Giles
Well-known member
those little bobcat/ ditch witch ride on skid steers look handy bits of kit the 1 ton lift ones
Gunners
Well-known member
The Toro tx1000 Turbo is the one to get for the smallest footprint with the most useful capacity.
The Ditchwitch 1550 is starting to become an expensive thing now its got 1300hrs on it.... They eat track gear
Joe
Member
Sorry about the delay, I'd a allergic reaction to something eye was f**ked, between that and taking a winter job in a mine, haven't been on the computer,can't take pictures so hears a similar picture from a different job. Not very interesting I'm afraid loading 777 and 785s.
Attachments
Joe
Member
After lunch going looking at a market place find, 36inch bucket, be handy to have, the current bucket is 44inch, 36 will mach the width of the machine handy for narrow access, and tooted so hopefully but more power in the dig
Attachments
Joe
Member
It's a great tool, well bit of a love hate relationship, I bring it every where super handy glorified wheelbarrow put the forks on move large flower pots ect sure saves the back, moves stuff in my storage unit, mobile work bench.and being honest if I didn't have a plan for the Kubota you'd make a good living with the mt100 on its own. Pushes out topsoil or roadbase, and if your up and down all day the lack of a cab is great
Joe
Member
What's the thoughts on Steelwrist? Or anyone else I should consider? There quote is..... Well them buckets are expensive, well compared to a "standard" bucket, I did email Aiden from Cullion back in the summer I'm sure prices have changed and I'm not compareing exactly like for like. But unfortunately the shipping is killing it. I'm home in April, bring them in my carry on??
D
DaveDCB
Well-known member
I’ve had a quote from Bmc for S-type buckets and I was very surprised on how well priced they were, nearly 1/3rd the price of the titlty manufactures!! And the design they have is bang on!
doobin
Well-known member
Even the grader?
Furniss
Well-known member
as people say the encgon grader is pretty nice - spill guard maybe but hard to improve on surely
Joe
Member
I'll send a email to BMC, didn't notice a hitch on there website, but unfortunately it's the shipping and exchange rate that is making it pricey, steel wrists hitch is a little over dubble the price of a competition, yes that's for a manual hitch not a hydraulic! But there buckets are value so as a package.
The other thing is I requested toothed buckets, sales guy asked why he recommended smooth. Sayd they dig better and something about teeth being slightly wider and dirt not falling into the bucket. He's a Swedish chap and does know he's stuff but mabby he's thinking Tilt rotator. Diging on the street with services.
So the niche , I might as well spill the beans. What they do hear they dig and pour the basement, frame up the house, then plumbers go into the basement and hand dig. They can be in for a day if there extremely motivated, I've seen them down there for a week hand digging. So knowing how we do things back home I've a "system" to get my Kubota into the basement. So it's just clay at that point, there's no services, I'm hoping to take them on price so the faster I dig the better.
I should clarify, from the curb to the fixtures is all plumbers work, 4" pipe we'd class as ground work is all plumbers work hear.
Don't need super smooth bottom, and if I ever did just add flare teeth or a butter bar?
I've never used S buckets so will yeald to those with more experience.
The other thing is I requested toothed buckets, sales guy asked why he recommended smooth. Sayd they dig better and something about teeth being slightly wider and dirt not falling into the bucket. He's a Swedish chap and does know he's stuff but mabby he's thinking Tilt rotator. Diging on the street with services.
So the niche , I might as well spill the beans. What they do hear they dig and pour the basement, frame up the house, then plumbers go into the basement and hand dig. They can be in for a day if there extremely motivated, I've seen them down there for a week hand digging. So knowing how we do things back home I've a "system" to get my Kubota into the basement. So it's just clay at that point, there's no services, I'm hoping to take them on price so the faster I dig the better.
I should clarify, from the curb to the fixtures is all plumbers work, 4" pipe we'd class as ground work is all plumbers work hear.
Don't need super smooth bottom, and if I ever did just add flare teeth or a butter bar?
I've never used S buckets so will yeald to those with more experience.
Attachments
D
DaveDCB
Well-known member
Yeah the Engcon grader is perfect I must say, I think BMC have copied it in fairness!
doobin
Well-known member
did I miss something? You’ve bought one?
How do you find it for work? What do they cost new?
doobin
Well-known member
I’d stick with flat bottom for clay. Less length of bucket (important on a micro especially if tipping into a dumper) and much easier to trim a trench to depth- with teeth you always have to be in exactly the right spot with a micro in order to get a flat bottom- very limited working envelope.
You can always carry teeth and bolts to put them on if the clay is dry and hard.
Dont go with ‘long toe’ Scandinavian style buckets for a micro, even on S30. They will wreck your break out and your ability to dump into any form of dumper.
Giles
Well-known member
The landscape consultants tlc that Ollie works for at Chelsea have one
Attachments
doobin
Well-known member
Ah I see.
Then I can slag it off. All that horsepower and only 4mph transport speed? What’s the point? Better off with an avant. Won’t tear up the ground and will lift more.
Ditchwith parts in the UK are horrendously priced. Not sure what pump system that runs but I’ve never known a machine with a ‘two pump two motor’ system driven by a belt off the engine and running on ATF to be reliable. Dead motors or pumps at sub 1000 hours are common. Hydro gear is one brand, can’t remember the other but both are American, imperial measurements and s**t.
S
Smiffy
Well-known member
But you said yourself that your tracked loader dug well.
From my limited experience avants are no good digging. And definitely wouldn't work how the Americans use the compact tracked loader
doobin
Well-known member
They do dig well. I’d much rather proper compact tracked loader though. Far quicker if tracks are needed.
Joe
Member
Hi all, haven't been hear in a while, winter work was just loading trucks so not much interesting there.
Back doing my own thing now for the summer, so should have more to contribute , session started a little early a fue weeks ago, demo a back yard hockey rink, they had the ice extra tick and were concerned about melt water.
Then we had a spell of unusual cold and snow, so back at it this week.
Remove some trees, and dig for some basement windows. Have to say was very happy with the little Kubota.
Back doing my own thing now for the summer, so should have more to contribute , session started a little early a fue weeks ago, demo a back yard hockey rink, they had the ice extra tick and were concerned about melt water.
Then we had a spell of unusual cold and snow, so back at it this week.
Remove some trees, and dig for some basement windows. Have to say was very happy with the little Kubota.
Attachments
Joe
Member
Ignore the burst sprinkler line! I've given up on trying to dig around them, it's only 1/2" light gauge, so just keep fittings and some pipe in the truck
Footer block 1