Show us your Arb Diggers please.

[monkeybusiness]

Had this on site yesterday - great concept and worked very well (the operator knew his stuff and could get the best out of it to be fair). 

[Gray git]

Really like the concept of those hydrodigs, so efficient on roadside stuff

[dumper]

1 hour ago, Gray git said:

Really like the concept of those hydrodigs, so efficient on roadside stuff

The only problem holding these back is they are not allowed to tow a trailer, so can’t take more than a couple of attachments to site. If these could they would be a game changer.

how can jcb build a machine like this and then produce such poor mini diggers?

[monkeybusiness]

2 hours ago, dumper said:

The only problem holding these back is they are not allowed to tow a trailer, so can’t take more than a couple of attachments to site. If these could they would be a game changer.

how can jcb build a machine like this and then produce such poor mini diggers?

Rightly or wrongly this turned up to site towing an Ifor plant trailer with attachments. 
It all looked legit on the road!

[openspaceman]

1 hour ago, monkeybusiness said:

Rightly or wrongly this turned up to site towing an Ifor plant trailer with attachments. 
It all looked legit on the road!

A bit like those electric scooters then, looks like the law will change in some way.

[swinny]

What diggers do I need to be looking at to purchase then? any to stay clear of? possibly 1.8t but more than likely a 2.5t machine..... Thanks

[dumper]

27 minutes ago, swinny said:

What diggers do I need to be looking at to purchase then? any to stay clear of? possibly 1.8t but more than likely a 2.5t machine..... Thanks

New or secondhand?

[swinny]

2 minutes ago, dumper said:

New or secondhand?

second hand? 8-12k? i dont need beautiful

Edited July 31, 2021 by swinny

[doobin]

11 minutes ago, swinny said:

second hand? 8-12k? i dont need beautiful

It’s a shit time to buy a second hand digger, prices are sky high. I sold my 2017 hyundai 1.7t with 1500hrs for 8.5k plus vat at the start of the pandemic as I’d ordered the E19. 
 

Now people want that kind of money for a ropey old 2001 basic model with no expanding tracks!

 

Its exacerbated by stupidly long lead times for new kit. 

Edited July 31, 2021 by doobin

[dumper]

I’d seriously consider new then keep it forever bobcat do good deals look who is local to you