Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 10:39 pm
Took delivery of my new machine today, don't want to use it and get it dirty!!!
The offset boom is awesome to use, so so versatile!
The offset boom is awesome to use, so so versatile!
The Brew Cabin
Paving, Drainage and Hard-landscaping in Britain and Ireland
https://ext.pavingexpert.com/brewcabin/
New arrival - Tb180 fr
https://ext.pavingexpert.com/brewcabin/viewtopic.php?t=13803
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Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 10:44 pm
Wow looks good is that a 6 ton? i run 3ton bobcat's but that looks the buisness MSH
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 11:07 pm
nice bit of kit. you doing a lot of groundworks these days?
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 11:17 pm
very nice indeed, read really good things about it in earthmovers, you can move pivot point from one side of machine to the other can't you. that must have set you back best part of £30k??
will you lend it me to play with i promise i wont get it dirty haha
i want the 8 ton kubota, santa are you listening......
will you lend it me to play with i promise i wont get it dirty haha
i want the 8 ton kubota, santa are you listening......
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 11:33 pm
wow thats a cool looking bit of kit there Dave
is that instead of the barber green
is that instead of the barber green
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 6:19 am
It's an 8 tonner - yes for groundworks & bulk excavation work together for use as a loading shovel back at our yard, you can see the 80t of crushed concrete beside it and 500t of type1 behind it - when the 5 ton machine is out on site (ideal size) we only have a 3 ton machine to load wagons back at the yard.
The offset boom is very versatile, initially find it odd having it swinging around in from of you!
The offset boom is very versatile, initially find it odd having it swinging around in from of you!
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 3:27 pm
the bloke who does our digging uses takeuchi and swears by them,his 3 tonner will dig a trench 2.7 m deep at a push!
i expect that baby would do 4 m dave?
nice kit
LLL
ps found a 3 yr old one on ebay 8 tonner link
reckon daves must have been 30+ for a brand spanker
Edited By lutonlagerlout on 1260977400
i expect that baby would do 4 m dave?
nice kit
LLL
ps found a 3 yr old one on ebay 8 tonner link
reckon daves must have been 30+ for a brand spanker
Edited By lutonlagerlout on 1260977400
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 6:48 pm
nice bit of kit mate, dont really know that much about diggers but it looks the muts. now tell the truth here, will you be out polishing it this weekend?. ???
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 7:37 pm
Haven't actually dug with it yet but the specs indicate a 4m+ digging depth!
Seems a shame to get it dirty, it's a habit of ours to have a picture of every new machine before it does any work with the family/children etc - pictures for the scrapbook to look back on in the future.
Got a pic of my daughter when she was about two with our three ton machine, snapped a pic just before she turned a whacked her head on a bucket tooth! Never forget that time.
Seems a shame to get it dirty, it's a habit of ours to have a picture of every new machine before it does any work with the family/children etc - pictures for the scrapbook to look back on in the future.
Got a pic of my daughter when she was about two with our three ton machine, snapped a pic just before she turned a whacked her head on a bucket tooth! Never forget that time.
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 7:39 pm
Ah thats the standard TB175 model (non zero tailswing) machine Tony - and 4000 hrs! She's done some work!lutonlagerlout wrote:found a 3 yr old one on ebay 8 tonner link
reckon daves must have been 30+ for a brand spanker
We had a good deal on this machine; there is a backlong of them in the UK as obviously the site machine market has/had collapsed.
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 8:22 pm
Cracking machine my local plant hire has one. They replaced the king pin over the summer for a cool 5 grand you have been warned.
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 9:19 pm
Yeah it needs to be kept well greased, but that suits us as we grease our machines daily - whereas hired plant often comes to us dry of grease and creaking!
Plus the radiator etc needs to be kept clean and dust free as the fairly compact engine bay needs decent airflow to remain cool.
Plus the radiator etc needs to be kept clean and dust free as the fairly compact engine bay needs decent airflow to remain cool.
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 9:10 am
Dave do you not run a 2cx or small loading shovel, thought most blacktop lads had the obligatory trackair haha
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:23 pm
nice machine dave. Not seen one like that. your tarmac business must be doing ok for splashing out on something like this!
Was there a good finance deal on it?
Was there a good finance deal on it?
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:56 pm
Black Gold's trading at a record high dont'y'know !dig dug dan wrote:nice machine dave. Not seen one like that. your tarmac business must be doing ok for splashing out on something like this!
Was there a good finance deal on it?