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[JD450A]

Knew I had a lump piccy, 1.5 ton lighter than a 290 and no V/A

 

[GazCro]

Knew I had a lump piccy, 1.5 ton lighter than a 290 and no V/A

A lighter lump though

 

[GazCro]

And only a ton lighter than a 290 1.3 less than tab 290

 

[JD450A]

A lighter lump though

I doubt it. Reinforced Dense concrete off a SWW res. She threw lumps that size around for fun.

 

[GazCro]

I doubt it. Reinforced Dense concrete off a SWW res. She threw lumps that size around for fun.

I'm not getting into the mines heavier than yours crap i know what a 175 lifts like had them here since 2001 and that cobble wasn't near the limit. But reinforced conc will not outweigh a borrowdale cobble of equal volume.

 

[JD450A]

I'm not getting into the mines heavier than yours crap i know what a 175 lifts like had them here since 2001 and that cobble wasn't near the limit. But reinforced conc will not outweigh a borrowdale cobble of equal volume.

You can fantasise all you want about your oversized pebble. Whilst we are on it that hitch and bucket looks horrific.

 

[GazCro]

You can fantasise all you want about your oversized pebble. Whilst we are on it that hitch and bucket looks horrific.

How so?

 

[JD450A]

How so?

Looks taller than the Geith, can't work out if it's S type but if it is it's f****ng tall :/

For the record new 8t machine tomorrow would be a JCB.

 

[GazCro]

Looks taller than the Geith, can't work out if it's S type but if it is it's f****ng tall :/

For the record new 8t machine tomorrow would be a JCB.

S45 does look tall but isn't
Jcb can change on a weekly basis, too big a risk for me personally

 

[JD450A]

S45 does look tall but isn't

Would a Engcon hitch not be shorter?

 

[GazCro]

Would a Engcon hitch not be shorter?

Nope and I'm not keen on engcons reliance on flashing lights and buzzers. All s45s are v similar height tbh other than oil quick or ec oil which adds a bit more height

 

[Monkeybusiness]

Would a Engcon hitch not be shorter?

I’ve got an Engcon S40 QH on my Bobcat, and an SMP S40 QH on my Tak. Neither get used much as the Rototilts aren’t often removed.
The SMP is lower profile (despite being fitted to a bigger machine) and always opens when required - the Engcon jams shut and is a bit of a pain in the arse tbh.

 

[doobin]

I'm not getting into the mines heavier than yours crap

That’s only cause you can’t bash him because it’s the wrong colour...

 

[GazCro]

That’s only cause you can’t bash him because it’s the wrong colour...

No it's cos you'll never win against someone who eats crayons and cries cos he can't find his sippy cup

 

[JD450A]

No it's cos you'll never win against someone who eats crayons and cries cos he can't find his sippy cup

It's because I'm almost always right... except about BMW owners.

 

[Left hooker]

whilst we are on the subject of lifting things.....

Thought I'd scale it up for you

 

[Grahams]

Its not the weight forwards as that can be added onto the counterweight to balance it out, but as you say when lifting to get height you have to at some point have the load a fair way away. Thats one of the reasons i went for the tab as i can actually keep the weight v close in (almost as near as you would want it to the cab tbh)
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That's not the biggest of them but they were to carry round the other side of the house and place to retain a banking. With mono boom version I'd have had to have them higher up to get close in for traveling with, not ideal if they roll off the bucket.

Machine looks great. Have we seen it on here before? Like the va boom. In my opinion the benefits of an offset boom far outweigh the chances of breaking it if it is your machine.
I have S45 on my Menzi A60. The only issue I find with the size is it is not very common so a lot of the Scandi manufacturers don't have it in their premade ranges and it is rare to see second hand.
I've also had issues with my Engcon hitch not wanting to release when not used for some time.

 

[V8Druid]

Machine looks great. Have we seen it on here before? Like the va boom. In my opinion the benefits of an offset boom far outweigh the chances of breaking it if it is your machine.
I have S45 on my Menzi A60. The only issue I find with the size is it is not very common so a lot of the Scandi manufacturers don't have it in their premade ranges and it is rare to see second hand.
I've also had issues with my Engcon hitch not wanting to release when not used for some time.

far more common than S50 though Gra ... would've thought 40/45'd be about equal

 

[CPS]

far more common than S50 though Gra ... would've thought 40/45'd be about equal

I keep S40 in stock on most size of stuff, don't keep S45 as I haven't sold a huge amount of R3's etc.

S50 is very rare in the UK or Ireland, and S45 is pretty much the standard in that size in Sweden also.

S50 is the standard in Norway

 

[Grahams]

Re S45, I'm only sayig as I find. It is not listed with premade buckets and attachments on some sites I have looked at and doesn't come up very often second hand.
No issues getting S40 stuff, although you do need to check size and weights of buckets/attachments as S40 covers quite a large weight range. My original Engcon grading bucket was too large and heavy for my Euromach and I ended up selling it.