fullphase
Member
Hey there,
Finally found a site that I can bounce some ideas off of! ya!
New to the site, and the world of excavators, I bought a piece of property and would like to have a machine to do some work with. So many questions! I guess first of all, i am thinking of size, I rented a JD60 and that seemed to be ideal for what I need, but been pulled to the JD, bobcat, hitachi.....in the 7500lb range. Not sure if i will be kicking my self if I go that small....????
My lot is all sand and gravel, the majority of trees are cleared, so thinking i will be ok......
Also, a guy I know is selling a Hitachi ex75UR excavator (grey market). I was telling a couple of dealers about it and they said to stay away as it might be hard to get parts and you never know what your are getting. I still tempted, because it is in my price range (30k Canadien) looks in good shape and the meter is only reading 200hrs (i guessing that is incorrect though). It has a mechanical thumb not hydraulic, and only comes with one bucket and no quick connect.
Also, looking at a bobcat E35 former rental unit with 3000hrs.
Any thoughts comments are greatly appreciated.
thanks
Mike
Finally found a site that I can bounce some ideas off of! ya!
New to the site, and the world of excavators, I bought a piece of property and would like to have a machine to do some work with. So many questions! I guess first of all, i am thinking of size, I rented a JD60 and that seemed to be ideal for what I need, but been pulled to the JD, bobcat, hitachi.....in the 7500lb range. Not sure if i will be kicking my self if I go that small....????
My lot is all sand and gravel, the majority of trees are cleared, so thinking i will be ok......
Also, a guy I know is selling a Hitachi ex75UR excavator (grey market). I was telling a couple of dealers about it and they said to stay away as it might be hard to get parts and you never know what your are getting. I still tempted, because it is in my price range (30k Canadien) looks in good shape and the meter is only reading 200hrs (i guessing that is incorrect though). It has a mechanical thumb not hydraulic, and only comes with one bucket and no quick connect.
Also, looking at a bobcat E35 former rental unit with 3000hrs.
Any thoughts comments are greatly appreciated.
thanks
Mike