Best towable excavator (over next 10 -20 years)

[Simon edwards]

Local garage to me had a 7.5 ton recovery wagon for years all legit,one weekend picked up an old dumper as a favour for a mate,got pulled and done for no o license etc. All down down to the load,anything other than recovery,even moving cars if not being recovered is outside the exemption(apparently).

 

[Storrsy]

Yes but by far the most popular exemption is the John Deere one. This carries many other exemptions aswell such as the use of ratchet straps. Red diesel allowances and the use of weight restricted roads

Sound like the option to go for then

 

[V8Druid]

and talking of recovery .....

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bet his neighbours love him parking that in the street

 

[craig]

Isn’t there O-Licence exemptions for recovery/distance from base? Not my area but think I recall reading something about it

Recovery is only O licence exempt for broken down or accident damaged vehicles, being taken home or place of repair. Vehicle delivery or bags on pallets isn't.
The distance from base exemption is for tachograph use.

 

[pettsy]

Correct, tacho as well iirc. Of course if you have the police contract I believe you tend to get other "privileges"

Local garage I’m good friends with did police contracts for many years. From what I could tell, It got to the point the hoops weren’t worth jumping through so they gave it up.

 

[V8Druid]

Local garage I’m good friends with did police contracts for many years. From what I could tell, It got to the point the hoops weren’t worth jumping through so they gave it up.

yep .... used to be on their crane list in Gwent/Monmouthshire ..... got ridiculous and told 'em to remove me from their lists .. were happy enough to see you arrive and right/remove whatever was blocking two lanes though

 

[Stroppymonkey]

found this one in a hedge yesterday, what number is missing? I can’t find a google answer. KX41 HG? Early 90s 1.5T?

 

[hiluxman]

Yes will be early 90s. One of demo firms round here still have one and use it regularly.

 

[Stroppymonkey]

Its a weekend of questions.
What is the greek letter mean on this ? Looks like an a / Alpha, but google just tells me its a 5 ton kubota. (Which it clearly isnt!)

Pardon our interruption...

 

[Stroppymonkey]

I guess its a KX61-3 thats had a paint job and someones put the wrong decals on it.

 

[hiluxman]

Its a weekend of questions.
What is the greek letter mean on this ? Looks like an a / Alpha, but google just tells me its a 5 ton kubota. (Which it clearly isnt!)

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Pardon our interruption...

It is an alpha sign. It was used as part of the branding at one time. Mainly -2 machines and some -3 iirc

 

[Stroppymonkey]

It is an alpha sign. It was used as part of the branding at one time. Mainly -2 machines and some -3 iirc

Thanks. I’m not experienced in kubota number system, but is this a 3t or 2.6t with wrong label on it ?

 

[Storrsy]

Thanks. I’m not experienced in kubota number system, but is this a 3t or 2.6t with wrong label on it ?

It's a 2.6. the label is for a 5 ton Kubota. It's actually a kx61-3.

 

[Stroppymonkey]

It's a 2.6. the label is for a 5 ton Kubota. It's actually a kx61-3.

Thankyou @Storrsy . Thought I was going mad for a bit. Plenty of hours on it though.

 

[Brendan]

Had a price for a fifth wheel flatbed trailer..........









£35,000 plus vat

Fair to say my interest in that option has stopped

 

[Lancs Lad]

Had a price for a fifth wheel flatbed trailer..........









£35,000 plus vat

Fair to say my interest in that option has stopped

Buy a nice wagon for that

 

[Brendan]

Buy a nice wagon for that

I know and pay for the doing the tests

 

[Stroppymonkey]

Had a price for a fifth wheel flatbed trailer..........









£35,000 plus vat

Fair to say my interest in that option has stopped

That's utter bonkers..

 

[pettsy]

Wabtec by any chance?

 

[Brendan]

Wabtec by any chance?

Neat vehicles, I did also contact fifth wheel Europe but they don't supply direct so they sent wabtecs details but had the neat price and stopped enquiring