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Jon the builder
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I currently have a belle md300 and a ramp do I buy another belle or sell what I've got and get a tracked dumper ?
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Stroppymonkey
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Well discussed on here. MuckTrucks(or whatever variant you have) are a great gateway tool.... but I would rather spend a day on a high tip track barrow than a mucktruck any day. Safer as well.
hiluxman
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2 lads with barrows.............
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Stroppymonkey
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Decent barrow pushers are hard to find these days …. Soft childhoods for too many.
hiluxman
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Yeah but surely you need 2 lads behind the muck trucks.
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Stroppymonkey
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More lads happy to push levers than barrows
William127
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Or if you're on your own it's half as many times getting on and off the digger compared to 1 muck truck.
Or 1 muck truck being loaded while 1 is being emptied if you have a helper.
hiluxman
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How many of us entertain that? Genuine question?Or if you're on your own it's half as many times getting on and off the digger compared to 1 muck truck.
Or 1 muck truck being loaded while 1 is being emptied if you have a helper.
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bobthebuilder
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dont tracked barrows make a mess, turning the ground to mush ?
William127
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I've not done it with 2 muck trucks, because I've never owned 2, but I have done it with the muck truck and a tracked dumper
hiluxman
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Literally why would you have yourself, a digger a track barrow and a muck truck running?I've not done it with 2 muck trucks, because I've never owned 2, but I have done it with the muck truck and a tracked dumper
William127
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It's been very rare that I'd have muck truck and tracked dumper with just me, but when there's someone operating the dumper, if the muck truck was there why not be filling that while they're tipping the dumper ? Less waiting time for 2 people.
If I had 2 muck trucks, no tracked dumper and they were both on site/room on the trailer to get them there I'd definitely be using them both even if I was on my own.
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
hiluxman
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Rob65
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Druid, there is a large moth or something on yer hat.
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Russell
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The muck truck looks to me like it would carry one 1-2 buckets of a micro. My choice would be a good tracked barrow and drive the digger and dumper yourself.
hiluxman
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The other day I was getting 3x 2ft buckets full in my muck truck. It was aprox a 15mtere steight run, but did involve a narrow opening.
We got out around an 8w grab load out in the day.
Then last Friday we had 2 lads on barrows doing a 40m length decreasing to 30m as I dug and we had 2x 6wheel grabs out.
As with everything, it works for some job/situations but not others.
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
can imagine the muck truck takes some wrangling, compared to a barrow
hiluxman
Well-known member
Yes, straight runs/no corners are best
doobin
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Both have pros and cons.
I’ve sold both and don’t chase that work anymore.
I’ve sold both and don’t chase that work anymore.
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