Show us your Arb Diggers please.

[monkeybusiness]

56 minutes ago, Stephen Blair said:

Great to see everyone working easier with their machines!

Mines now 7 years old in a few months.

time for an upgrade.

Same size again or something different altogether?!

[Stephen Blair]

Same size, zero turn 

[monkeybusiness]

6 minutes ago, Stephen Blair said:

Same size, zero turn 

Have you tried one? You can lose quite a bit of stability (and they sometimes supply them with smaller front ends and less power to compensate). 

[Matthew Storrs]

40 minutes ago, monkeybusiness said:

Have you tried one? You can lose quite a bit of stability (and they sometimes supply them with smaller front ends and less power to compensate). 

... and often wider track base so actually more restrictive getting through tight spots. I can’t understand them myself, all 3 of my diggers are full fat and never really felt the need for zero, I tried my poatknocker on a same weight zero and it couldn’t even lift it at full reach without the track lifting- hopeless!

[monkeybusiness]

I’ve got an E27 (non-Z) bobcat with additional counterweight and it is well planted, and has only minimal rear overhang. Might be worth a look Steven. 

[doobin]

I echo MB re zero turn. Never again, especially for arb/land clearance work- it's never that tight, else you'd be using a micro digger (I don't mind my micro being ZTS!) Plus as said, they are so much more tippy. Another vote for E27 too. Additional counterweight is standard UK spec (I think) and there's really not that much overhang. It's also got more power than the E27z, which is important for things like a flail.

 

Nice dumper. Is it yours? I bought a Yamaguchi 1.8t tracked dumper last year, bit smaller than that but quite a lot less money and perfect for most of my jobs.

Edited July 15, 2020 by doobin

[monkeybusiness]

15 minutes ago, doobin said:

I echo MB re zero turn. Never again, especially for arb/land clearance work- it's never that tight, else you'd be using a micro digger (I don't mind my micro being ZTS!) Plus as said, they are so much more tippy. Another vote for E27 too. Additional counterweight is standard UK spec (I think) and there's really not that much overhang. It's also got more power than the E27z, which is important for things like a flail.

 

Nice dumper. Is it yours? I bought a Yamaguchi 1.8t tracked dumper last year, bit smaller than that but quite a lot less money and perfect for most of my jobs.

I don’t think it is standard mate, mine came without and it took ages for the heavier counterweight I ordered it with to get to the dealer’s. 

[doobin]

2 hours ago, monkeybusiness said:

I don’t think it is standard mate, mine came without and it took ages for the heavier counterweight I ordered it with to get to the dealer’s. 

My quote had extra counterweight ticked? Hope I’ve actually got it!! Maybe you could post a pic of your arse? I mean, the e27s arse....

[monkeybusiness]

12 minutes ago, doobin said:

My quote had extra counterweight ticked? Hope I’ve actually got it!! Maybe you could post a pic of your arse? I mean, the e27s arse....

Will do in the morning. Mine was already somewhere in the dealer network, not built to order (I wish it had of been for the time I ended up waiting for it though) so they nailed my options to it before delivery. 

[John Shutler]

my jcb is reduced tailswing, it’s definitely more unstable than my old volvo but then i have got a heavier top hitch plus the integrated gripper as well which adds a bit of weight

 

my little bobcat is very stable but don’t know if i’d by another bobcat, i can’t quite put my finger on it but i’m not hugely keen on it