Best towable excavator (over next 10 -20 years)

[Hg2702]

How many hours have you clocked up now?

Just shy of 800 but I don’t drive it anymore well I do now and then but another lads on the job with it

 

[Stroppymonkey]

2021 full spec minus air con
Twin lines
Hydraulic hitch
Hydraulic thumb
Carpet in the cab

Yours electronic or hydraulic sticks?

 

[Hg2702]

Yours electronic or hydraulic sticks?

Electronic … still works to

 

[Stroppymonkey]

I was quoted 31.5k for one with no aircon but hydraulic hitch buckets and twin aux.

It’s a real peach to grade with but felt noddy with just a grading bucket and wouldn’t do any other function whilst tracking.

Extending track option takes it upto 1800mm ish width, and narrows to 1400ish. That’s a big footprint, assume that would take some noddyneas away, esp with a 250kg weight.

 

[Stroppymonkey]

Electronic … still works to

Good to hear. So you have the radio built into the computer.. horrible idea

 

[Hg2702]

Good to hear. So you have the radio built into the computer.. horrible idea

Just the dab that’s crap but the Bluetooth is brilliant can get the cricket on it or anything off your phone ! Can charge it up to there’s usb ports in it to

 

[Stroppymonkey]

Just the dab that’s crap but the Bluetooth is brilliant can get the cricket on it or anything off your phone ! Can charge it up to there’s usb ports in it to

Not sure on how much value the carpet adds - what’s the money going to be like on that? 22-25Kish at a guess?

 

[6feetdown]

Only thing I’ve bust in the cat is a hydraulic pipe ! But your right the radio is shite

Like .y wacker need to get a new 1

 

[Stroppymonkey]

I swear this was a LOT more back in the summer.

 

[Storrsy]

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I swear this was a LOT more back in the summer.

100% theyve come down. I couldn't buy one though even thoughosy of it is a decent machine. That lack of proper offset was too frustrating for me

 

[Hg2702]

Not sure on how much value the carpet adds - what’s the money going to be like on that? 22-25Kish at a guess?

If the carpet was clean na it’d be cheaper than that ! No doubt I’ll still have it in 10 months !

 

[Stroppymonkey]

If the carpet was clean na it’d be cheaper than that ! No doubt I’ll still have it in 10 months !

Might save this post and have a convo next year .

 

[Storrsy]

100% theyve come down. I couldn't buy one though even thoughosy of it is a decent machine. That lack of proper offset was too frustrating for me

Having had a chance to think about this @Stroppymonkey if they do come down enough I could probably find a way to get over lack of offset

 

[bobthebuilder]

Just the dab that’s crap but the Bluetooth is brilliant can get the cricket on it or anything off your phone ! Can charge it up to there’s usb ports in it to

you get a phone signal ,jealosy overwhelms me ,

 

[Stroppymonkey]

Having had a chance to think about this @Stroppymonkey if they do come down enough I could probably find a way to get over lack of offset

Looks like that might be excluding QH and buckets.

 

[Hg2702]

you get a phone signal ,jealosy overwhelms me ,

Even better it tells you who’s calling on the digger screen so you can avoid people

 

[bobthebuilder]

Even better it tells you who’s calling on the digger screen so you can avoid people

you can off some people ,here in sunny south wales the signal in these hills is just about non existant ,and lets not go into 4g ,what bollocks

 

[Stroppymonkey]

you can off some people ,here in sunny south wales the signal in these hills is just about non existent ,and lets not go into 4g ,what bollocks

My wife got 5G on her phone the other day. Holy WOW!

 

[6feetdown]

you can off some people ,here in sunny south wales the signal in these hills is just about non existant ,and lets not go into 4g ,what bollocks

Getting worse I think, 5g not being used for phone connection as it's s**t!

 

[hiluxman]

Don't forget the next gen cat minis will soon be pushing 6 years old. So your already a good way into the 10 years.

If they were that problematic they of been superceded by now.