Onoff Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 2 hours ago, Construction Channel said: Issue with a dumper is you either need another person or you have to keep getting out of the cab. ? That's what the missus is for! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Parked in a garden near here is a dumper, with a back hoe digger on the back. At first I thought what a brilliant bit of lateral thinking, until I realised where the back hoe was mounted, it was impossible to self load it. Good idea, bad implementation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vijay Posted June 29, 2016 Author Share Posted June 29, 2016 Just got back from looking at a nice 4.75t digger. My friend who uses plant machinery was very happy with it, no leaks and really smooth movements in everything. My issue was the tracks. I was told 40-50% life left but I personally wasn't happy with them as I would have said 30-40% if lucky but they had a hell of a lot of splits, which were especially noticeable when the digger was moving. At £800 a side plus fitting costs none of the " they've got plenty of life left in them" that the seller was saying sunk in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vijay Posted July 1, 2016 Author Share Posted July 1, 2016 What paperwork should come with a used digger? I assume there's an equivalent of a logbook? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Only if it's road legal, which a tracked digger won't be. A JCB might be road legal. Mine came with nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vijay Posted July 1, 2016 Author Share Posted July 1, 2016 how on earth do you know it's not stolen then?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogman Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 There is a plant register called TER where stolen plant is recorded. It cost about £30 to check Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vijay Posted July 1, 2016 Author Share Posted July 1, 2016 Thanks dogman https://www.ter-europe.org/content/ter-check I guess it relies on people registering their equipment though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogman Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 Police post stolen plant on the register even if owner does not, and i think it also checks the police national computer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vijay Posted July 2, 2016 Author Share Posted July 2, 2016 Thanks dogman, for £30 it's definitely worth it then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triassic Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 I was thinking about attachments for mine, I have a huge pile of logs that need splitting. This looks a good idea... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vijay Posted July 2, 2016 Author Share Posted July 2, 2016 looks good, just looked up on Ebay - £300 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/mini-digger-log-splitter-hydraulic-log-splitter-jcb-8014-digger-grab-/191889187993?hash=item2cad7ca499:g:3cMAAOSw8aNXGUYD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 Nice ... But not sure about the welding on that plate onto the dipper arm !! Looks easy enough to fabricate without having to alter the arm, or create a simpler way of attaching. I saw something similar with the anvil stationary and the blade moving - this seems to copy that in reverse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vijay Posted July 8, 2016 Author Share Posted July 8, 2016 Well a long morning today, 175 mile round trip and getting a little fed up. Saw two, both lovely machines but both not the spec they were advertised. One is supposed to be a 3t and was 2.6 (they even advertised the wrong model!!) and the other is supposed to be 3.5t and is 3.2. The first one is a hire place and the second a builder who bought from new, so I just don't get how they get it wrong. I've also noticed so many people quoting wrong operating capacities, advertising 2.5 or 2.7 as 3t machines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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