Micro digger advise

[Sam]

Looking at getting a micro digger, i have narrowed it down to kubota u10, bobcat e10, doosan dx10 or takeuchi tb210. Any reviews on any of the above good or bad? Thanks

 

[JD450A]

Looking at getting a micro digger, i have narrowed it down to kubota u10, bobcat e10, doosan dx10 or takeuchi tb210. Any reviews on any of the above good or bad? Thanks

Bobcat or The Doosan, Identical machines so see which you can get the better finance and backup from. Best micro out there atm... and that's from a takeuchi owner.

 

[Komatsu]

Welcome Sam, new or used?

 

[Komatsu]

@Regy53 has this up... https://www.sandhillplant.com/inven...c=0&sfc=0&ssf=0&ftr=1&sbc=0&snai=0&catid=1031

 

[Regy53]

Welcome Sam. Indeed we have 3 x E10's in the yard they are all sister machines year 2017. 600-780 hours. As always the slightly tidier one is the one with highest hours .

That aside your picking the best machines out there, the E10 has usually stacked with the best residuals out there this is because they were first to servo controls and have set the targets high.

good luck with your search

 

[Sam]

Bobcat or The Doosan, Identical machines so see which you can get the better finance and backup from. Best micro out there atm... and that's from a takeuchi owner.

What makes the bobcat doosan better than the tb210? Have only had a quick go on both?

 

[Regy53]

@Regy53 has this up... https://www.sandhillplant.com/inven...c=0&sfc=0&ssf=0&ftr=1&sbc=0&snai=0&catid=1031

Many thanks nice to see you all notice

 

[Sam]

Welcome Sam, new or used?

Looking at new, currently use a kubota u10.

 

[hiluxman]

What are you wanting to know?
Ive got a doosan, bobcat and a jcb currently.
The only two over the years to not give me grief have been the jcbs.

 

[Komatsu]

Many thanks nice to see you all notice

Was half thinking about it myself to be fare

 

[Regy53]

What are you wanting to know?

Ive got a doosan, bobcat and a jcb currently.

The only two to not give me grief have been the jcbs.

not something you would expect to read

 

[Sam]

What are you wanting to know?
Ive got a doosan, bobcat and a jcb currently.
The only two over the years to not give me grief have been the jcbs.

Only really have experience of kubota. Whats the paint like on the doosan? Gather the bobcat paint just falls off! Nice to have a tidy looking machine.

 

[hiluxman]

not something you would expect to read

It was partly cost and the fact they are not zts that made me change.

Its the jcb 8010 im on about here. I can honestly say they have been great tools and not cost a penny bar servicing and never had down time on a job, except a day where the battery died...but that was soon rectified with a jump start and jcb fetching me a new battery that afternoon.

 

[Brendan]

Takeuchi
Bought the dx10 wish I never bothered doesn't have any more power (if anything it might be less) than the 15 year takeuchi it replaced, tipping height is low on both the new bobcat/doosan and the takeuchi compared to older designed machines

 

[hiluxman]

Only really have experience of kubota. Whats the paint like on the doosan? Gather the bobcat paint just falls off! Nice to have a tidy looking machine.

My bobcat is now 4 years old and still looks like new. Its been well looked after. I cant comment on the doosan dx10 as thats only about 3mths old. My doosan dx19 is 18mths old and is flakey round the edges but thats all down to modern painting techniques. My cats were same

 

[Sam]

Takeuchi
Bought the dx10 wish I never bothered doesn't have any more power (if anything it might be less) than the 15 year takeuchi it replaced, tipping height is low on both the new bobcat/doosan and the takeuchi compared to older designed machines

Yeah the tipping height & reach are all down on the kubota u10 i currently use

 

[Sam]

My bobcat is now 4 years old and still looks like new. Its been well looked after. I cant comment on the doosan dx10 as thats only about 3mths old. My doosan dx19 is 18mths old and is flakey round the edges but thats all down to modern painting techniques. My cats were same

The flakey paint isnt something the kubota, takeuchi or jcb seem to suffer from. All the bobcats i see are brown rather than white!

 

[Brendan]

Yeah the tipping height & reach are all down on the kubota u10 i currently use

It's a good 300mm before the hitch is added.
Boom cushion is also irritating.
I've not tried yet but I'd imagine it would be a struggle to load a 1t dumper off the deck with one.
Lifting wise the takeuchi is a good bit more powerful only issue is it's 750mm wide and still on 25mm pins

 

[Sam]

It's a good 300mm before the hitch is added.
Boom cushion is also irritating.
I've not tried yet but I'd imagine it would be a struggle to load a 1t dumper off the deck with one.
Lifting wise the takeuchi is a good bit more powerful only issue is it's 750mm wide and still on 25mm pins

I hired a bobcat e10 recently & noticed the difference compared to the kubota u10. The kubota is the same but not had any issues with either pins or width.

 

[Brendan]

I hired a bobcat e10 recently & noticed the difference compared to the kubota u10. The kubota is the same but not had any issues with either pins or width.

local hire place to me doesn't have any kit with 25mm pins.
My old machine was 680mm wide without rops and 710mm with it on and at times a squeeze to get in where I needed it, I had concerns that 750mm would be too wide