Matthew Storrs
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Shop around independent finance co’s. first time I used finance Takeuchi wouldn’t touch me for similar reasons as I had never borrowed money- but the dealer recommended a local finance co and they obliged and went on to finance several machines since.
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.... and your lovely nice new machine which in itself should be an advert for your business will get trashed- urgh- the thought of self drive fills me with the highest level of horror imaginable!
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I suppose, particularly if you are into building and doorway work, but my logic is that a 2.8 costs a lot more than a 1.8 and is another 500mm wider which makes a big difference, whereas a 1.8 is only a few grand more than a micro and at its narrowest is only 150mm or so wider, having the 1.8 go down to a meter makes it go through most garden gates etc and also has far more capacity as an attachment carrier over a micro. I’m in a rural area though- I’ve only had a micro on hire twice in ten years and the second time I ended up returning it and returning with my 3 tonner and took out a granite gatepost to get it in.
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Doubt you will go wrong with any of the main brands really- tak/bobcat/yanmar whatever- they all have pros and cons and often it’s a case of whatever you can get the best deal on.. I stupidly turned down a mega deal on a Hitachi last year in favour of the Tak cos I wanted a cab- but no doubt the Hitachi would have been paid off much quicker!
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Yes- but I don’t think there is a perfect machine in the sense that Takeuchi has a lot going for them in other ways- best blade, most robust bodywork (paint has improved on the newer one too), they are very smooth machines to operate but perhaps lose a bit of grunt compared to other brands- I still think my TB125 is one of the best all round 3 tonners I’ve tried but folk say it’s replacement has gone downhill too!
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I used to have a TB016- was my first digger- I’d say the TB216 is identical on lift capacity but perhaps less breakout force- it doesn’t slew as nicely as the TB016 in the sense that its a pretty fast swinger but overruns more when stopping the slew so can make you look a bit clumsy sometimes! I’d have the TB016 over this one if they still made them new but at the same time happy enough with it- cabs nicer!
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Kind of wish i had a micro digger on today’s job- about an inch either side between granite and glass!
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I think we could go round in circles with methodologies as to which is the best sized machine to own- I guess the biggest one possible in the space provided . I have a 1.8 and 2.8t and to be honest the amount of jobs where I can’t get the bigger one in over the 1.8 can be counted on one hand in a year, generally the smaller the digger the less I enjoy operating it... there will be an immaculate Takeuchi TB216 for sale on Arbtrader soon!
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I’m trying to watch it- wife is Swedish- seems to love this kind of thing! Maybe after a few more beverages I will get in the mood...
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Ah right, fair enough haven’t tried the Bota micro. Incidentally the Takeuchi micro is a little gutless- I wouldn’t buy one myself and I’ve had 4 Takeuchis or varying sizes so usually quite a fan
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Do they? Got to say the Kubota kx18-4 i trialled wasn’t a particularly pleasant experience. I think it’s a geographical thing most hire co’s down here are Takeuchi.
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Yeah- I noted the images were wrong, I think that’s mad money when last year Dealer offered me a brand new Hitachi zx19u for £14000 plus VAT no cab 3 buckets etc.
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Not doubting you- but that seems a lot for a 1.2 when most 1.8tonners aren’t costing that. Was that total cost buying on finance? As likely you may pay a few grand on interest.
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https://phoenix-hire-sales.co.uk/product/vio10-2a/ this is one is slightly smaller but even so, shows you idea of prices they’re charging at the mo.
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19k??? Think they’re taking the piss mate- yanmar dealer near me was asking nearer 12.5k plus vat. 19 will buy you a fully cabbed 1.8tonner... Yanmar are great machines though.
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I wouldn’t have a problem with that- too many cars on the road so must as well ban the ones who can’t adhere to the basic Highway Code, should be the same for anyone caught using mobile phone whilst driving IMO.
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£39k, a bit of undercover investigations uncovered that piece of info!
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Chap near me runs a TB145. I mean honestly I’ve never seen a machine in such a state- no windows- the steel on the blade has been ripped off. Gets thrashed- amazingly it has something like 12000 hrs on it- it’s like a cockroach!
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Steel grip better in slime- rubber on a greasy bank isn’t so great. However finding a sub 5 tonner on steels will limit your option as not many around. TBH I have rubber tracks- always on granite/peat and very little I have a problem with. Probably kinder to roots too!
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5 ton would do all that comfortably whilst still not being too big. Don’t think I’d want to go any bigger really. Even a 3 ton would be fine but may struggle a bit with larger timber (2ft plus dia). Somewhere in between the 2 if you can find one.
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Engineering solution for wall, being pushed over by tree.
Matthew Storrs replied to benedmonds's topic in General chat
I was going to suggest rebuilding wall on RSJ built in just above the root plate- of course if tree ever went then it’d pull up the wall with it. -
A little digger won’t touch that! It might be able to dig a trench around it with combo of axes and old blunt chains to sever roots but prising it out and lifting the thing will be another matter!
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Swings and roundabouts I think for a job like that- 360 and dumper means the soil only needs to be in a bucket once. Whereas backhoe is just one machine in the job- no trailers to get it there and could pretty much do the whole job without getting out of the seat, this appeals to me- My knees are getting pretty bad these days from 14 years working on my own jumping on and off machines etc. When I used to do a lot of fencing I’d be in and out the tractor 300 times a day sometimes-it’s a killer!
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I reckon I’d use a wheeled digger a lot- my only reservations are I do a lot of stone walling- big lumps of granite so all needs a digger to do it- 3 tonner struggles with a lot of the rocks but is easy to jump on and off- which needs doing for almost every large rock placed,a wheeled digger- got to swing the seat around- climb down the steps and then get back in again! I guess soft ground could be a problem too- but then it’s just a case of putting the right machine on the job and id still have a tracked digger anyway.
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Lovely- looks like the kind of job you can get stuck into. Reckon you’ve got a good combo there- backhoe for the grunt, 3 tonner for the finesse- and no lowloader in site. Did you have a dumper there or move all the material with the 4in1?
