Posted by Ron in Indiana [184.19.3.192] on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at 18:05:49 :
In Reply to: OT- Considering purchase of a small excavator posted by Drew Reed [207.32.172.108] on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at 12:04:25 :
We own a Terex HR16 which is smaller than what you are looking for but we are very happy with this machine. Terex is a worldwide company offering any size you need. By all means get a hydraulic thumb, we wouldn't have a mini without one. As the others have said it's dealer support that makes a big difference in owning a machine. If you can rent a machine you are interested in first to see how it performs for you. Or have the dealer let you have one as demo for a day. Don't jump at the first one, try a few. It's a lot of money to lay out and you may regret latter not doing your homework.