Digger Upgrade

[Zetor]

The benefit of the twin pump I was told is if you get bogged you can pull and track yourself out of the hole

Maybe on the old machines but modern single pump machines are well balanced and can easily multi task.

 

[holywell farmer]

Don't discount volvo, good strong machines

They have good engines in them

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

They have good engines in them

Are you still on the dumper or have you got yourself a 360 ticket?

 

[holywell farmer]

Are you still on the dumper or have you got yourself a 360 ticket?

No digger ticket yet,

 

[holywell farmer]

We run one of these been a cracking little digger has been doing all the things you are wanting to do. Getting a little slack in the pins now iirc it’s about 9500hrs only does the little jobs now as have a 13 ton jcb for doing the bulk of the work!View attachment 790836

That looks in good condition

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

No digger ticket yet,

Got to move up the food chain. Get that ticket

 

[holywell farmer]

Got to move up the food chain. Get that ticket

Maybé,,

 

[Bob lincs]

We have a Volvo ec70 , it’s a 2004 and has a bit of wear in places but is loverly to drive has a good reach and has been quite reliable .

 

[holywell farmer]

We have a Volvo ec70 , it’s a 2004 and has a bit of wear in places but is loverly to drive has a good reach and has been quite reliable .

Does have button on the joystick for more digging force ?

 

[Mur Huwcun]

Does have button on the joystick for more digging force ?

An EC70 won’t!! It’s lucky to have a handful of buttons as it is. Well proven Peljob machine, not a lot about, many more EC55s about than 70s

 

[Digester Man]

Still looking... Considering next month's Euro Auctions. Am I taking a big chance??

 

[Bob lincs]

Does have button on the joystick for more digging force ?

No , I didn’t know there was such a thing . How does that work ?

 

[Joe S]

King pin style is just a pita too use it’s helpful every once in a blue moon but over all it just makes it clumsy, since you can’t take the boom up as high.
Depending on the machine it’s a pain to clean up because the bucket won’t touch the blade.
Also harder to load a high trailer with because it need to be in the perfect place or you can’t reach in it.
Also makes it nose heavy if going into wet ground and they just don’t want to sit as well in general.
Mono boom is a better option I think anyway

 

[holywell farmer]

No , I didn’t know there was such a thing . How does that work ?

Gives it extra power in dig mode in the modern machines

 

[kej81]

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We picked up a Doosan DX55, great little machine

DX55 any good? Thinking of getting one

 

[Rusty#1]

Still looking... Considering next month's Euro Auctions. Am I taking a big chance??

No not at all, most the big hitters get there stock from there anyway, go the day before have a good go in all of the ones you’ve earmarked, I bought a 21tonner and inspected the ones I had earmarked at least 3 times over my time on site, the one that looked the best in the pictures was the worse in real life, hotel & a few pints and ready for sale day,

I personally don’t like the way they stick 3 or 4 similar but maybe different year/hours things on the ramp and then sell them with the option or let the high bidder take the pick of which they want, for example they might put lots 100,101,102,103 on the ramp and if you want lot 102 what do you do because the other chap bidding might want 101 so it’s a bit of a mind game and I guess it pays them handsomely to do it,

I’ve bought a few big bits which turned out exactly as I expected, very professional outfit

 

[Zetor]

King pin style is just a pita too use it’s helpful every once in a blue moon but over all it just makes it clumsy, since you can’t take the boom up as high.
Depending on the machine it’s a pain to clean up because the bucket won’t touch the blade.
Also harder to load a high trailer with because it need to be in the perfect place or you can’t reach in it.
Also makes it nose heavy if going into wet ground and they just don’t want to sit as well in general.
Mono boom is a better option I think anyway

The geometry of every offset machine differs greatly some good and some very poor, the twin lift rams on the larger Takeutchi’s allow them to have much more movement than my previous machines.

 

[Eggs5]

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DX55 any good? Thinking of getting one

Been a great little machine, good on juice and comfortable to be in for a shift. Air con better than our car ....

 

[Digester Man]

Bump.. any more 7 ton mono boom diggers out there? Have spotted a couple in Euro Auctions next week, probably will take a spin across if I can't get sorted out before it

Sold our Kubota 2.5 ton within 24 hours of advertising it and now have no digger!

 

[J428TGS]

iv just got a JCB JS70 1999 4700hrs on it braly pleasesd few worn pins but fine machine, i would have prefered an EX- thats what im used to but really bugger all difference, seams all the size o machines a being exported as hard as they can, shame really