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My new birthday present to me arrived.

Dargo

Dargo

Like a bad penny...
I don't have any pictures of it yet or in action yet, but here is what it is Takeuchi TB145. You have to click on the 'detailed product literature' to see much about it. I think it will be useful. Anyone else have one or something similar?
 
Dargo said:
I don't have any pictures of it yet or in action yet, but here is what it is Takeuchi TB145. You have to click on the 'detailed product literature' to see much about it. I think it will be useful.
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Very Nice!!!!! I'm sure it will be useful.

Dargo said:
Anyone else have one or something similar?
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I've seen one of those in my dreams but never sat in the seat for real. :D I'm going to rent one for a week or two next spring if my basement remodel project doesn't break me first.
 
"Takeuchi"
First thought was "God Bless You" (thinking of a sneeze).
We don't have that brand around here. Dealer Locator option shows some within about 60-70 miles from me. Are they similar to let's say a Komatsu?

Sweet machine though!!! What's the plans for it?
 
We have 4 Case 580M's we use every day and I have operated a few other "compact" excavators but never a Takeuchi. The thing I really like about the one you listed is the independent cab/swing arm. It's really handy so you can dig right up tight to a wall. I would never buy one without that and rubber tracks. Dual hydraulic pumps are a BIG plus in my book. I think you will be very happy with your new toy - I know I would. :wink:
 
Sweet. I rented a compact excavator from the Kubota dealer this past summer to dig stumps after the rental JD Compact TLB blew up.

It's amazing how much you can get done with one of these compared to a backhoe on a compact tractor... :bb:
 
Dang, it's cold out today. Maybe I'll modify some buckets I have left over from my Bobcat 325 so they'll fit this bigger machine. Basically this is the biggest, strongest excavator you can haul behind a one ton pickup. I don't want to go to another dump truck just to haul it. Oh well, I'm only about halfway through the operator's manual anyway. Like my Takeuchi TL150 track loader, the cab tilts over to allow easy access to all working parts. I assure you that Bobcat and Cat machines don't do that! It's such a great idea that works great, I don't know why they all don't have that feature.
 
EastTexFrank said:
What are you going to use it for???
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I have a couple hundred acres of property that I want to slowly start shaping the way I want it over time. Besides, I can make it really tough for people to trespass with their pickups with the ditches I can make. It would almost be cheaper to buy a huge excavator and leave it up at the large remote piece of property I have and I could get things done faster, but I also need to put in a few french drains, clear out some creeks, put in a septic system for my new barn get rid of a couple of stumps, etc., etc., etc. With a really large machine I'm really limited with what I can do with it.

Here is a pic of the little Bobcat I just sold. It was really nice, but it was about half the size of the Tak I just bought.
 

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Here is a pic of the little Bobcat I just sold. It was really nice, but it was about half the size of the Tak I just bought.
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Now that's what I'm talking about. It would fit well into my garage, if my wife would only move her car out. :)
 
Give the wife some money and send her off shopping. When she comes back tell her you got yours done early and it has to stay inside.
 
Both machines look nice, but both look like they have never been used? Maybe we'll get you your old job back and you can use them to move some snow up here!
 
i've never ran their hoes,but if it performs as well as their skidsteers,you will be very happy with it.they have very good hydraulics.we use a couple attachments that just bog down one of the new jd track skidsteers and the older takeuchi runs all of them..congrates bill w
 
bill w said:
i've never ran their hoes,but if it performs as well as their skidsteers,you will be very happy with it.they have very good hydraulics.we use a couple attachments that just bog down one of the new jd track skidsteers and the older takeuchi runs all of them..congrates bill w
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Thanks. I seemed to come to a similar conclusion. I owned a few different skidsteers and track loaders over the years and have operated dozens of them. In my personal opinion, the Cat/ASV (exact same unit) machines ride the best and get the best traction in soft mud and snow. In almost all other categories, the Takeuchi machines were just tanks compared to all others. Besides being really smooth to operate, you couldn't hardly hurt one unless you just didn't maintain it. I got rid of my Bobcat T300 track loader and got a Takeuchi TL150 (then almost immediately sold and bought the exact same thing just under the Mustang name, a Mustang MTL25 because I got the Mustang with only 600 hours on it for the same price as the Tak TL150 with 2500 hours). The Takeuchi TL150 just crushes the Bobcat in performance. As pictured, I also sold my Bobcat compact excavator to get this Takeuchi excavator, but this Tak is about twice the size. Still, the controls are oh so much smoother and the operator can operate with much more precision and speed.

I used the Tak excavator to pull an old Walnut tree out of a creek on the back of my property today. The walnut tree had fallen into the creek and was causing an obstruction. I didn't feel like spending a day or two with a chain saw cutting it up, so I thought I'd give it a tug or two with the Tak. I was amazed at how easy I was able to rip the 36" or so diameter tree out of the creek. I had the basic job finished in less than 10 minutes. I spent the rest of the time ripping some limbs off of the tree and laying them down to make sort of a stand for the rest of the tree to sit on and dry out.
 
Well, the video below is what Brent is really doing with his new machine.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbOp1T12tQY"]YouTube- Ultimate Trackhoe Waterskiing[/ame]
 
Looks sweet but if you get the chance to put a thumb on your machine you wont regret doing it.then you will wonder how you did it without one . Hammy.
 
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