Mini-JCB

Anyone ever hired one of those Bobcat mini JCB thingys?

Are they easy to use? Are they pricey? I only want to shift a smallish amount of earth (prob take a day with a spade but it's cold and I'm lazy)

The mini JCB (402s IIRC) are a piece of p**s to drive but horribly underpowered so much it'd be quicker with a teaspoon. Can't say I've ever driven other mini-diggers, only JCB 3 & 4CX
You'll pick it up in about 10 mins (just stay clear of your green house and gas pipes )

Get one of these mate - then you can make a mess like... ah my boy did (1.2 ton digger) .

Kubato I think are one company that make mini-diggers.. they have several different weight classes...

0.6 Ton and up.. 0.8 is next, then 1.5 then various other big things I havent used yet...


as for driving, if you have good hand co-ordination, you will be fine.. just take your time at first.. they may be underpowered compared to their big brothers.. but they are still capable of putting a house wall through...

Originally Posted by carlos

You'll pick it up in about 10 mins (just stay clear of your green house and gas pipes )

Errrrr.... hmmm.... bit late for that advise for me mate.. I once dag through the main gas pipe for a house once... stupid thing was only about 4" bellow the grass

never ran around shouting so much in my life...

Originally Posted by Gmonsta

Get one of these mate - then you can make a mess like... ah my boy did (1.2 ton digger) .

BH!! He's started knocking the house down

Yeah that looks like the fella, feel a bit bad hiring one as it's only a small job but I just don't have a day to spare between now and when the dump truck of gravel arrives. Plus I always wanted to play about in a digger

Go south to Diggerland at the medway bridge and have a go at driving diggers, take the kids too

http://www.diggerland.com/

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i have a builder friend i can find out the prices for you.

[tinpants]

Prices obviously vary quite a bit from place to place but you shouldn't be paying much more than £60 - £80 per day for a 1.5 tonne machine.

If I lived a bit closer to Essex then I'd come and do it for you.




Take your time and shop around a bit, then when you get a price close to what you don't mind paying, crack on. Take it easy 'til you get the hang of it.

I've been driving them for years, firstly as a job then as a bit of a sideline. Thing is, the sideline is now getting more lucrative than my day job!! I feel a possible career change coming on!!