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fred
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after looking at a lot finally found a nice one. Be a shame to get her dirty on site!
Only downside is the sodding adblue.
Only downside is the sodding adblue.
T whiting
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Cracking machine the big ones can be a bit paniticky with locking the boom out at reach and keep a eye on the 90° gearbox off the engine there known for wearing
Gunners
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Get yourself familiarised with the parachute button - you're going to need it!
Mogman
What man as done, man can do, what never has,maybe
Looking good
It’s the newer version of mine
It’s the newer version of mine
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DaveDCB
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Very nice, I wanted manitou but they are so hard to find!
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fred
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took me a while to track down a 12m with front legs as the larger one with side legs (apart from being jcb) is too bulky for some sites but having feet makes them so much more versatile when doing jobs like block and beam.
Does have a lot of electronics though which i wish it didnt, frame tilt is lovely almost makes life too easy.
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DaveDCB
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Is that ‘sway’? Even harder option to find on a JCB!
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fred
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it lets you tilt the who machine +/- 30 degrees side to side to pick up pallets on a slope for example or if where you are sat is not level it becomes dead level. its a bit like a tilty you only miss it when you've had it.
T whiting
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There's a few 14m about with sway it's a easier system to use on a manitou than the jcb one that's so slow but jcb legs are fast so you can normally have a leg down faster than the sway
TiltyShaun
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Tidy purchase Fred.Try not to roll this one!!!
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fred
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not rolled any yet!!!
jinxed me now, will have to go piss in each corner of site to lift the curse....
Gunners
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Doesnt everyone do this anyway? Portaloos are expensive!
GazCro
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Yeah and can get smelly if you keep going same corner!
GazCro
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Few hire spots near me have been buying jcb's with sway for a few years now so I'm guessing they may become easier to find. Whether or not you'd want a jcb telehandler from the last 10 years is another matter though.
T whiting
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