Show us your Arb Diggers please.

[Stephen Blair]

My CAT is zero tail swing, it’s what I’ve used for 7 years, wouldn’t have it any other way.i spend more time in narrow places having to turn than I do lifting heavy stuff, plus I drag heavy stuff.

  It’s much smoother I find on your toes than having a normal machine juddering, I had a brand new machine out 2 years ago on demo and I parked it up after 1.5 hrs as my back was killing me.

  Each to their own, if you can make it work, crack on.

[monkeybusiness]

7 hours ago, doobin said:

Yup. But it says 27 on the side, so it’s 2.7 tonnes officer. 

When I bought my Bobcat I was also looking at Kubotas. I asked the salesman if they Cb oils supply me a 3 tonner badged as a 2.7 for exactly that reason. He refused!

[Johny Walker]

7 hours ago, IronMike said:

Out of pure morbid fascination, and I’m not trying to start a typical Arbtalk slanging match here, but does adding all this counterweight not push the boundaries of what can be towed legally? (Presuming all these are getting towed by Landy, Landcruiser, Shogun etc.) if getting moved about by tractor etc I guess It won’t matter but could see the super tight margins for keeping below 3.5 ton towing weight being eroded away.

Digger weighs in @ 2700kg with extra counter weight & grab rotator trailer weighs 625kg 

[Stephen Blair]

My machine weighs 2660kg

counter weight 150kg

grab 120kg

trailer 560kg 

 

3490kg

  Buckets in the pick up.

[Stihllymok]

Gross Train weights....?

Edited July 22, 2020 by Stihllymok

[Will C]

The right pick up will tow 3.5t and carry a ton at the same time, what’s the issue with the buckets in the truck?

2 hours ago, Stihllymok said:

[Will C]

2 hours ago, Stephen Blair said:

My machine weighs 2660kg

counter weight 150kg

grab 120kg

trailer 560kg 

 

3490kg

  Buckets in the pick up.

 

2 hours ago, Stihllymok said:

Gross Train weights....?

The right pick up will tow 3.5t and carry a ton at the same time, what’s the issue with the buckets in the truck?

[Stihllymok]

My point was that yes everyone talks about scraping away with just under 3.5t towing but not many talk about GTW. It's worth checking as I know some only have a 6T GTW like Navarras etc. 

[Guinness]

5 hours ago, Stephen Blair said:

My machine weighs 2660kg

counter weight 150kg

grab 120kg

trailer 560kg 

 

3490kg

  Buckets in the pick up.

What make of trailer do you have if it weighs 560 Kg and can carry 2660 Kg ?

[Stephen Blair]

Ifor williams and carries 3500kg.

  
gtw is 6000kg

 

i can carry around 500kg in the back, I’m not that precise as I know 3 buckets don’t weigh that, I focus on the trailer!

  Obviously this is the internet and rather than believe someone who has done this successfully and legally for 7 years it’s easier to just ask questions hoping to point out a mistake!

i also ran unimogs full of red diesel on Ag for 20 years!!

go wild with that !!?