Good review by experienced knowledgable user. Very helpful, thanks.

Thank you. A very useful and informative vid by someone who knows what they're talking about. 👍

Great review. Just placed an order on an E20 enclosed cab with thumb and 9”, 12”, 36” grading buckets. Here in so cal our tax is high 7.75 percent. We were at 51k OTD. Considered the e26 but with our line of work landscape, demo, excavating and grading the smaller machines are far to valuable and cause less damage on sites due to weight differences. This in combination with our S70 skid steer should be a good pair

Thanks mate Really enjoy your videos And are very relevant for us convicts here in Queensland There's a beer waiting for you here

@Olliegunns

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave, spent a bit of time in Queensland a few years ago, lovely part of the world.

Great honest review!! 👌🏼

@Olliegunns

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Love this channel keep it up 👍🏼

@Olliegunns

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do!

Great informative review.

@Olliegunns

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Love dis excvator 💪💪💪❤️

If you open the engine nay and side door, it's easy the fill with a jerry can. The filler opening is retracted to avoid damages.

@Olliegunns

3 жыл бұрын

You are right. But its a bit of a faff! Surely they could design something better

That's a nice review, the reason for the limited dig depth is the top mounted boom lift cylinder and in particular the position of the boom lift cylinder ram rod end on top of the king post, as the boom lowers into the ground this should become apparent, as you said earlier most things have a trade off, having much less damage to the lift cylinder should be preferential, if you need to dig deeper then you need a bigger machine. Also the long dipper arm will have less power than a shorter dipper arm due to the negative leverage effect, again its a choice of power or length.

Nice Video Bobcat is not seen often arround here. Very stable! The tie down eyes are great. But in my opinion a machine of that size should have a tilting hitch.

@Olliegunns

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, I agree, on the right work, a tilting hitch is a great addition. Most of the machines I review are hired for a certain job so they very rarely come with such luxury's!

@OUKRH5

3 жыл бұрын

@@Olliegunns @Olliegunns I see, but they also dont have a tilting bucket, i dont know hiring equipment is not so common in austria, but here almost every excavator from 1.5 to 8tons has either a tilting hitch or a tilting grading bucket. So the plant hire company send sthe machine out with the least possible set up?

Another informative video. what was the camera? the quality is fantastic

Great review 👌👌 the old 8015 looks in good nick not seen much videos of that one could you do a video involving the 8015? Be interesting to hear the story of that one 😉

@Olliegunns

3 жыл бұрын

Yeh, I'll do a video on it when I'm not fixing leaks on it!

@adrianrobertsa.g.rcontract3019

3 жыл бұрын

@@Olliegunns 😂😂

Would You recommend this type / weight for garden services - landscapping, digging water pipes, land levelling before seeding grass etc ?

@Olliegunns

2 жыл бұрын

The 1.5-1.9t machine class is very popular for this kind of work here in the UK, mainly due to its ability to be towed easily behind a van or pickup, cost to buy and their compact footprint and width works well for access to gardens. I do a lot of work on bigger landscaping projects and we use 3 or 5 ton machines on those because they are often much larger and the access is better. So it really depends on the size of project you do, but you can do a lot with a machine like this - it just takes longer.

Here in the states, a e19 is 36 grand, and a cat 302 is 40 grand with Air con and all the options

@Olliegunns

3 жыл бұрын

Got to be CAT all day long with its extra features at that price hasnt it?

What do you think of Takeuchi? Just curious as it's the only excavator brand I have ever used (219 and 016)

@Olliegunns

3 жыл бұрын

I think Takeuchi make really reliable and solid machines, but with the 200 series, I think they are behind the times with the push towards more features and options. Some don't even have an in cab fuel gauge let alone proportional rollers etc! And I've always thought the way Takeuchi make their machines last longer is by having them run at 80% - they always feel just a tad slower than the competition and are never the most powerful in their class. Great for longevity and I've driven plenty with no love and 000's of hours of hire that are still going strong. And one things for sure - the paintwork is spot on, many other brands could take note from the paint quality of Takeuchi

Have a question for you; who can drink petrol and diesel??

Yes undercarriage is definitely more useful probably why I’m getting the E17 bobcat haha nice video mate.

Run a couple of these. Your spot on. Great for grading. Tracking is poor. What hitch do you like?

@Olliegunns

3 жыл бұрын

On machines this size, I like the Harford Wedgelock as they take up any slight play in the pins with the wedge. Or the Geith hitch's, they do a really nice little hydraulic one. The Whites ones would be great if they could take the play out of them. I just feel for a hitch to come with that much play when its brand new isn't acceptable. And they are like it across the range too.

Great review, what do you think of the E20z vs the competitors? Kabota, whacker newson etc

@Olliegunns

2 жыл бұрын

I've not driven the E20 so cant really comment. Its a bit of an odd size in that its not a 1.5t machine but its not got the power or reach of the 2.5t class. Generally these Bobcats are a vast improvement over their older machines. But they are a bit cheap in some places and issues like the paint falling off in sheets, oil leaks from new, make me think that if you can afford the Wacker, or maybe the CAT 302, they are a much better built machine for an owner operator.

@alistairmccoy9117

2 жыл бұрын

Ended up going with the tb216. Seems to be great at everything so far

@chile2be991

7 ай бұрын

​@@alistairmccoy9117 what's your opinion on the tb216? Are you happy with it? Any mayor issues? I'm looking to purchase a mini and that's the top of my list.

@alistairmccoy9117

7 ай бұрын

Honestly very happy. Lots of power and have never had any trouble so far. Mine is 2017 and around 1500 hours

@chile2be991

7 ай бұрын

@@alistairmccoy9117 Wow thank you for a quick reply! I'm looking at a used 22' with around 600h. Good to get some feedback from someone who actually owns one.

Try the e 26 mutch more comparible zo other machines u have reveiwed

@Olliegunns

3 жыл бұрын

I'd love to when I can get my hands on one!

Have you ever run/had a go on a Bobcat 425 ZTS?

@Olliegunns

3 жыл бұрын

Bobcat have had a very low key presence in the UK excavator market until relatively recently. Their skid steers were well known but I don't think I have ever seen a 425 in the flesh. Its replacement, the EZ27 is gaining traction here, thanks in part to Bobcats 0% finance deals and a high spec as standard. But I cant really help you with the 425 unfortunately Charlie.

@charliesteward2528

3 жыл бұрын

@@Olliegunns Thanks for that. Have been looking around at anything really from a 1.5 to 2-ton mini digger and happened to come across one. The Kubota U17-3a seems to keep popping up, along with the JCB 8014 and 8018. Not really sure which way to go... Slightly off topic, I know you have a lot of experience with dumpers, have you ever used one of the 2-ton high lift (skip tip) dumpers and if so what where they like in comparison to the standard 1-ton high lift. I know you have a 1.5-ton but I have never seen a used one around. I know that the 2-ton high lift usually have a swivel skip.

ps he cant operate a mini digger either !

Tick over slang ? another officially annoying goofy english slang ,Idle is usually Universally the better & much smarter way of saying engine idle ,& slew is also a gross obnoxious goon spewing for Swing or rotated the machine.