The 'Today's Job' thread

[doobin]

What’s the third digger then, and what will you get for the fourth?

 

[Mogman]

3 diggers is slightly ridiculous for me as a 1 man band, especially given the amount of time I spend in a completely different industry, but I shall probably solve this next year by buying a 4th

Nice machine

But alas you are only playing at it

My main job is shifting stuff with my lorry as a one man band

But I also have

1 20 tonne duck
1 20 tonne track machine
1 5 tonne midi digger
1 1.5 tonne mini digger
2. Dumpers
2. Telehandlers
1. 120 roller
1. 2 tonne FLT
1. moffet
Plus a shed full of tools

I think I need to sell a bit of gear

 

[William127]

What’s the third digger then, and what will you get for the fourth?

Yanmar sv08 micro.
4th would be a bigger micro on servos then keep the sv08 purely for jobs that truly needs the narrow width, so it would probably never wear out. It was a bit of a tongue in cheek comment, but i never planned to buy a 2.5 this year so..

 

[TiltyShaun]

Nice machine

But alas you are only playing at it

My main job is shifting stuff with my lorry as a one man band

But I also have

1 20 tonne duck
1 20 tonne track machine
1 5 tonne midi digger
1 1.5 tonne mini digger
2. Dumpers
2. Telehandlers
1. 120 roller
1. 2 tonne FLT
1. moffet
Plus a shed full of tools

I think I need to sell a bit of gear

There is a simply formula for the number of machines you should have……it is M plus 1
M is the number of machines you currently own.
The formula for Land Rovers is LR plus 1.
You can use this as a simple guide to help you with many products you may require!!

 

[Stroppymonkey]

There is a simply formula for the number of machines you should have……it is M plus 1
M is the number of machines you currently own.
The formula for Land Rovers is LR plus 1.
You can use this as a simple guide to help you with many products you may require!!

Currently my Telehandler situation is 0+1

 

[Stroppymonkey]

There is a simply formula for the number of machines you should have……it is M plus 1
M is the number of machines you currently own.
The formula for Land Rovers is LR plus 1.
You can use this as a simple guide to help you with many products you may require!!

I would like to point out that this formula does not reliably work for females....

 

[doobin]

I would like to point out that this formula does not reliably work for females....

Falls apart around three in my experience.

 

[doobin]

Yanmar sv08 micro.
4th would be a bigger micro on servos then keep the sv08 purely for jobs that truly needs the narrow width, so it would probably never wear out. It was a bit of a tongue in cheek comment, but i never planned to buy a 2.5 this year so..

Is the tb23 a 2.5t? It doesn’t look it to me

 

[JD450A]

Is the tb23 a 2.5t? It doesn’t look it to me

To be fair I think they sit at 2.4 without buckets.

 

[Storrsy]

Falls apart around three in my experience.

Considerably higher investment costs too

 

[Storrsy]

To be fair I think they sit at 2.4 without buckets.

The cabbed version is just shy of 2.7t. the replacement 325r is 2.4 ton though

 

[Furniss]

Falls apart around three in my experience.

Agreed - 2 or 3 max

 

[Storrsy]

Ive had easier jobs to get into

I'll forgive the noise this little cat definitely punches above it's weight and the fixed undercarriage yet smaller uperbody is perfect for this job- the bulk of my 3 tonner would have been a bit tight here and it's a SSSI so I'm very limited to what I can do.
Basically it's a bridle path but horseriders are struggling to get down the path and over the ford so just rearranging boulders to lessen the drop/reduce errosion gullies etc

 

[Giles]

New (to me, clearly ) digger day
Straight to work clearing up the 100 odd ton of soil I've dug out at the barn.
Machine is just what I wanted- apart from being used obviously- feels just like a bigger version of my 217r. Felt really stable on the 3 plus meter high pile, great visibility, quiet and smooth (apart from the comedy quick hitch but that's changable).
3 diggers is slightly ridiculous for me as a 1 man band, especially given the amount of time I spend in a completely different industry, but I shall probably solve this next year by buying a 4th

You can never have enough machines

 

[Stroppymonkey]

Falls apart around three in my experience.

Sometimes 0+0 is preferable!
However the current model has proved quite reliable and with excellent functions and only minimal maintenance expenses so 1+0 is my current target

 

[William127]

Is the tb23 a 2.5t? It doesn’t look it to me

2480kg with fuel and bucket

 

[William127]

You can never have enough machines

I sold my MuckTruck on Saturday so technically I'm on the same number of machines as this time last week

 

[Stroppymonkey]

I sold my MuckTruck on Saturday so technically I'm on the same number of machines as this time last week

Sold mine last year and haven’t missed it yet

 

[doobin]

Sold mine last year and haven’t missed it yet

Same.

I remember when I bought it, it was my first dumper of any kind!

 

[SatS]

Same.

I remember when I bought it, it was my first dumper of any kind!

What does everyone favour now for a small power dumper/barrow ?