Hello plant people,

JerryRtilt

JerryRtilt

Well-known member
Welcome aboard! Are you sure you are ready to jump on the fun bus?

Unfortunately though we will require to see photos of your machines before you are allowed to proceed any further. 😁😜

Where in the world are you based?
As requested, a quick picture of my two machines on the site we are on at the moment.:)
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G

Grifferr

Member
Hi Jerry. How doe's the volvo cope with the tilty? Do you have a top hitch or direct mounted?
 
JerryRtilt

JerryRtilt

Well-known member
Hi Jerry. How doe's the volvo cope with the tilty? Do you have a top hitch or direct mounted?
well I've run it for two years and about 1200h now and just made the decision to change it for a ec27d which has bit of tailswing, very similar to the Bobcat E27. About 300mm beyond the tracks I think. Zero tailswing is great for a lot of the work we do but even with the short dipper and extra counterweight I find its just not ballanced right and limits what I can do with the tilty sometimes. The Rototilts direct mount, maybe should have gone for the lighter Engcon ec02, bit of a steep luring curve to tilty ownership, particularly when trying to stay legal on a 3.5t trailer, and manufacturers spec sheets are not as reliable as they could be sometimes.
 
JerryRtilt

JerryRtilt

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Don’t knock them - they were a step up from the old JCB 3C’s. IMHO of course.
Yep, hi tech in their day I guess.
Interesting to see you have the tilty on the little one.
would love to put one on the 8t but don’t always have the continuity of work for it to justify the investment, but recently having both machines on the same job and jumping between the two the advantages of the tilty become so obvious.
 
Vinpetrol

Vinpetrol

Well-known member
Interesting to see you have the tilty on the little one.
🤣🤣🤣I think that would be a head banging session with all the levers pedals and buttons !! Be something to see though !!!!
misssion for the Druid and the Mog 🤣🤣🤣
 
TiltyShaun

TiltyShaun

Well-known member
Yep, hi tech in their day I guess.

would love to put one on the 8t but don’t always have the continuity of work for it to justify the investment, but recently having both machines on the same job and jumping between the two the advantages of the tilty become so obvious.
I know exactly what you mean. My 8 tonner is due to have a yellow and black fitted in March as I am fed up pressing buttons that make it move!!!!
 
V8Druid

V8Druid

do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
I know exactly what you mean. My 8 tonner is due to have a yellow and black fitted in March as I am fed up pressing buttons that make it move!!!!
turncoat! :oops:
was good enough to get you swivelling :rolleyes::p:LOL:
 
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