Very handy. I really liked my Case for that reason- it wasn't a TAB boom but the way it pulled right back made a superb range of motion- could pretty much pick my nose with the bucket if i wanted. A kingposted machine felt totally numb in comparison
Unhitched the trailer, did a bit of pacing out and moved a couple of bits round in the containers, all in daylight
Yeah just that extra 30-40 mins on the evening now makes all the difference- love this time of year as Spring approaches. Sure the 217 will appreciate a shelter to live in- makes a big difference to paintwork fading etc if kept undercoverGood day today, little fence job done (never took any pictures) and back by 1. Unloaded a few odds and ends on the bonfire, spotted a few dead branches in the landlady's wood, hanging over the road. So that's another job to do with the milwaukee polesaw
Did another couple of hours on the shed build, eventually it'll be going behind the little stock trailer, no more tarping up the 217r
Best bit though was realising it's still light at well past 5pm
Exactly, extra half hour just so you can pack up/load up/sweep up easily or do a bit of yard work makes the day feel much nicer.
Which axle steers on that. Assume the blade at rear in road travel?want a narrower bucket for nose picking with this lil' girl
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How did you get back?I enjoyed today. Took me 2.5 hrs to track the machine out here and haven't seen a soul all day, plenty of soft ground and peat hags to negotiate. The ground wobbles as you track along in parts
Walked! That took over an hour in itself as the crow flies though- digger I had to plot the route a lot more
BIL can probably feed himself dinner with his little 3 tonner and its offset?/Knuckle? boomwant a narrower bucket for nose picking with this lil' girl
Here he is putting an oil line in for us 6 years ago today.
Offset as in not on a kingpost? I tell you what Id bloody love a 3 tonner if they could make one with the boom mounted next to the cab and do away with the kingpostBIL can probably feed himself dinner with his little 3 tonner and its offset boom
Sorry I dropped the images. Have updated now!
didnt kobelco make one /
Didnt Hitachi and Kobleco get in bed with each other at some point?didnt kobelco make one /
blade and pendle axle at front .. legs at the rear to get it to steer 'normally' ... nice and easy to get yerself level with the independent legs
but rarely have to use them these days, having gotten everything reasonably level already
Ah ok other way round to mine then. Kinda wish the blade was at the front for roading as easier to keep an eye on itblade and pendle axle at front .. legs at the rear to get it to steer 'normally' ... nice and easy to get yerself level with the independent legs
And JCB as well….
wasn't that a rebadged Sumi ??
