Show us your Arb Diggers please.

[monkeybusiness]

3 hours ago, doobin said:

 Fully agree re ZTS- the Bobcat E27 is the CTS version of the E27z with an extra 3KW (1.3l engine compared to 1l) and huge spec- 3 and 5.1km/hr on tracking, rollers for aux lines and boom swing, 24KN breakout, 3.2m dump height, and...currently 5 years 0%!!!

 

Watch this space...

Have you priced one up? What sort of money are you looking at?

[doobin]

36 minutes ago, monkeybusiness said:

Have you priced one up? What sort of money are you looking at?

£27k with hitch and buckets. Top end of the market, but with 0% that gives me 4k to play with that would otherwise go on interest.

[monkeybusiness]

Just now, doobin said:

£27k with hitch and buckets. Top end of the market, but with 0% that gives me 4k to play with that would otherwise go on interest.

Cab or canopy? Extra counterweight? What sort of downpayment? I’m seriously tempted!!! 

[Matthew Storrs]

6 hours ago, monkeybusiness said:

Cab or canopy? Extra counterweight? What sort of downpayment? I’m seriously tempted!!! 

If your after a 3 tonner, il happily swap mine for that lovely 6 tonner of yours?!

[monkeybusiness]

Ha ha, I’m considering having both tbh... I’m testing the market with the 6 tonner - if it sells then I’ll put more money into a new one, but if it stays I’ll happily keep it as it is a great tool! I’d rather trade up than give the dosh to the tax man tbh, but I’m not desperate to move it on. 

I’ve been advised to stick it on Mascus as it’ll more than likely sell abroad pretty quickly apparently. We will see! 

[Matthew Storrs]

11 minutes ago, monkeybusiness said:

Ha ha, I’m considering having both tbh... I’m testing the market with the 6 tonner - if it sells then I’ll put more money into a new one, but if it stays I’ll happily keep it as it is a great tool! I’d rather trade up than give the dosh to the tax man tbh, but I’m not desperate to move it on. 

I’ve been advised to stick it on Mascus as it’ll more than likely sell abroad pretty quickly apparently. We will see! 

Yeah I’ve heard the same- kit is moving big time over to the continent. I guess exchange rate is favourable at the mo. I had been dithering over a lovely Case CX80 that came up for sale on 600mm steels, owner op etc. Finally phone up to put a down payment on it and it had been sold over the phone to Finland.

[Matthew Storrs]

20 minutes ago, monkeybusiness said:

Ha ha, I’m considering having both tbh... I’m testing the market with the 6 tonner - if it sells then I’ll put more money into a new one, but if it stays I’ll happily keep it as it is a great tool! I’d rather trade up than give the dosh to the tax man tbh, but I’m not desperate to move it on. 

I’ve been advised to stick it on Mascus as it’ll more than likely sell abroad pretty quickly apparently. We will see! 

Would you not be better off putting money into a 3 tonner and keeping your 6 too rather than upgrading 6. I very nearly traded my 3tonner in for a new 4-5 ton Takeuchi, but then for the same money I could keep my 3 and buy a used 5 tonner too, 2 machines better than 1 as unlikely they both be broken at the same time an different sizes for different jobs- I often have the need for 2 machines on a job anyway to speed things along a bit.

[monkeybusiness]

6 minutes ago, Matthew Storrs said:

Would you not be better off putting money into a 3 tonner and keeping your 6 too rather than upgrading 6. I very nearly traded my 3tonner in for a new 4-5 ton Takeuchi, but then for the same money I could keep my 3 and buy a used 5 tonner too, 2 machines better than 1 as unlikely they both be broken at the same time an different sizes for different jobs- I often have the need for 2 machines on a job anyway to speed things along a bit.

Whether I renew the 260 or not I’d still look at the 3 tonner as an addition, it’s not dependant on the sale either way. I’d just take the 5 year 0% (which isn’t how I tend to work, I prefer to buy stuff outright but that is literally free money!). I agree 2 diggers are better than 1!!!

[BunyipBen]

Hi Guys

Looking or advice again, talking about trailers to tow a 6 tonne machine. I am about to be approved for finance to purchase a machine here in Australia and will need to buy a trailer to float it behind my Unimog U1300L. I am looking at tandem axle trailer with ramps that has a flat bed length of 2.9m before the angle drops down with the beaver tail. I have no experience loading and transporting equipment so I am a bit helpless to know if this trailer will be a good match. The photos show the trailer as is now in blue and white and I got a picture from the manufacturer of the trailer as it originally looked. It is rated to 8000kg total trailer mass. The other pic shows the dimensions of the Hyundai R60CR-9A I am hoping to acquire. I see guys transporting machines with swing boom that sort of slew the cab around and have the boom offset to shorten up the total length, is that the go? Another question is regarding the mass that can be expected to transfer through the drawbar and hitch with a setup like this, would I be right in estimating around 10% of the trailers gross weight?

Thanks for you assistance

Ben

 

Edited June 8, 2019 by BunyipBen
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[BunyipBen]

Ok Guys I have another question for you. If I am setting up a log grapple such as the Intermacato TG 25 Pro S to an excavator like the Hyundai 60CR-9A what would be the best option for a rotator setup, a Rigid Mount Rotator G-rotor or a Worm Drive? I believe the trade offs are the speed vs strength, at the moment leaning towards worm drive.

Thanks again

Ben