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Best Allround Farm Digger

  • 03-03-2021 4:54pm
    #1
    farmer2018
    Registered Users Posts: 597 ✭✭✭


    Whats peoples opinions on the best all round digger for a farm cleaning out sheds opening drains etc. Would a 3 ton machine be too small? What's the best make to get?

    Would you get anything decent for around the 10K mark?


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  • #2
    Mooooo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,611 ✭✭✭Mooooo


    For cleaning out sheds or small works around buildings 3 tonne is grand but anything drainage related would be a pia. Unless you have a lot of work to do and are somewhat experienced at the job it may be better to hire in. 3 tonne self drive hire and get a contractor with a 20 tonne for drainage work.


  • #3
    Nekarsulm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,221 ✭✭✭✭Nekarsulm


    Drainage, hire a good lad on an EX130 or similar.

    Cleaning out sheds, what size are these sheds?
    How high is the roof?
    A JCB 3cx will do a lot of things on most farms but you need 13 feet to the eves of a shed to let it in.

    If you are filling bigger mixer wagons they are just about able to reach in, and you would be better with a teleporter if you don't plan on doing much digging.

    There is no "one size fits all" really.


  • #4
    Gillespy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,316 ✭✭✭Gillespy


    Have a neighbour with a New Holland LB 115. In his hands it is some weapon. Big wheels mean it can go further than normal diggers. I can only compare it to seeing a 50HX and an 860 working, drawing away from them etc, it's miles better than them in back actor work.

    Just on farm loaders, Donedeal could do with having a section for them. Everything from shovels, telehandlers, diggers, skid steers in one place. Hard to find them as it. Few different places buried with unrelated stuff.


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