Wacker Neuson ET65 Engcon

[Furniss]

That system sounds superb, and ideal for the tilty, wish my Takeuchi had such a user friendly set up to adjust flows. Glad to hear the cup holder is up to scratch also (@Gunners )

I forgot to mention the phone holder !

 

[JerryRtilt]

I forgot to mention the phone holder !

Just showing off now

 

[Giles]

Seen on Facebook

 

[Furniss]

Seen on Facebook

Should be some productive little setup that and rock solid on those pads.

 

[DaveDCB]

Very nice, a 9ton TAB would be the next machine for me..

 

[Furniss]

For our work the 6t is an real do it all sweet spot, but if we were buying a 9t and the et90 is a scaled up et65 then I wouldn't look at any others

Ive had some disappointing machines over the years and even some proper shite, but I think this little setup is a stand out, Tab boom would poss be better still but haven't tried one as yet.

 

[V8Druid]

For our work the 6t is an real do it all sweet spot, but if we were buying a 9t and the et90 is a scaled up et65 then I wouldn't look at any others

Ive had some disappointing machines over the years and even some proper shite, but I think this little setup is a stand out, Tab boom would poss be better still but haven't tried one as yet.

don't ..... unless you are going to buy one .... no going back

 

[Furniss]

don't ..... unless you are going to buy one .... no going back

How ?

 

[V8Druid]

How ?

just gives you a phenomenal working envelope, from absolute full stretch to in the cab with you, nigh on .... working in tight spots is so easy ... I could work between my wheels if it wasn't for the tool box one side or steps the other... no comparison between VA (TAB) and mono boom

 

[Furniss]

just gives you a phenomenal working envelope, from absolute full stretch to in the cab with you, nigh on .... working in tight spots is so easy ... I could work between my wheels if it wasn't for the tool box one side or steps the other... no comparison between VA (TAB) and mono boom
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Yes I would like to try one ... although you wouldn’t want more reach on the et65 with it having long stick and sandwich tilty and cleans right upto blade without being offset fully - but they do make them for a reason and @Shovelhands loves his

 

[JD450A]

IMHO VA's are like marmite.

Personally they seem to make smaller machines unweildingly front heavy and a f****ng pig to grade with, combined with never quite having what I'd say is the right geometry to achieve a good pull.

Not my cuppa.

 

[hiluxman]

IMHO VA's are like marmite.

Personally they seem to make smaller machines unweildingly front heavy and a f****ng pig to grade with, combined with never quite having what I'd say is the right geometry to achieve a good pull.

Not my cuppa.

Never used a va but I'd thought similar.

Would like to try a few to confirm...of anyone wants to let me have a go.

 

[V8Druid]

it'd probably take me an hour or two to get my left foot back in synch, but when I was using her regularly, sorting me patch, I could pull a grade from full stretch to zero, using the dipper and VA in conjunction with the boom ... I'm sure that anyone in their machine daily'd use that ability all the time

 

[Giles]

Tilty and tab, getting a bit to high on the hours though I think

 

[V8Druid]

Tilty and tab, getting a bit to high on the hours though I think

that even looks front heavy

 

[Furniss]

IMHO VA's are like marmite.

Personally they seem to make smaller machines unweildingly front heavy and a f****ng pig to grade with, combined with never quite having what I'd say is the right geometry to achieve a good pull.

Not my cuppa.

That would be my expectation for a 6t tab with tilty.

 

[1RB]

I had a quick go in this on a job in chiddingfold & it was really heavy on the the front end

 

[Monkeybusiness]

View attachment 50900View attachment 50899I had a quick go in this on a job in chiddingfold & it was really heavy on the the front end

I was going to swap my TB260 for one of them (might still happen) and was surprised to be told that they are on the same undercarriage. Could do with longer tracks really.

 

[V8Druid]

View attachment 50900View attachment 50899I had a quick go in this on a job in chiddingfold & it was really heavy on the the front end

it looks it ... any VA on a king post is gonna be front end heavy and doesn't lift enough to get the full benefit of the VA IMHDO ...
that is some set of plumbing going up that boom

 

[DaveDCB]

I was going to swap my TB260 for one of them (might still happen) and was surprised to be told that they are on the same undercarriage. Could do with longer tracks really.

You’d probably want to put it on big steel tracks on that… gotta help abit surely?