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Tractor and loader Vs loading shovel

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  • #32
    Hugh 2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 400 ✭✭Hugh 2


    Dawggone wrote: »
    +1. Good post.
    French manufactured shyte.


    frazzledhome wrote: »
    Did you buy another Manitou

    Had 2 from new here. First bought 06 went well for a while. 1000 hours a year nothing excessive. Build quality was poor, poor quality hyd hoses, electrics a disaster. Always needed a repair man needed when loader had any big work to do.

    Changed in 10 for another new one and by god what a pile of shyte. On day of delivery new starter. Within 6mths new back axel as was out of line, new cab mountings. Boom regularly got stick while extended. Safety plug in soft ride blew causing loader to drop to the ground with full shear grab. New hyd pump, turbo several head gaskets as well as aircon never working. I could go on but it was a heap of crap. Dealer was middling but it took a threat if court for Manitou to extend warranty. At that when we sold it we still had a bull got 7k with dealer, now that to be fair was sorted between us and dealer. A lot in out area all being sold and not replaced with Manitou

    We bought a JCB 310s in May 13. Now that's a machine, will fit anywhere the Manipoo would but with 4 times the output and 100% reliable. Have a look at the build quality and the thickness of the steel plate on headstock and chassis and there's no comparison.

    A big issue with Manipoo was getting someone to trade it, no dealer wanted it. Take my advice and buy a Darby sprong before you consider a Manipoo

    Yes bought new MLA (Biased on Redrock machine license )
    Much bigger and heavier than my first one.

    First of all I would have to say that I hope not to start having problems with it.

    Secondly round here there are loads of Manitou mostly side boomed more than there are JCB and only one JCB 310.

    I initially resisted the 310 as it seemed just 2 big I did not like the rear view at all but the loader I have now hasn't great rear view --I might have bought it a year earlier but wasn't fond of the blanked out right door but a 100 hours in I don't notice this at all.

    I haven't had problems with my first MLA and hopefully wont have with this one either.


  • #33
    Milked out
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,433 ✭✭✭Milked out


    Have an 86 jcb 412 here, super job handles a deep 6'6" grab no bother. I find it flexible enuv around the yard I would rate the artic steer ahead of a tractor and loader or the side boom machines, the ones I have driven anyway


  • #34
    severeoversteer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 871 ✭✭✭severeoversteer


    go full hog and get one of these

    http://www.donedeal.ie/plantmachinery-for-sale/volvo-l70c/7685006

    I have merlos, good machine cant fault it, 40k box is good

    have big 6 cyl new Holland and quicke loader too, which is also good, is on a bale shear


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