Digger mods/cup/phone holders etc

William127

William127

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Been on my 1.7 canopy all week, still think it's the ideal machine for me but I need to put a phone and cup holder on it πŸ˜† 🀣
That got me thinking about wider mods/add ons, holders, customising etc so let's see who's done what to their machines πŸ‘πŸ‘
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V8Druid

V8Druid

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Been on my 1.7 canopy all week, still think it's the ideal machine for me but I need to put a phone and cup holder on it πŸ˜† 🀣
That got me thinking about wider mods/add ons, holders, customising etc so let's see who's done what to their machines πŸ‘πŸ‘
(Photos just because they're good ones)
" what's occurring " in the first pic then ? :unsure::unsure:
 
William127

William127

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" what's occurring " in the first pic then ? :unsure::unsure:
Never came with a bar for the quick hitch πŸ™„. I've been using a 2ft 1/2drive extension bar, which works OK but a bit sloppy and the hole had a bit of wear (tight as a drum everywhere else, decent hitch we built it back up a bit, changes a lot easier now.
Still want to change the whole lot to s30 really, but it's not going to be a cheap exercise so I've put it off πŸ˜…
 
Storrsy

Storrsy

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Never came with a bar for the quick hitch πŸ™„. I've been using a 2ft 1/2drive extension bar, which works OK but a bit sloppy and the hole had a bit of wear (tight as a drum everywhere else, decent hitch we built it back up a bit, changes a lot easier now.
Still want to change the whole lot to s30 really, but it's not going to be a cheap exercise so I've put it off πŸ˜…
Β£1500 odd for a manual hitch and 3 bouquets? But then it's all the attachments that need changing over. I've had the same thoughts
 
William127

William127

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Grease gun holder. No pictures but it's easy to hand and thus no excuse not to pick it up and pump a squirt or 2 in during the day.

Also got one on the grab lorry, again for same reasoning
Think there's a cage on the right hand pillar for that? latch is bust though so it won't stay shut. New latch and that's sorted πŸ‘Œ
 

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William127

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Β£1500 odd for a manual hitch and 3 bouquets? But then it's all the attachments that need changing over. I've had the same thoughts
Hmm, think I may have over priced getting started in my head, 1500 to get started isn't a huge amount πŸ˜†πŸ˜†
Should get bucket prices really, got the hitch price, Β£700 ish from memory.
Weekend job. Oh, no, I'll be down a hole with a breakerπŸ˜†
 
Storrsy

Storrsy

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Hmm, think I may have over priced getting started in my head, 1500 to get started isn't a huge amount πŸ˜†πŸ˜†
Should get bucket prices really, got the hitch price, Β£700 ish from memory.
Weekend job. Oh, no, I'll be down a hole with a breakerπŸ˜†
Could be more than Β£1500TBF but wouldn't have thought so. Have you asked @CPS. For a price on one of his hurricane manual S30s...
 
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DaveDCB

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Afew bits my jcb came with as standard, β€’refilling pump - priceless!
β€’Grease gun holder under rear canopy - priceless.. grease does get abit hot and runny on a hot day!
β€’I’ve put grip tape ontop of the dozer ram , Ive forgotten how many times I’ve stepped onto it and slipped off before doing this. Same on the plant trailer, put it everywhere to stop you slipping in the wet.
 
William127

William127

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Could be more than Β£1500TBF but wouldn't have thought so.
Only one way to find out πŸ‘πŸ˜†

Have you aske@CPS. For a price on one of his hurricane manual S30s...
Yeah, very nearly bought one in September then I had a spend up on the milwaukee polesaw and big battery, then the Freelander and whatever else so I never followed it up.

Had a bit of a spend up again the last couple of weeks- second tracked dumper (been out the last 7 week days as has the Slanetrac so was well worth getting πŸ‘) and another couple of milwaukee bits but I'm owed a reasonable amount again with a fair few jobs booked in so next month I should crack on and get it bought πŸ˜€ πŸ‘
 
Simon edwards

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Thinking of fully carpeting the cab,putting custom slipper holder on the step ,then I can get an in cab GoPro mount and finally become a real operator( been watching you tube videos all evening!)
 

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William127

William127

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Thinking of fully carpeting the cab,putting custom slipper holder on the step ,then I can get an in cab GoPro mount and finally become a real operator( been watching you tube videos all evening!)
If I had a cab I'd have an offcut of artificial grass as a floor mat. Did it in the porch of my tent once, 2 weeks in a typical Scottish summer, no mud at all. Free and can just replace it when neededπŸ‘ŒπŸ‘Œ
 
groundworker

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Thinking of fully carpeting the cab,putting custom slipper holder on the step ,then I can get an in cab GoPro mount and finally become a real operator( been watching you tube videos all evening!)
Looks like my digger floor, I've been meaning to get a tool pouch fixed on the canopy somewhere so I can hang my hammer/knife/tape/nips etc. out of the way but still to hand when I'm jumping on and off.
 
William127

William127

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Looks like my digger floor, I've been meaning to get a tool pouch fixed on the canopy somewhere so I can hang my hammer/knife/tape/nips etc. out of the way but still to hand when I'm jumping on and off.
I have a place on each digger where I clip a tape measure so I always know where they are.
A soft pouch of some sort hanging somewhere would be ideal actually to dump stuff out my pockets πŸ€”πŸ‘
 
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Steve

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Haven’t got around to it on my current canopy machine but I did wire in a 12v power outlet near the armrest to easily plug in my electrically heated jacket on my old machine.
 
Grahams

Grahams

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Haven’t got around to it on my current canopy machine but I did wire in a 12v power outlet near the armrest to easily plug in my electrically heated jacket on my old machine.
I had the same on my loader so I can use a heated seat cover in the cold and a fan in the summer
 
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