Which excavator?

Farmer_Joe

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Livestock Farmer
Location
The North
ive got a x 'a plant' jcb,(much smaller 6 tonne) its good but the engine in it is one of the wierd perkins n/a engines where the inlet is part of the cam cover so it burns oil. also its not had new pins that long and there beggining to get a bit of slop...

there were loads at euro auctions and it was cheap so i dont think it was too bad!

Other than that its good and has been extremely reliable and simple to maintain over a 1000 hours.
 

Phil P

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Arable Farmer
Location
North West
My vote is a volvo 140. We had hitachi before and thers no comparrison between the 2 diggers the volvo would pull the hitachi in bits and is easier on the juice
I was looking at this, but the distance put me off been 5h away makes viewing a pita! May put it back on the short list.
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Lincs Lass

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Location
north lincs
When I say reduce swing I mean it has the shorter counter weight.
Zero tail swing ,,PITA ,,the developers here not long bought a new 14tn Volvo ,,heavier track frame to compensate the shorter counterbalance ,,no cab space ,terribly unstable ,,they lifted a 6ft concrete ring and it lurched over ,,they hate it
 

Phil P

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
North West
Zero tail swing ,,PITA ,,the developers here not long bought a new 14tn Volvo ,,heavier track frame to compensate the shorter counterbalance ,,no cab space ,terribly unstable ,,they lifted a 6ft concrete ring and it lurched over ,,they hate it
Thanks for the heads up ?
 

Phil P

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
North West
Thats the digger ur lookin for. Sure whats 5 hours travel when ur spendin alota money plus its wet weather atm so perfect excuse for day out
Not spoke to them so would have to make sure it’s still available, I’d definitely go and look before money changed hands. Just hoping to find something closer to home, keep the travelling and transport costs down a little.
 

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