Best mini digger?

[richy_B]

Was looking upto 7.5k, he wanted £6500 for the kubota, £5950 on the Volvo and £7200 on the Terex, spoke to another place in way back and I'm waiting to hear back from thier finance people with regard to looking at a newer Takeuchi 016

 

When I was on the hunt for a mini digger I started off with a 6-7k budget but found in that price range there was just too much junk. Everything was 10 year old, thousands of hours amd battered. I upped my budget to 10k and was able to look at 3 year old, 500 hour, like new models. I reckon it is well worth spending the extra. In 3 years I think it'll still be worth £8k-9k.

[LGP Eddie]

Just a snippet of information on a very long overdue change on the extremely popular size Kubota U27-4.

This machine is finally available with factory twin dual action auxiliary circuits making attachment fitment easy with what should be great control without interruption of other functions.

It's took a bit of digging to find, but they also do a bolt on folding track pedal kit that is fitted to the larger machines for this model.

A couple of seemingly minor points that make a massive difference to the operating experience and production over the lifetime of the machine.

I await my demo shortly, but if I had to take the Volvo Ecr25D today it's certainly a great machine too.

 

 

Eddie.

[Matthew Storrs]

When I was on the hunt for a mini digger I started off with a 6-7k budget but found in that price range there was just too much junk. Everything was 10 year old, thousands of hours amd battered. I upped my budget to 10k and was able to look at 3 year old, 500 hour, like new models. I reckon it is well worth spending the extra. In 3 years I think it'll still be worth £8k-9k.

 

 

Yes a few grand gets a consierably better machine, my first TB016 I got for £8k with 1400 hours in near enough perfect condition, I put a thousand hours on it over 3 years and sold it on losing only a £2k, it cost me £2 an hour! fuel and servicing was about £1.50 an hour and it cost me nothing in repairs over 3 years, proper money earner.

 

I think if i was buying a used 1.5tonner now i would set my budget at £10k, IMO this will get you a really decent machine. if you spend anymore than this than you'd probably be better of buying brand new with the benefits of warranty etc. I,d sooner finance a good machine than buy a banger out right.

[Matthew Storrs]

Hmmm - I knew I shouldn't have used this thread - sorry CSS.

 

Mathew - can you remind me what size hammer you are running (and if you used it on the TB016).

 

Ta

 

The pictures i posted above are on a 2.8 tonner, that postdriver has a 180 kg weight and i would not want more on it! A 1.5t would barely lift the machine as it weighs 350kg all in. When i had my TB016 i had a lighter built postdriver with a 100kg hammer weight. You could work with it on pretty steep ground.

[Matthew Storrs]

you could always have a bracket made up so you accept additional counterweights on the rear of a 1.5t?, an extra 150kg of counterweights would make quite a difference on a TB016

[Matthew Storrs]

Just a snippet of information on a very long overdue change on the extremely popular size Kubota U27-4.

This machine is finally available with factory twin dual action auxiliary circuits making attachment fitment easy with what should be great control without interruption of other functions.

It's took a bit of digging to find, but they also do a bolt on folding track pedal kit that is fitted to the larger machines for this model.

A couple of seemingly minor points that make a massive difference to the operating experience and production over the lifetime of the machine.

I await my demo shortly, but if I had to take the Volvo Ecr25D today it's certainly a great machine too.

 

 

Eddie.

 

 

How would you compare a zero tail swing compared to standard on a 2.8 ton machine. I've never used one but was watching one on site the other day and I thought it looked a bit jumpy on the back track compared to my standard one. Isn't the track base wider on zero swingers?

[LGP Eddie]

How would you compare a zero tail swing compared to standard on a 2.8 ton machine. I've never used one but was watching one on site the other day and I thought it looked a bit jumpy on the back track compared to my standard one. Isn't the track base wider on zero swingers?

 

Yes obviously a bit of compromise to be had, and they generally have wider track frames to help redress the balance, but obviously in this class they can't go much more than 100mm wider over standard or the machines can't get in the tight spots.

Some offer additional counterweight that then sticks out the back, and in the worst instances people stack these and end up with a big lump of weight hanging out that gives more tailswing than a traditional machine?

 

I would just prefer the zero swing option for the bits and pieces I have in mind, hopefully less susceptible to damage and able to work in tight spots.

 

 

 

Eddie.

[roseyweb]

I m debating selling my 1.8 tonne cat301.8

900hrs

Well serviced

Expanding tracks

Would like about 7k

[csservices]

I m debating selling my 1.8 tonne cat301.8

900hrs

Well serviced

Expanding tracks

Would like about 7k

[ATTACH]208540[/ATTACH]

 

 

Would that be plus vat?