Polish built(one of his classic tractors apparently) aka Paul Marsden dates back to old forum he’s took Eddie’s advice and had an old u50 and engcon having always been backhoe based. Had Volvo then new 3cx and no end of problems well documented on the old forum. In the past he’s tried things like rm90 rubble master crusher at £500 a day but couldn’t make it pay with wear and tear etc.
So he put 5000 hours on old u50-4 and loved it, then he had the idea of backhoe tilty as he currently uses tractor trailer to move his machine even into Sheffield suburbs etc and the farmers of the valley loved the full 8-10 hours no messing around with moving it etc especially if doing few jobs across 300 acres and his rate he’d go out at.
So settled on a new case backhoe and a rototilt through old forum regular Sean, Sean assured him it’s work etc. had no end of problems backhoe arrived with wrong tyres on to ones ordered so then sat while that was sorted then they tried fitting rototilt and it wouldn’t work. Hydraulics on the case just were not for having a tilty so he fell out with Sean then decided to try a hydramek and put the rototilt on it. That did actually work and he ran it for a month or two before deciding it was too heavy and numb on the rear arm so that went then
upgraded to new u50-5 with new engcon and hated it. Refused to drive it, used his old u50-4 for 6 months while the new one sat in shed.
He then sold the old one used the new u50 for a month then sold it for about same as this one is for sale.
Ordered a kobelco and steelwrist, funnily timed just as ollies video review of the kobelco came out slating it as the worse 5 ton machine!
I’ve some videos from him of the kobelco shared with Druid tilt ram slipping around with riddle bucket on and forks wouldn’t rotate with a bulk bag on etc
Then this Kubota again for a few months, he seems to have some loyal farm and big house customers, he does the spanner work for a £60m odd guy who owns a huge hall/stately home and farm and is buying up most the valley.
But he has been quiet ended up doing a job I’d worked with client to get grants for etc then Paul who was somewhat neighbour to the guy did it after client used my quotes/plan to get ecology grants.
Started doing some relief driving for quarry on 13 ton and shovel and says it’s good job in at 6 brew till 8 home or 1. Same money he was on!
Mates at same quarry they pay like £15-20 an hour depending on experience etc
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