Accumulators

[Furniss]

Yes, a yellow one

.... you know I like JCB's to drive but it's at 5800hrs now and other than consumables its wanted a track motor - afraid to say it gives me a confidence in it that I didn't have in my yellow fleet
I was rooting for the 8t that gunners had running alongside that cat - then he mentioned excessive play in kingpost and a track roller fell off
Every time I mention poss trying JCB again my mrs looks at me and says "you are fooking joking I hope "

 

[Furniss]

.... you know I like JCB's to drive but it's at 5800hrs now and other than consumables its wanted a track motor - afraid to say it gives me a confidence in it that I didn't have in my yellow fleet
I was rooting for the 8t that gunners had running alongside that cat - then he mentioned excessive play in kingpost and a track roller fell off
Every time I mention poss trying JCB again my mrs looks at me and says "you are fooking joking I hope "

I still might though

 

[GazCro]

.... you know I like JCB's to drive but it's at 5800hrs now and other than consumables its wanted a track motor - afraid to say it gives me a confidence in it that I didn't have in my yellow fleet
I was rooting for the 8t that gunners had running alongside that cat - then he mentioned excessive play in kingpost and a track roller fell off
Every time I mention poss trying JCB again my mrs looks at me and says "you are fooking joking I hope "

She's no daft

 

[Furniss]

She's no daft

Don't you start if anyone understands brand loyalty you should...... didnt you buy a 219

 

[Shovelhands]

Don't you start if anyone understands brand loyalty you should...... didnt you buy a 219

Your Mrs is a smart cookie, no doubt about it, didn’t she say if it’s red and grey then it would be divorced papers at dawn?

 

[Furniss]

Your Mrs is a smart cookie, no doubt about it, didn’t she say if it’s red and grey then it would be divorced papers at dawn?

Yep she sure did ........ it was the tb180fr that brought that on
When it turned up on the wagon she demanded to know who the fook came up with that idea ....anyway we finally tracked him down, employed at wacker neuson....apparantly working on some one way cab tilting contraption

 

[GazCro]

Don't you start if anyone understands brand loyalty you should...... didnt you buy a 219

Yup you're welcome to come and try it and i guarantee you can't fault it.

 

[Furniss]

Yup you're welcome to come and try it and i guarantee you can't fault it.

Well im not sure a digger exists that you couldn't find something to fault it on - but I don't doubt it's a decent machine
Although I think it's fair to question anyone who runs same make in all sizes and claims they are the best,I'm not sure that any one manufacturer makes the best in every class comes down to familiarity and backup I suppose.

 

[Mick-the-fitter]

Am I going to have to buy a whole digger then

Exactly!

 

[Mick-the-fitter]

Make a little cradle to hold them secure, throw them in the boot of your car, take the ferry, if you get asked, it runs on hydrogen!!

 

[GazCro]

Well im not sure a digger exists that you couldn't find something to fault it on - but I don't doubt it's a decent machine
Although I think it's fair to question anyone who runs same make in all sizes and claims they are the best,I'm not sure that any one manufacturer makes the best in every class comes down to familiarity and backup I suppose.

I have said in other threads that it's not possible to make the best in each size when making so many sizes (every half ton with some) as some sizes have to suffer in order to keep difference between them all. Ironically your taki experience (180fr?) is one machine they make i wouldn't bother with and wouldn't recommend to anyone. No machine is perfect and suits everyone and you can find something you would do different on any. Away from operating them big thing for me is other than service items I'm buying no other parts. When you're running machines with some of the best residual values on the market that you are happy with and they are costing f all other than fuel and servicing why change?