Show us your Arb Diggers please.

[Dawsons Groundcare]

We've had a yanmar sv26 for a couple if years now. Really nice machine only annoyance is the switches on the right are too close to the seat and I find I keep knocking the heater on. Also exhaust fumes when machine is cold seem worse than they should and not as fast on the tracks as the kubota was. I honestly think with that size machine they're all pretty much the same performance wise. Just go with best price and local for back up. 

[doobin]

3 hours ago, JLA1990 said:

I’m probably gonna go second hand, as my choice is bobcat but don’t want to pay top whack as currently it’ll be an occasional machine. Have you had a go in a doosan dx27z heard they’re practically the same machine as the bobcat. I just missed out on your e27 would have loved it!

The dx27z (until this years models) is the same as the bobcat e27z. 
 

For Arb work you really want the e27. More counterweight (although nowhere near the tailswing of the Yanmar) and a larger engine than the z model, which is good for lifting and shifting quickly. 

[william127]

My new to me 217r, next to the 215r that influenced my choice😀👍

[doobin]

8 hours ago, william127 said:

My new to me 217r, next to the 215r that influenced my choice😀👍

Sorry mate, you can’t come in without a grab. * bouncer closes door*

[doobin]

On 17/07/2024 at 06:51, doobin said:

Sorry mate, you can’t come in without a grab. * bouncer closes door*

Oh the irony. 
 

here’s my latest. It will be an arb digger, but I need to buy a grab first. 2015 model but only 380 genuine hours. Nice spec including TAB boom and angle dozer blade. Must be a 75-80k digger new. 
 

The backhoe is sold, I just couldn’t make it work for me. 

[doobin]

Tilty working well being shared between the e27 and the e19. 
 

Still think I prefer a separate rotator/grab combo though.

[Pete Mctree]

Nice - I really would like an e27, it would work well for my small setup. Probably hunt for one in spring 

[AHPP]

2 hours ago, doobin said:

Oh the irony. 
 

here’s my latest. It will be an arb digger, but I need to buy a grab first. 2015 model but only 380 genuine hours. Nice spec including TAB boom and angle dozer blade. Must be a 75-80k digger new. 
 

The backhoe is sold, I just couldn’t make it work for me. 

 

Snowplough or strokemouth tilt?

[doobin]

37 minutes ago, Pete Mctree said:

Nice - I really would like an e27, it would work well for my small setup. Probably hunt for one in spring 

They are a simply fantastic arb digger. 

[doobin]

12 minutes ago, AHPP said:

 

Snowplough or strokemouth tilt?

Only side to side sadly