5 ton digger suggestions?

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James432

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I've found two 2nd hand diggers for sale, one is a Hitachi ZX55U-6 CLR and the other a Kubota U50-5. Which one do you recommend out of the two?

Also, does anyone have any other suggestions? Between 5 - 5.5 ton. And what auctions are good for 2nd hand diggers in England?
 
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Storrsy

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I've found two 2nd hand diggers for sale, one is a Hitachi ZX55U-6 CLR and the other a Kubota U50-5. Which one do you recommend out of the two?

Also, does anyone have any other suggestions? Between 5 - 5.5 ton. And what auctions are good for 2nd hand diggers in England?
Hitachi is strong machine but tiny cabs. Do you need zero tail swing that much?
 
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Storrsy

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Better than the Kubota? Are the conventional tail swings better then?
Can't say about that particular model of kub. Depends on your application but a CTS machine will give you quite a bit more stability when heavy lifting. Unless your on tight sites all the time I'd go CTS any day of the week- cabs tend to be more spacious on them too
 
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James432

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What’s the difference between the kx series and U series?
 
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Smiffy

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Not a big kubota fan despite still having 2 but Kx57 hi spec would take some beating if your buying used and want bullet proof.

I don't think there would be anything in it reliability wise between Kubota and Hitachi. Both have s**t cabs though
 
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James432

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I don't think there would be anything in it reliability wise between Kubota and Hitachi. Both have s**t cabs though
Because of the zero tail swing? What about any other brands?
 
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Smiffy

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Because of the zero tail swing? What about any other brands?

I don't think the zero swing is entirely to blame. Just designed for short people.
Hitachi cabs are cramped, Kubota slightly more spacious but not the best.
The best cab was the old Hitachi full tailswinh side boom machines. I think they where similar if not the same as a 13t cab.
 
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James432

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What about a Volvo EC55D? Would like one that weight as a happy medium as we will only have the 1 digger
 
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Furniss

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I know I big thr wacker up a bit but is just really well thought out - little example, for the dial that controls oil flow to the prop rollers, if you touch the left roller then the flow dial automatically controls flow to that side and vice versa obviously, so if your going from a job with the tilty where you just want speed like loading wagon to a finesse job like shaping up or grading it's literally seconds to dial down flows for tilt and rotate , not bad for a standard spec machine :)
 
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Storrsy

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I know I big thr wacker up a bit but is just really well thought out - little example, for the dial that controls oil flow to the prop rollers, if you touch the left roller then the flow dial automatically controls flow to that side and vice versa obviously, so if your going from a job with the tilty where you just want speed like loading wagon to a finesse job like shaping up or grading it's literally seconds to dial down flows for tilt and rotate , not bad for a standard spec machine :)
Even the 2 ton Wacker has that as standard for the aux controls. Impressive stuff
 
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DaveDCB

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The u50 is a nice machine to drive, but such a small cab, I’m just shy of 6ft and hit my head constantly on the front window when it’s open! Can’t stretch legs out either.
I have a jcb 57c and no complaints, no issue with having another either. Hard to find 2nd hand that haven’t been hammered on a hire fleet,
 
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