They never make much secondhand compared to Kubota. The subcompact with loader, front links/pto and barely used deck was £5.5k. And that 2014 26hp hydro TM3265 with just 800 hours on the clock.... £3000. Mind you that was a lucky deal.
That looks a very useful Iseki he will be delighted.Dodging showers. Picked up this Iseki for the other half’s dad- he’s about to retire and this will be just the job for keeping his grounds tidy and him out of trouble!
Full service on it, changed all the fluids and filters but they had sent the wrong seals for the front hubs so couldn’t do any more.
Its high hours but looks well looked after. Cosmetic bits have been replaced at points- the pedal rubbers and floor mats are not what you would expect from a 2800 hour machine. The deck looks like it was used once. The deck came on a pallet with a load of other bits- it had a front links and PTO! On a little garden subcompact! I reckon it's been owned by someone like me, who wanted a high spec machine, used it well but looked after it. Little touches like the underneath hoses to the loader being routed in 1" suction hose to protect them. There's a muck fork as well as the bucket- he will spend hours moving bits of timber about
Anyway, her dad was never going to use the front links or PTO so I found a use for the links- on my larger Iseki. A tiny bit of grinding, a new hole for the side bolts and turned up a pair of bosses to take up the space (this chassis is narrower than the subcompact). Sadly the PTO wouldn't fit- couldn't get it to go past the front axle. Never mind, I have no use for a front PTO. Come to think of it I've no use for front links but there'd be no secondhand market for them over here on a subcompact. The labels were in German- over there you'd see this size tractor with a weedburner or brush on the front for pavement maintenance. Very rare over here however.
Then I got the SLR650 down from the mezannine. First surprise was when the battery had juice after two years in storage. Second surprise was when she started up after ten seconds of cranking. Third surprise was that a motorbike test place I've never used before had a slot at 12:30, fourth surprise was when she passed with just a front wheel bearing advisory.
After that I had to go and get a box of parts for the backhoe (no bushes though...). So I called in at the motorbike clothing store on the way past and spent more than I anticipated on some gear. I figured if I'm going to get a bigger bike I should have the right stuff. The jacket is proper nice, it has an airbag in it which senses when you have a crash.
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Love doing drains and getting the falls right etc. Nice bit of lube gets the job done
I never really stopped the bikes, it was just so busy last couple of years that I never got around to MOTing them!That looks a very useful Iseki he will be delighted.
We have an Iseki SXG19 with high lift tip - only 320hrs and great for doing our grass
WTF you doing getting back on a bike?
You must be going through a mid life thing
Did that a few years ago with my ZZR1200 - now wished that I’d kept it
Love doing drains and getting the falls right etc. Nice bit of lube gets the job done
Looks like you have loads of wriggle room in yer trenches
Bugger when yer pipes come up in the shingle, you gotta dig it all out again to reset it….Yeah plenty of room is the way to go!, there is a armoured elec in the bottom of the long run and another 110mm foul to go ontop….
But just had a wonder around this morning and the rain must have been bad last night as it’s floated the pipe so back to square one today
Bugger when yer pipes come up in the shingle, you gotta dig it all out again to reset it….
….usually happens on site to me when some twat walks along the pipes and IC cover
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Should have kept this beast
Mind you a Tiger 800 will do nicely
Photos when you get it please
As if there is any haggling/tyre kicking to be done, you’ve essentially already bought it!!!
Not trying to teach my Gran to suck eggs but we leave piles of gravel at points along the run to help avoid it if poss.Yeah plenty of room is the way to go!, there is a armoured elec in the bottom of the long run and another 110mm foul to go ontop….
But just had a wonder around this morning and the rain must have been bad last night as it’s floated the pipe so back to square one today
Would normally backfill as I go but there is topwater to go in that run as well. Sorted with 10mins on the shovel to warm up this morning
Guilty.
Guilty.
Also guilty of slowing right down and then blasting through the gears in the Hindhead Tunnel. Three times. God I hope those speed cameras really are the average speed type 🫣
Often pass through Hindhead tunnels some good right foot sections round there ...time I came and had a brew 
