Hi everyone.
I'm buying my first excavator and looking for advice. I was going to get a tb125 but was talked out of it by a friend who thought it was way too small for my farm. He recommended at least a tb145 but I haven't been able to find the right one near CA yet. However I did find a deal on a tb53fr. My concern is that I will be digging roads, springs, wells, mucking out ponds, all on steep open terrain. I'm worried the TB53 will be much tippier than the tb145, particularly when working on hills or at longer reach which I will likely need. The 53 seems to spec about the same as the 145 except it requires 2k lbs more weight to do it. Basically I'm worried about getting a ZTS machine because I have all the space in the world. Will it will perform as well as the tb145 or should I keep just looking?
Any input appreciated.
Thanks,
Rich
I'm buying my first excavator and looking for advice. I was going to get a tb125 but was talked out of it by a friend who thought it was way too small for my farm. He recommended at least a tb145 but I haven't been able to find the right one near CA yet. However I did find a deal on a tb53fr. My concern is that I will be digging roads, springs, wells, mucking out ponds, all on steep open terrain. I'm worried the TB53 will be much tippier than the tb145, particularly when working on hills or at longer reach which I will likely need. The 53 seems to spec about the same as the 145 except it requires 2k lbs more weight to do it. Basically I'm worried about getting a ZTS machine because I have all the space in the world. Will it will perform as well as the tb145 or should I keep just looking?
Any input appreciated.
Thanks,
Rich