Hyundai HW65A

[Vinpetrol]

It would probably work better in more rural communities where an 8t machine cost more than £300 a week and £50 each way on delivery

If I could get an 8t machine at that prices I’d sell all my plant tomorrow !

 

[Vinpetrol]

My big jobs are 4-6 weeks in length then loads of small jobs in between . The wee duck would be handy on the small jobs and in the big ones when sites are tight . Might not be great travelling far but with the state of the roads it’s not great in the pw140 . Thing is the Komatsu is just not getting used enough as it’s too big most of the time

 

[Smiffy]

That sounds cheap?

It might be a bit more than that but not much.
I don't hire an 8t very often we usually have 6t and below.
Even have one firm doing free haulage for the first 10 miles.
We are currently paying the same for a 1.5t machine as we are for the breaker for a 1.5t machine.
Haven't had increase in over a year though so it will probably go up.

 

[hiluxman]

It might be a bit more than that but not much.
I don't hire an 8t very often we usually have 6t and below.
Even have one firm doing free haulage for the first 10 miles.
We are currently paying the same for a 1.5t machine as we are for the breaker for a 1.5t machine.
Haven't had increase in over a year though so it will probably go up.

£360 here for an 8t, and haulage been a flat rate of £100 each way.

 

[Grahams]

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I’d like to think the same but I fear the reality is a 2.8t would still work out cheaper. If you need more muscle than the 2.8t can do in two days then you hire in a proper size machine on tracks.

Can’t forget about being able to have all your tools/creature comforts in the truck too. There’s more to that kind of local work than just the machine size. And I bet roading that duck would be very painful indeed.

I’ve seen them roaming round central London and looks perfect. They were as fast as the rest of the traffic most of the time and had a load of attachments and stuff on a blade tray. Repeated moves of an 8t track machine on a plant lorry would waste so much time and effort. But, that is very niche. What suits your type of work and local environment may be something completely different.

 

[Danny]

I like my TB295W. Our workload has changed, but I don't really want to get rid as its such a handy tool