Vinpetrol
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Where is that advertised?
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6feetdown
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Phoenix hire had an email flyer from them earlier, mile or so away
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6feetdown
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Brendan
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8026 offset either side is piss poor
Vinpetrol
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The Yanmar has its boom ram for offset mounted on the opposite side so it offsets further to the right. In reality it probably has the same amount of offset just the other way around and that felt a bit strange . May of been fine once used to it though
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Brendan
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Biggest let down on the 8026 is the offset, it won't dig inline with the tracks
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Lee
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The 1.6 and 1.9 are going along nicely, so when sany rang earlier in the week with a deal on a 14t I asked about a deal on 3t instead. Managed to get a couple of grand off what they quoted when I bought the smaller ones
a while ago. One of lads picked it up yesterday, nice spec machine..dipper feels too long or heavy so will have to look at counterweight I think. Miller quick coupler and buckets was a pleasant surprise!
Again, easy to deal with…whether it’s banner or sany in general, so much better than the big boys.
Again, easy to deal with…whether it’s banner or sany in general, so much better than the big boys.
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TiltyShaun
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What is the weight on the 3tonne. Zero or with an arse?
Vinpetrol
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Your going to need to change the thread title
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Lee
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Plated 2760 so 10kg over the dx27 but looks and feels a lot heavier so I’ll have to go over a bridge to check for piece of mind, no arse but shite cab design means exterior grab handles would catch if you were tight up to tracks. Possibly current track size is different than original design?? About 10mm gap on gh1054 so wouldn’t want to be any wider for sure
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Lee
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‘I bought 3 sanys, I have gone mental’?
Vinpetrol
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I was in town yesterday picking up some parts at our local hire co and noticed a few sunward minis have made their fleet . I think I also saw a liugong
Furniss
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Most hirers don't know their arse from their elbow.
Vinpetrol
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They’re a local outfit Campbell plant hire . but supply the whole of the highlands . Hundreds of hitachis Volvos Doosans takuchis etc I think they are dipping toes in the water
Furniss
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I meant the people who hire them ...ie doesn't matter what it is they hire, but was à bit tongue in cheek obviously
Vinpetrol
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i know what you're saying , my point was the hire company are a big outfit . They must of weighed this up . They will have some customers that will insist on proven brands and as you say plenty that won't. Also if you phone to hire a volvo and a sunward is your only choice you're likely going to take it anyway rather than say feck that I will shovel it instead. I bet the hire rates will be exactly the same as a Volvo . They Must be relatively confident they can move them on in 2-3 years given that they will have had a big lump of the resale value up front in the purchase price. The gamble is likely in the reliability and back up over the time they own them.I meant the people who hire them ...ie doesn't matter what it is they hire, but was à bit tongue in cheek obviously
Given that Lee the op of the thread is taking the gamble when the machines he is buying will represent a much higher percentage of his hire fleet than Campbell plant I expect we will start to see this roll out much more across hire companies in the uk .
TiltyShaun
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Very true what you say. But as someone once said to me…..you don’t get the sack for buying a Kubota!!!
Keyway here in Gloucester have added a few Sany 6/8 tonne machines to the fleet from what I can see. They have also added a few Komatsu to what is a mixed fleet. I did hear the owner was upset when Hitachi set up their own hire fleet.
Plenty of civil company drivers on hired in plant will find themselves seating on non main stream brands over the next year as hire fleets start to see what is happening with the price of new replacements now that the Euro Auctions fleet disposal returns are starting to soften.
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DaveDCB
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A lot of it will have been down to supply issues…. Usual dealer can’t supply new machine for 12/18 months but you want to expand/replace, when you have little to no options you’re going to try something else, big companies will have been neigh on gifted them I’m sure!
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