Hydraulic Thumb for a 3 ton?

Farls · 11-08-2011 09:25PM #1

Hey,

Just wondering if anyone know's of anywhere that a man could get a hydraulic thumb for a 3 ton tracked machine?

Something similar to this

http://www.digbits.co.uk/grip_talon.htm

but hydraulic instead of fixed.

Thanks

Solnskaya · 11-08-2011 09:30PM

get a local engineering co. to make one up for you-they are simple to make, done one myself, and thumbs make a digger more useful than you would believe-just adds another whole dimension to what you can do with it- even a simple fixed thumb is really useful.

Figerty · 11-08-2011 10:43PM

Try this crowd.

I have dealt with them and can reccomend them.

http://www.miniexcavatorcentre.com/index.html

Farls · 11-08-2011 11:06PM

Cheers Figerty, I'll give them a bell and see what they can do.

I bought a bucket and pins of this crowd before

http://www.vemacengineering.co.uk/

and found them good to deal with, my problem is knowing what a good price for something like this would be??

Figerty · 17-08-2011 10:04PM

Haven't a clue what this would cost!
Thanks for the other weblink, could be useful

Rovi · 19-08-2011 07:46PM

As I posted previously in this forum:

Rovi wrote: »

I've had buckets modified by Hillside Machine Tech, Upperwoods, Derrycon, Mountrath, Co. Laois.
He mainly manufactures new ones.
057-8756371
087-2026851

I suspect these guys could make something like this too.

Hydraulic Thumb for a 3 ton?

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