Jan Namibia
Member
Only my 2’nd post here after the introduction. After 3 weeks of getting quotes from various manufacturers I finally bought a brand new 2016 Bell 315SK TLB with some extras at a good price. Machine was a cancelled order from another buyer and stood at the agent for a long time and they were keen to let it go. It really is a John Deere. Came with aircon, 4WD, ride motion control, extra valves on the hoe, pallet forks and a foot operated grease gun. High ambient temperatures and dusty conditions - soil is mainly dry clay and rocky with lots of debushing to be done. Will be used on 300 hectare acreage with 26 plots for land clearing, sand mining, riverbed cleaning, trenches, foundations for building, septic drain preparation, fire breaks, removal and placement of stone for landscaping. Worked previously with TLB and excavator doing debushing but need to touch up and start learning again. But very excited and found good tips and advice on this here forum. But will value your input. Been reading and researching a lot on the Net. Will probably receive machine on Monday, 6 November 2017. Any quick links you may have please for further reading and also a quick way to post photos here - especially from a smartphone please. Thank you in advance.