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- East Yorkshire
Which is the best 4t 7m approx telehandler of mainstream brands? No obscure ones please!
Which is the best 4t 7m telehandler?
- Thread starter willyorkshire
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ACEngineering
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- Oxon
Endless question really as its just other peoples opinion of which there will be many some justified and others not, but the only opinion that really matters is your own!
try a few on demo or ask your nighbours for look at theres, buy the one you like based on how well it does what YOU ask/want of it, the one you can afford and the one you can best get service for.
In no particular order JCB, Manitou and i guess Merlo are the mainstream brands i suppose, with Bobcat, New Holland, Kramer, Claas, Dieci following behind again in no particular order just what sprang to mind at the time.
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- Cumbria
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barleybasher
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Narrow it down by finding the best dealers local to you, then demo 2-3 brands with a view to actually buying one so that you can get a good deal.
Or just speculate endlessly if you prefer.
Or just speculate endlessly if you prefer.
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- Shropshire
Of the best brands, buy the one with the best warranty.
JCBs standard 1 year warranty is pathetic.
JCBs standard 1 year warranty is pathetic.
lloyd
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- Herefordshire
It would be interesting to see the numbers sold into the agriculture mkt in the UK.
I'd guess JCB would be first but a lot of Kramers being sold to JD customers.
ollie989898
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Kramer but how good the local dealer is will be key.
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- LINCOLNSHIRE/KENYA
Kramer made Claas very good. Liebherr made Claas maybe not so.
ollie989898
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I haven't had a go in the very latest Claas but I have driven 3 different Kramer build Claas machines and a Kramer itself and I got on with them all really really well. I had to turn down the responsivity of the hydraulics down a notch at first though.
ACEngineering
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- Oxon
Jcb would win the numbers game in uk hands down with manitou 2nd, merlo 3rd.
How ever just cause jcb sell more doesnt in my eyes make them any better than the others although I would take just about any machine over a Merlo!
68 reg JCB 541/70 is almost a gamechanger here, superb and a huge leap better than the 12 reg 536/70 it replaced in every way
Are you looking for new or secondhand? I was chatting to manitou dealer last week and he said they are still hard to get hold of he said. I don’t think you can do any better than either a Jcb or a manitou. If you don’t mind climbing into a high cab then Jcb. I personally prefer my 741 manitou as It is lower to get in and out of it and I never really spend hours on end in it so the cab and noise doesn’t really bother me.
- Location
- East Yorkshire
Have 19 reg JCB. Just wondering what others think of their choice. With lead times almost in years not weeks, time to be thinking about next one.
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- LINCOLNSHIRE/KENYA
My son was with Class last year and says there's a few problems with them. I tried to a get a quote for one though but couldn't get one. However I'd prefer a Class because I like their backup.
Hilly
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- Scottish Borders.
Best finance deal. Pays your money takes your chance .
lloyd
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- Location
- Herefordshire
I thought they were mostly cash only .
Hilly
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- Scottish Borders.
No idea ive nkt bought one for years .
lloyd
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- Location
- Herefordshire
Unless things have changed the last few months i only
saw Bobcat offering any .
Hilly
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- Location
- Scottish Borders.
Thats all a bit boring !
lloyd
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- Herefordshire
Seem quite different to tractors but at the end of theThats all a bit boring !
day it's probably priced into the deal.