Ausa dumpers

[Giles]

Anyone any experience of the ausa dh150 1.5 ton dumper? Be a good addition to our line up of dumpers.

Not had any experience with ausa

One local might have a punt at but had 5 gallon make over and might be a scam anyway

 

[pettsy]

I seem to remember Ross had a 1ton version for sale earlier this year. Don’t see many for sale.

 

[hiluxman]

Hated by most but prity dam tuff things.

I'd not dismiss one, ams bobcat are our nearest ausa dealers.

 

[Furniss]

I had one and it was o.k - not much to say really - did the job.

 

[bobthebuilder]

i got a 3 tonner ,with kubota engine ,its ok

 

[Giles]

What are we so underwhelmed by? Engine power? Tipping speed? Or just because it’s not a thwaites?

 

[hiluxman]

What are we so underwhelmed by? Engine power? Tipping speed? Or just because it’s not a thwaites?

They were very underpowered, especially when they had a hatz in them, they were also manual with a shuttle lever next to it (prity fast in 4th in both forward and reverse), also there used to be a weired hand brake on them where you put your foot on the brake and pulled a lever on the dash to lock the brake peddle. They are improved with the kubota engine and hydrostatic in terms of use ability, especially if you've got a numpty on them.

They also feel quite bulky with a big arse on them.

My mate had them for years on self drive, they never gave much issue.

Probably a bit of badge snobbery going off and that everyone thinks of the old ausa with the big wheels at the front and little rear steer wheels when you say I've got an ausa dumper

 

[DaveDCB]

I had one on hire for a while once, think it was 4 ton, no problem with it compared to others in its size. Hydrostatic was no where as powerful as my Mecalac. No idea how you go on for parts?

 

[jimbo]

They were very underpowered, especially when they had a hatz in them, they were also manual with a shuttle lever next to it (prity fast in 4th in both forward and reverse), also there used to be a weired hand brake on them where you put your foot on the brake and pulled a lever on the dash to lock the brake peddle. They are improved with the kubota engine and hydrostatic in terms of use ability, especially if you've got a numpty on them.

They also feel quite bulky with a big arse on them.

My mate had them for years on self drive, they never gave much issue.

Probably a bit of badge snobbery going off and that everyone thinks of the old ausa with the big wheels at the front and little rear steer wheels when you say I've got an ausa dumper

i sold my old 108DA earlier in the year, it did have the hatz engine and if im honest i loved it..it would run up steep hills fully loaded and not even labour the engine. only reason i sold it was because it had a stiff clutch and ive put a fair bit of wear on my knee and no power steering and i was a bit worried about finding spares incase anything went wrong but nothing ever did. id be tempted to buy one again if they did spares still

 

[Mick-the-fitter]

I think the historical Ausa dumpers were horrible, Heath Robinson machines unfortunately it stuck with the whole range, the did do an all wheel steer, all terrain, all terrain forklift once, it was a monster of a machine, top speed at 5000 rpm about 12 mph, it would lift 2.5 tonne to a meter in about an hour at again 5000 rpm!

 

[Gunners]

Worst thing I found about them in this size is they are awkward to get on and off, and are quite bulky compared to a Thwaites or Mecalec in the same class. The one I drove had a strange hand lever to drive it like the early Terex dumpers which I wasn't a massive fan of but think they are all on the pedals now.

 

[sobitlama]

I want to buy the same