13 ton v 7 ton with tiltrotator?

[ZTS Plant]

I looked at the Kinshoffer unit a few months back and ask the salesmen where would go to see one working. Correct me if i'm wrong, but they didn't have one in the UK they could show me! I looked at the price to repair the tilt unit and it was about £3500 if it went wrong and to replace two rams on a tiltrotator is about £700 - £800. The initial cost of the Kinshoffer was about 20% more than an Engcon. If something goes wrong with my tiltrotators I like to try to fix the thing before I call anyone in, but in the Kinshoffer everything is sealed in the top of the unit. Hard to get to.
Steelwrist looks like a good machine, but you must consider service on kit like this!
I am based near Inverness are you close by?

[ZaxisMac]

I have you sent you a PM ZTS

[Eddiebackblade]

Zaxismac the 312cl is long gone I believe, however I had it from a good source that it came direct out of a large CAT dealer for around £36,000 and was truly as new. I would of chearfully paid over 40,000 for it.
I was absolutely torn between buying it or going with the Kubota, and the simple fact of the size of an LGP converted 312 was simply too big for my intended market.
Stupid thing was I had a CAT 311c on hire for over 3 months straight after I chose the Kubota!

[cps]

Found this Kobelco Sk135 on Mascus

It's for sale in france for £22,250 has a Engcon EC15 10500 Hrs, Year 2000 80% undercarrage, You may not be intersted but i thought i'd post it let you see whats out there!