Show us your Arb Diggers please.

[doobin]

On 13/12/2025 at 18:53, s o c said:

The boom set-up on that JCB looks handy.

Good for loading trailers etc ?

Don’t really do loading trailers etc but it’s just incredible for grab work. You loose so much height on a normal machine with a grab and rotator. 
 

I wish someone would make a triple boom with a 2.7 tonner. 

[Stephen Blair]

Clam shell inspiration!  I’ve never thought of that before!  

[JLA1990]

On 15/12/2025 at 06:37, doobin said:

Don’t really do loading trailers etc but it’s just incredible for grab work. You loose so much height on a normal machine with a grab and rotator. 
 

I wish someone would make a triple boom with a 2.7 tonner. 

I might of one the machine battle but you win the work environment war - can’t get away from site clearance atm

[slack ma girdle]

150 tonnes of western hemlock cut and stacked.

[Stihl123]

i'm looking to sell my Bobcat E16 (ignore the 320 sticker)

2008

2400 hours 

owner operated since new

comes with 3 buckets + griddle bucket + ripper tooth

could include the grab for extra ££

this is the long arm option, 2 speed tracking, expandable tracks etc

dry stored

 

i'll be servicing it next week when the service kit arrives 

 

NO VAT

 

anyone interested, looking for around £8k ono

 

thanks

 

[topchippyles]

8 hours ago, Stihl123 said:

i'm looking to sell my Bobcat E16 (ignore the 320 sticker)

2008

2400 hours 

owner operated since new

comes with 3 buckets + griddle bucket + ripper tooth

could include the grab for extra ££

this is the long arm option, 2 speed tracking, expandable tracks etc

dry stored

 

i'll be servicing it next week when the service kit arrives 

 

NO VAT

 

anyone interested, looking for around £8k ono

 

thanks

 

I owned one but found it a bit under powered compared to my yanmar b-15

 

The expanding tracks were a nice feature though. 

Edited January 19 by topchippyles

[Stihl123]

12 hours ago, topchippyles said:

I owned one but found it a bit under powered compared to my yanmar b-15

 

The expanding tracks were a nice feature though. 

 

helpful comments as always 😅

 

does that look underpowered? 

[Ty Korrigan]

On 12/11/2025 at 20:21, Mick Dempsey said:

Anyway, funny story, picked it up and was dicking around with it getting used to the controls and it cuts out, restarts then cuts out.

 

Phoned the seller who said that it was a problem he thought he’d fixed by replacing fuel lines and filters, but said to bring it back and he’d give me back the money, which I duly did.

Fairs fair, a man of his word. 
So I’m still diggerless.

 

They call him "Diggerless Dempsey" which is better than than "Dégeulass Dempsey"

 Few will understand this play of words...

[sime42]

Ych a fi

 

 

 

 

[Mick Dempsey]

33 minutes ago, Ty Korrigan said:

 

They call him "Diggerless Dempsey" which is better than than "Dégeulass Dempsey"

 Few will understand this play of words...

Yeah, I keep waiting for the right one.

Should have kept the little Takeuchi 1.6 from a few years back.