The 'Today's Job' thread

Furniss

Furniss

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mines at 30degrees but afew less to about 25deg would be spot on.

I had this one and it was too heavy, it’s now on a 8ton hitachi non kingpost machine and even that knows about it! Must of been built out of Irish lead soaked steel 😂 * must say it was ALOT better built than the Digbits one I’ve got now! View attachment 59235
Cheers I will try get the headstock sat on a 25° angle .... wont waste too much time ...if its awful it will weigh in ;)
 
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DaveDCB

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My machine handled the weight fine and it worked well on the hard stuff like in the photo, it was more when your swinging it around speed grading , could feel it giving the tilty abit of pain, being abit too enthusiastic could of soon bent something!
 
Giles

Giles

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Bmc 3 ton one is a heavy beast to man handle a lot of metal in it.
 

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DaveDCB

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Can still pick up stone with the back blade on my beam, granted not as easily.. but mine doesn’t hold very much at all so it’s easier to just rotate it all the way up and shove material back(or rotate and grade backwards)
Horses for courses! I just like to be able to grade from full reach right back up to the machine.
 
Left hooker

Left hooker

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Can still pick up stone with the back blade on my beam, granted not as easily.. but mine doesn’t hold very much at all so it’s easier to just rotate it all the way up and shove material back(or rotate and grade backwards)
Horses for courses! I just like to be able to grade from full reach right back up to the machine.
I can with mine also even with long dipper
 
Furniss

Furniss

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I dont know whos the most culpable.....
Whites for the design and manufacture of the worst hitch + geometry that you poss make and have it still fit....or Kubota u.k for allowing such a piece of shite to be put wholesale on their mini diggers.
What were any of them thinking, and I wouldn't trust my money again on a firm that is either unaware or perhaps thinks thats its fine to completely ruin whats otherwise an o.k'ish digger by hanging that piece of shite on the end.

Here it is in all its glory reversed for gravelling up a drain and at the end of its rotation....beggers belief.

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