buy a used micro excavator - first time buyer!

[Stubota86]

im Looking for a micro, ideally JCB or a bobcat,

The scammer has relisted the JCB micro!! its item number

224015452961

Just reported it, crazy how many scammers getting away with it.

What’s your budget mate?

£4200 is right bottom end I suspect, others on here will know better but your probably 3/4K short on a straight 2012 machine

A well looked after old machine will be better than a

 

[Russell]

The new Kubota u10 is on joysticks but they look a bit of a faf to get on and off. It's been a long time since I drove a Tb 108 but I'm sure the e10 is stronger. Had anyone driven the eurocomach micro?
When I was looking last year £4000 would only buy a old pile of junk. Anything remotely good started at 7000+

 

[hiluxman]

Dont discount the jcb micro 8010. Ive had a few they are bloody good machines. My 10 year old one has had less down time than my 4 year old e10 and i find the 8010 still a comfy machine to operate all day. It aslo feels like the 8010 has more guts than the e10 but thats just a feel you get while operating it

 

[Bri963]

what's that like cross carriage ?? and does the carriage extend out at all ?? never used one that small ...

When the tracks are right out, it’s, I think, 900mm wide. You won’t rip stumps out cross-carriage but it’s not bad other than that. You have to lean back to balance it