Show us your Arb Diggers please.

[william127]

9 hours ago, Stihl123 said:

this thumb is probably one of the biggest time savers ever!!! 

Have you got a ripper tooth? Great match with a thumb, or those bolt on bucket teeth that rsl do a great as well, possible better than the tooth as they sink into the timber. 

 

Brilliant digger as well! 

[Stihl123]

5 hours ago, LGP Eddie said:

Look at that TB016?
 They should come with L plates for Arb work, perfect start out machine for everyone, learn a lot with minimal financial risk.

Great machines.

so true, so many people recommended a TB016 including you Edd

the power it has for a mini digger is always impressive 

[Stihl123]

21 minutes ago, william127 said:

Have you got a ripper tooth? Great match with a thumb, or those bolt on bucket teeth that rsl do a great as well, possible better than the tooth as they sink into the timber. 

 

Brilliant digger as well! 

haven't got a ripper tooth as yet, i guess they can be real useful. i'll take a look at them cheers mate

[doobin]

23 minutes ago, Stihl123 said:

so true, so many people recommended a TB016 including you Edd

the power it has for a mini digger is always impressive 

Meh. Only thing I like about them is the rock solid residuals. Also means they're super nickable though...

 

For God's sake don't buy a TB216. It's a dog of a machine.

[LGP Eddie]

34 minutes ago, doobin said:

Meh. Only thing I like about them is the rock solid residuals. Also means they're super nickable though...

 

For God's sake don't buy a TB216. It's a dog of a machine.

Nothing to touch a TB016, if they’d have come with dual auxiliary pipework they’d be fetching absolutely crazy money.

 

Never seen a machine so bombproof, versatile and punch above its weight, whilst probably going up in value if you’ve a very tidy one.

 

 

Eddie.

[william127]

1 hour ago, Stihl123 said:

haven't got a ripper tooth as yet, i guess they can be real useful. i'll take a look at them cheers mate

The first 2 years I had my digger I only had the grading bucket, an rsl thumb and ripper tooth! Got loads of jobs done with that combination, rip up the ground a bit with the tooth, dig it out with the big bucket? it worked but it's much nicer having a full set! 

[monkeybusiness]

On 12/10/2019 at 17:14, dig-dug-dan said:

Thanks. I have been dealing with Mike if that's any help!

I’ve seen Mike today for the first time in ages - your bits are in the workshop being fabricated apparently!

[dig-dug-dan]

23 minutes ago, monkeybusiness said:

I’ve seen Mike today for the first time in ages - your bits are in the workshop being fabricated apparently!

Fantastic!!

[Matthew Storrs]

1 hour ago, doobin said:

Meh. Only thing I like about them is the rock solid residuals. Also means they're super nickable though...

 

For God's sake don't buy a TB216. It's a dog of a machine.

I think that’s a bit harsh on the tb216. I agree in part in that the slew is a little erratic and not as nice to grade with as the previous tb016. But it has every bit as much power as the TB016 and in some ways is much improved- I tried a Kubota KX018 before I bought mine and I’d say the Tak edges it in almost every way... could it be the one you used was either very new or pump messed with?

[doobin]

1 minute ago, Matthew Storrs said:

I think that’s a bit harsh on the tb216. I agree in part in that the slew is a little erratic and not as nice to grade with as the previous tb016. But it has every bit as much power as the TB016 and in some ways is much improved- I tried a Kubota KX018 before I bought mine and I’d say the Tak edges it in almost every way... could it be the one you used was either very new or pump messed with?

Same hours as my Hyundai at the time- 900 ish. Hire machine so most likely bog standard. Hyundai probably half as much power again- much bigger rams. Despite all the problems the Hyundai gave me with the undercarriage, the hydraulics are bob on.

 

Each to their own though! I guess it's what you're used too as well. The new Bobcat E27 doesn't seem as nice to grade with as the Hyundai, but I'm probably just not dialled in with it yet at 80 hours.