doobin
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You’ll be in my grave next!
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Smiffy
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To be fair I thought the forum competition was 'he who dies with the most toys wins'
doobin
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I should think dans already got me licked there!
Vinpetrol
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Game on !
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Smiffy
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Well he will have when he's gone grave robbing!!
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Monkeybusiness
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No chance!
TiltyShaun
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Firstly you will love it.
Secondly the work for it will find you as word gets around!!
Furniss
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Midi size machine with tilty is incredibly productive - i can sèe where this is going 
doobin
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I don’t think it will make any more money than a 3t and tilty round here for my work.
Storrsy
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Just to be devil's advocate ....I think it depends on your work. I've had an 8 tonner for a few years now. As a machine I love everything about it but for some reason it never seems to stack up for me. I'm on a hired in 8 tonner at the moment as it's only a week long job and the cost to get my own machine delivered was the same price as a hired one for a week delivered and collected! Then there's the fuel thing- bigger machine is great if your on the right kind of work but if I'm on walling work the small machine is saves me £30 in diesel per day and will probably be just as quick if not quicker than the bigger one as much easier getting in and out and positioning etc. Then there's the transport- yesterday I spent untill 1pm sitting in a layby waiting for machine to be delivered- road closure meant the diversion not suitable for lorry so massive detour- so yeah bigger machines are great but for me the smaller ones earn more and are far less hassle logistically. Cheap plant hire has killed the benefit of ownership for me.
TiltyShaun
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I hear you. I have just had a decent run on the 8tonne machine. But I don’t get as much for the 3ton machine.
Giles
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You’ll be suprised with how much more you can do with an 8 ton than a 3 in a day its like 5x as productive on the right job price work will be your friend not hourly
Furniss
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Not trying to big up my decisions cos im too old to give a shite, and yeah it depends on your work but 6t and tilty/gripper is on another level to 3t its ridiculous the difference on my type of jobs - couldn't bear to go back.
Anyone who has run one knows.
Anyone who has run one knows.
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DaveDCB
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In other news, new driver started on Sunday afternoon, he’s a lot to learn but will turn out good I’m sure 
Furniss
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Congratulations !In other news, new driver started on Sunday afternoon, he’s a lot to learn but will turn out good I’m sure
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Storrsy
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Congrats!In other news, new driver started on Sunday afternoon, he’s a lot to learn but will turn out good I’m sure
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V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
your ability to transport your machine is the biggest benefit of all - yes there is the additional costs/hassles/etc. involved in the truck's ownership - BUT !!
it makes it work and the incidental convenience for other related things must be fantastic ..
Pity is here, all the shite that goes with that convenience
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
Big congrats Boyo - fantasticIn other news, new driver started on Sunday afternoon, he’s a lot to learn but will turn out good I’m sure
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Simon edwards
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Congratulations Dave,brilliant.
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6feetdown
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He Could dig it for you with your machine
CongratulationsIn other news, new driver started on Sunday afternoon, he’s a lot to learn but will turn out good I’m sure
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