Show us your Arb Diggers please.

[Blake@waveney]

Our 2013 Takeuchi 016 will be for sale for 9k plus vat 

[swinny]

22 minutes ago, Blake@waveney said:

We where temped to get this but decided to buy new this time. The last two where second hand so decided to treat our guys to a new one. 
 

Wacker Neuson ET24 2.4-ton Mini Excavator - TJC Plant Group

TJCPLANT.CO.UK

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2.4-ton manual hitch, 3 buckets, rubber tracks, long dipper ,2 door cabin, long dipper, double acting aux circuit. Ex TJC...

 

Now I'd say that was very reasonable pricing and good condition. Kind of thing I would like to buy

[Blake@waveney]

1 minute ago, swinny said:

Now I'd say that was very reasonable pricing and good condition. Kind of thing I would like to buy

Yeah seams a good deal 

[doobin]

16 hours ago, Blake@waveney said:

We where temped to get this but decided to buy new this time. The last two where second hand so decided to treat our guys to a new one. 
 

Wacker Neuson ET24 2.4-ton Mini Excavator - TJC Plant Group

TJCPLANT.CO.UK

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2.4-ton manual hitch, 3 buckets, rubber tracks, long dipper ,2 door cabin, long dipper, double acting aux circuit. Ex TJC...

 

That looks a very fair price. 

[doobin]

19 hours ago, swinny said:

Probabilly missed it but what sort of brass is the e19 doobin please? Pm if you want. Many thanks Chris

16.5-17k base spec, 19k in that spec with lots of options ticked inc lights, proportional rockers for services/offset, extra service for rotator, comfy seat, extra counterweight, more powerful track motors from e20 and a hydraulic hitch. Got in on 5 years 0% too, but that was the March price and I waited till November for delivery as factory special.  God knows what lead times are like now even for basic uk spec. 
 

Bobcat wins for me (at the moment) on price inc free finance and most importantly the ability to customise cheaply, such as twin aux which is a must for Arb work. Only three manufacturers would provide a similar spec (cat and Takeuchi) and both worked out around 7k more once you take finance over 5 years into account. Both base machines were more, and both wanted stupid money for the extra service, in Takeuchis case as a third part mod. With bobcat it’s all integrated. 
 

the finance over 5 years gives me good leverage. I have a micro, 1.9, 2.7 and a 2t tracked dumper and my repayments are £1200 a month. With these machines and my attachments I can tackle all small jobs and plenty of mid scale ones too. I have a bit of a niche where we are highly mechanised but also diverse, so I can’t have any one thing costing me too much money per month as there’s no guarantee if will be used that month! On the plus side, we are never short of work. 
 

But bobcat backup isn’t always brilliant and stevie wonder must do their pdi. They are only really winning on price currently, though I’m getting on well with the e27 and the micro is the best true micro on the market for me. 
 

twin aux is easier to find when you get up to 2.7t, and I almost had a kubota rather than the bobcat then as there was only the finance in it. 
 

hope this helps. 
 

Edited January 3, 2021 by doobin

[Stephen Blair]

[arbwork]

Stephen   why are you doing that? 

[Stephen Blair]

24 minutes ago, arbwork said:

Stephen   why are you doing that 

26 minutes ago, arbwork said:

Stephen   why are you doing that? 

[Stephen Blair]

Part of a rhody clearing job, I was taking stumps out .

[Khriss]

Doing a lot of work fr such a little thing  😯 k