Show us your Arb Diggers please.

[Stephen Blair]

I’d much rather have 3cx work daily, locally.

  No need for trailers, hitching, fuel cans etc, bigger cab and generally more fun to operate.

  So much to do and consider, always on the move in the cab.

BUT the CAT is a SUPER groundie on steroids.

  I’d sell the 3cx if 1 had to go.

  If I gave up tree work I’d sell the CAT.

[richy_B]

How do you think a tree shear would work on a 3cx? Topping off very over grown hedges etc. 

[LGP Eddie]

3 hours ago, richy_B said:

How do you think a tree shear would work on a 3cx? Topping off very over grown hedges etc. 

3cx would handle one no issues whatsoever, just piping it up nicely as you’ll want to keep the extender function.

 

 

Eddie.

 

[Stephen Blair]

Those poor hoses ?

  

[Bogoak]

On 09/11/2019 at 14:01, LGP Eddie said:

After this weeks fun and games, all I will say to anyone considering a JCB Midi for Tree Shear or attachments, do your homework.

 

Solutions are available, but my suggestion is contact your JCB Dealer, explain what pressure you want from the auxiliary for your chosen attachment and await their response.

 

 

Eddie.

Never thought pressures might be an issue; I’m quite curious. What are the available remedies? Is it just a matter of adjusting factory settings, or does it mean upgraded components?

[LGP Eddie]

46 minutes ago, Bogoak said:

Never thought pressures might be an issue; I’m quite curious. What are the available remedies? Is it just a matter of adjusting factory settings, or does it mean upgraded components?

Sadly in this instance due yet again to Manufacturers simply not listening even when given as much help as possible, the only answer I’ll give is speak to a JCB Dealer or purchase/hire an alternative brand with suitable Auxiliary pressure.

 

 

Eddie.

[Stephen Blair]

First breakdown today, not bad for 6 years!

  I think it’s the dead man handle. Everything starts ok, just no hydraulics.  I can hear the ‘ click ‘ when the handle goes down.

  Any advice welcome.

[Matthew Storrs]

I want to put a hydraulic thumb grab on my TB125, however the auxiliary control buttons are an all or nothing affair- which clearly is not going to lead to finesse on the thumb! If I fit some flow restrictors on the thumb line- won’t the pump still be trying to force the same fluid through a smaller diameter and therefore lead to overstraining of the pump and that groaning noise you hear when it does? Is there a better solution? I also have this problem on my other digger with the tilt hitch- it’s controlled by a footpedal- but you have to get the restricting screws set mega accurate  for it to work nice and smoothly....

Edited November 11, 2019 by Matthew Storrs

[Matthew Storrs]

6 minutes ago, Stephen Blair said:

First breakdown today, not bad for 6 years!

  I think it’s the dead man handle. Everything starts ok, just no hydraulics.  I can hear the ‘ click ‘ when the handle goes down.

  Any advice welcome.

Hmm, I had a similar thing once,  the solenoid had failed for the dead mans handle so couldn’t activate the hydraulics. However on that machine the handle didn’t have to be dis- engaged to start the machine...

 

funnily enough machine was same age and hrs as yours at the time...

Edited November 11, 2019 by Matthew Storrs

[Matthew Storrs]

2 minutes ago, Matthew Storrs said:

I want to put a hydraulic thumb grab on my TB125, however the auxiliary control buttons are an all or nothing affair- which clearly is not going to lead to finesse on the thumb! If I fit some flow restrictors on the thumb line- won’t the pump still be trying to force the same fluid through a smaller diameter and therefore lead to overstraining of the pump and that groaning noise you hear when it does? Is there a better solution? I also have this problem on my other digger with the tilt hitch- it’s controlled by a footpedal- but you have to get the restricting screws set mega acurate for it to work nice and smoothly.