Show us your Arb Diggers please.

[dig-dug-dan]

35 minutes ago, Matthew Storrs said:

Christmas pressie arrived for me today. Old but mighty tidy.

Oooh! Very nice. Age/hours price?

[doobin]

Perfect size for your work mate. How will you shift it about?

 

Did you get the grapple with it?

Edited December 23, 2019 by doobin

[Matthew Storrs]

2 hours ago, dig-dug-dan said:

Oooh! Very nice. Age/hours price?

It’s a 2001. 2 owner ops/drivers from new.  I bought it a month ago but It had more play then I’d like in the slew bearing so I had a new one put in. The rest of it is pretty tight and engine is a peach. It has done 4400 hrs, undercarriage is in excellent condition which really sold it for me with those tracks on it. It’s nice that at this age it’s not going to lose much money so reckon if I keep it a few years and then can trade in for something newer if I find it works out to be the best size for me. It cost £12500+vat with the new bearing fitted,  fully serviced and includes 4 buckets and the grab.

[Stephen Blair]

Nice machine, I bought the wee Yanmar and collected today 

[Matthew Storrs]

46 minutes ago, doobin said:

Perfect size for your work mate. How will you shift it about?

 

Did you get the grapple with it?

Yes got grapple but will be fitting a hydraulic thumb to it as well (if I can fit all the brackets on!) thumbs are perfect for building stone face banks as it’s a constant need for both grab and bucket. Will use a lorry for the most part for further jobs, it does just fit into my Herbst dump loader trailer though.

[Matthew Storrs]

1 minute ago, Stephen Blair said:

Nice machine, I bought the wee Yanmar and collected today 

Nice- seems like it’s the time of year to treat ourselves! Hope it works out well for you.

[Bennovet]

Nice- seems like it’s the time of year to treat ourselves! Hope it works out well for you.

Indeed [emoji12]

[Gray git]

Indeed [emoji12]

Not quite a digger but one of these is going to be delivered in the new year as a late crimbo present, stock photos I'm afraid but same model. too

[monkeybusiness]

3 minutes ago, Gray git said:

 

 

Not quite a digger but one of these is going to be delivered in the new year as a late crimbo present, stock photos I'm afraid but same model. too

 

 

Shitthebed - you are the winner!!!! Nice work sir!

[dumper]

24 minutes ago, Gray git said:

 

 

Not quite a digger but one of these is going to be delivered in the new year as a late crimbo present, stock photos I'm afraid but same model. too