that stupid, so there must be some niche or reason for this configuration to exist.

[LGP Eddie]

1 hour ago, difflock said:

Indeed Eddie, from a laymans POV they always struck me as being very akward to use, conditioned as I am to our traditional "digger" type geometery, just curious if I missed something, my only thought was from the "gradall" name, in that I  suppose for levelling/grading backfill on roadways, or what.

But our cousins across the pond are not that stupid, so there must be some niche or reason for this configuration to exist.

It's their type of road construction that has a very wide drainage ditches, often in the central reservation that suits this type of machine.

Long transport distances need to be covered, but once on site they can use the telescope to grade like a long reach machine.

The Tracked carrier they do is a different proposition and I've actually looked at these myself for certain applications.

 

Eddie.

Edited May 12, 2019 by LGP Eddie

[the village idiot]

Need some advice from you fine people.

 

I'm looking to buy a fixed grapple, (the type with an integral ram so I don't need a welded on thumb bracket) and potentially some other implements to use on hired in excavators (5-8 ton)

 

What is the best sort of linkage to specify on the attachments to ensure that I can fit the grab etc onto a variety of brands of excavator.

 

Hydraulics is a whole nuther issue. I'll come back to you on this one.

 

Many thanks, TVI.

[Stihl123]

hello, looking at a 2008 Takeuchi TB016, 2800 hours with 3 buckets

£7200 - no vat

anyone else run one or any advice and if that price sounds good

cheers ?

[Matthew Storrs]

5 minutes ago, Stihl123 said:

hello, looking at a 2008 Takeuchi TB016, 2800 hours with 3 buckets

£7200 - no vat

anyone else run one or any advice and if that price sounds good

cheers ?

I had one once, was my first digger. fantastic machine. Nothing out of the ordinary to really look for- just usual pins and bushes , make sure slew is smooth, tracks in a straight line etc. If it’s been looked after than those hours shouldn’t be a problem. Good luck!

[Matthew Storrs]

24 minutes ago, the village idiot said:

Need some advice from you fine people.

 

I'm looking to buy a fixed grapple, (the type with an integral ram so I don't need a welded on thumb bracket) and potentially some other implements to use on hired in excavators (5-8 ton)

 

What is the best sort of linkage to specify on the attachments to ensure that I can fit the grab etc onto a variety of brands of excavator.

 

Hydraulics is a whole nuther issue. I'll come back to you on this one.

 

Many thanks, TVI.

Might be worth phoning the hire co where you get the digger from and getting the measurements for their hitches as all machines vary a little even same size machines can have different pins/dipper width etc. Probably best to get a hitch made up with loose pins (instead of welded) and you could probably get the hitch made with 2 sets of holes to accommodate a 5 and 8 tonner.

[the village idiot]

3 minutes ago, Matthew Storrs said:

Might be worth phoning the hire co where you get the digger from and getting the measurements for their hitches as all machines vary a little even same size machines can have different pins/dipper width etc. Probably best to get a hitch made up with loose pins (instead of welded) and you could probably get the hitch made with 2 sets of holes to accommodate a 5 and 8 tonner.

Excuse my ignorance, but can you describe what you mean by 'loose pins'?

Is this hitch a separate piece that goes between the machine and attachment or is it permanently fixed to the attachment?

[Matthew Storrs]

13 minutes ago, the village idiot said:

Excuse my ignorance, but can you describe what you mean by 'loose pins'?

Is this hitch a separate piece that goes between the machine and attachment or is it permanently fixed to the attachment?

Most machines from the hire co will have a quick hitch- so you don’t have to physically remove pins to change a bucket. However the grab you buy will need pins in its hitch for the quick hitch to couple onto. If the pins on the grabs hitch are loose (so they are held in place by a Lynch pin or bolt and thus removable) it means you can take them out to use bigger pins in another set of holes for the larger digger. I think this is the most cost effective way of enableing one hitch to cover a few different size diggers but someone may have a better idea...