Excavators

CelticKubota · Oct 14, 2003

I'm hoping to buy a 3 to 6 ton excavator. I know nothing about excavators, and was wondering if there are any good Forums out there, that I could use?

The land I will be working on is soft so I'll be looking for light weight dispersion over large tacks and a good length boom. I will be buying secondhand (5 - 7 yrs old)- what are the most reliable models on offer?

Any thing you can tell me will be much appreciated?

Darren · Oct 30, 2003

I'm not sure if they make the smaller models but Komatsu, followed by Hitachi/John Deere/Kubota would be my choices. The little Kubotas are very handy. A friend of mine has one that salt water ate out the undercarriage . Other than that, everything else still works fine.

DavesTractor · Nov 6, 2003

The Yanmar's are top notch machines. I have a 1996 B3-2 (6500 lbs) and also a 1996 B7-2 cab model (17,300 lbs). Both are zero turn with a very cool offsetable boom. Both have rubber tracks and push blades, as well as two-speed travel. I sell these things, so I have also had Komatsu, Mitsubishi and Kobelco. I like them all, but my favorite so far is the B7-2.
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