Best towable excavator (over next 10 -20 years)

[Mogman]

try a duck -- choice of five

FIVE mine only has 4 stop, go and two hydraulic services
my last one did have 5 but the fifth one was for the magnet on/off
what have you got all them pedals for do you think it’s an organ

 

[Monkeybusiness]

FIVE mine only has 4 stop, go and two hydraulic services
my last one did have 5 but the fifth one was for the magnet on/off
what have you got all them pedals for do you think it’s an organ

You’d need to have Devon toes to get the best out of one of those surely!

 

[V8Druid]

FIVE mine only has 4 stop, go and two hydraulic services
my last one did have 5 but the fifth one was for the magnet on/off
what have you got all them pedals for do you think it’s an organ

L-R ... rotate/VA-r, when it's on - VA boom - stoppers - reverse - forwards ... didn't count the horn button

You’d need to have Devon toes to get the best out of one of those surely!

only if your feet were as wide as the cab and had a cleft in the centre to go round the steering column

 

[Monkeybusiness]

only if your feet were as wide as the cab and had a cleft in the centre to go round the steering column

Like I said - Devon toes!!

 

[Storrsy]

Like I said - Devon toes!!

Come on now there's only a select few who have feet like that- the rest of us just have the standard 6 toes.

 

[Stroppymonkey]

You’d need to have Devon toes to get the best out of one of those surely!

Cornish toes. We have the normal 5 in Devon (often webbed though)

 

[Stroppymonkey]

 

[Stroppymonkey]

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This one has just dropped £1000. That’s 10K ish cheaper than a new machine. Fair drop to swallow for someone. £100 per hour that’s cost so far.

 

[Storrsy]

This one has just dropped £1000. That’s 10K ish cheaper than a new machine. Fair drop to swallow for someone. £100 per hour that’s cost so far.

Er.. it's done 1000ish hrs and has dropped £10k makes it £10 an hour depreciation....

 

[Stroppymonkey]

Er.. it's done 1000ish hrs and has dropped £10k makes it £10 an hour depreciation....

Jeesus how did I work that out . Needs to drop in price a bit more then ..
In my defence there’s KX in Devon with 100hours. That’s about £28K though

 

[Lee]

Jeesus how did I work that out . Needs to drop in price a bit more then ..
In my defence there’s KX in Devon with 100hours. That’s about £28K though

You don’t fancy filing my year end this year do you

 

[Stroppymonkey]

Still toying with options. Thought I'd try a few different ones as no experience in 2.7t machines.
Just spent my last week in this one (or one like it) on hire. Came with 34 hours on the clock and I've done another 30 hours tidying up my future yard/ditching/scraping up/stoning and grading 130 ton of stone.
Thoughts.. comfortable and good visibility. Rollers on joystick SO much better than pedals. Tracks seems a bit slow and weak, swear my E10 is as quick. Loading stone with grader bucket will tip it fairly easy....extra counter weight is an option I'd look at if buying as well as blade float. I like the rear door being the fuel tank and filters. Makes everything very accessible.
Heaters were crap or broken, I'm not sure which. It seemed noisy in the cab but nothing to compare against so might just be me. Hydraulic hitch was a dream. Going to see if I can find a bobcat/doosan to try next time.
Had a rake bucket with it which was dead handy for sorting through a lorry load of mixed concrete waste.. but I would want to upsize as you cant seem to overload the bucket in that scenario.

 

[Storrsy]

Still toying with options. Thought I'd try a few different ones as no experience in 2.7t machines.
Just spent my last week in this one (or one like it) on hire. Came with 34 hours on the clock and I've done another 30 hours tidying up my future yard/ditching/scraping up/stoning and grading 130 ton of stone.
Thoughts.. comfortable and good visibility. Rollers on joystick SO much better than pedals. Tracks seems a bit slow and weak, swear my E10 is as quick. Loading stone with grader bucket will tip it fairly easy....extra counter weight is an option I'd look at if buying as well as blade float. I like the rear door being the fuel tank and filters. Makes everything very accessible.
Heaters were crap or broken, I'm not sure which. It seemed noisy in the cab but nothing to compare against so might just be me. Hydraulic hitch was a dream. Going to see if I can find a bobcat/doosan to try next time.
Had a rake bucket with it which was dead handy for sorting through a lorry load of mixed concrete waste.. but I would want to upsize as you cant seem to overload the bucket in that scenario.
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I'm not surprised a full grade will have that tipping. The lack of arse on that is appalling!

 

[6feetdown]

Still toying with options. Thought I'd try a few different ones as no experience in 2.7t machines.
Just spent my last week in this one (or one like it) on hire. Came with 34 hours on the clock and I've done another 30 hours tidying up my future yard/ditching/scraping up/stoning and grading 130 ton of stone.
Thoughts.. comfortable and good visibility. Rollers on joystick SO much better than pedals. Tracks seems a bit slow and weak, swear my E10 is as quick. Loading stone with grader bucket will tip it fairly easy....extra counter weight is an option I'd look at if buying as well as blade float. I like the rear door being the fuel tank and filters. Makes everything very accessible.
Heaters were crap or broken, I'm not sure which. It seemed noisy in the cab but nothing to compare against so might just be me. Hydraulic hitch was a dream. Going to see if I can find a bobcat/doosan to try next time.
Had a rake bucket with it which was dead handy for sorting through a lorry load of mixed concrete waste.. but I would want to upsize as you cant seem to overload the bucket in that scenario.
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Get yourself an arse unless you need zero

 

[Stroppymonkey]

Get yourself an arse unless you need zero

Good advice.

 

[Storrsy]

Good advice.

No zero is a hero

 

[Stroppymonkey]

New Kubota KX2704 hi spec long dipper is 34K with hyd hitch (dealer added) 3 buckets and 5 year/2000hour warranty.
There is a 10 month old one with 100 or so hours in S.Devon for 28K.... and 4 years warranty remaining.

 

[Storrsy]

New Kubota KX2704 hi spec long dipper is 34K with hyd hitch (dealer added) 3 buckets and 5 year/2000hour warranty.
There is a 10 month old one with 100 or so hours in S.Devon for 28K.... and 4 years warranty remaining.

Yeah I've seen that £28k one on the facebooks- Im not too far from it, it's the basic spec model which might be fine for your needs? Personally I'd go for the new one- you were quoted same as me- probably same dealer beginning with V?

 

[Stroppymonkey]

Yeah I've seen that £28k one on the facebooks- Im not too far from it, it's the basic spec model which might be fine for your needs? Personally I'd go for the new one- you were quoted same as me- probably same dealer beginning with V?

Yes V. One of their branches is only 2 miles away. Yes - having just looked harder, although its Hyd Hitch its not got the HiSpec Aux circuits.

 

[Stroppymonkey]

Looks about right for my current budget, I did fancy steel tracks.