1oddtech
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Yes as well as many other functions
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The mini excavator thread
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WaterH
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So to buy a thumb for my machine, would you buy off EBay or some other source?
IME a wheeled skit steer is 100% useless at digging any kind of a hole whatsoever.
OP will be happy with a min for what he wants. It would be worth keeping an eye out for a $1000 5+ yard dump truck to haul away the diggings and park the ss.
Nope, you bought a rental that every other no nothing rented and smashed.Just bought a mini
You get what you deserve
1oddtech
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Local bobcat dealer so that it's the most useful. All the eBay and Amazon ones I've seen have been junk
ThePanzerFuhrer
The Rock Breaker God
You will only get 3-4’ of water depth if you lucky with that thing.That machine has 16' reach and 9' 9" digging depth. Yall think it would be that bad? My rental guy has a 10K machine, but I don't see it being that big of an advantage vs an 8K.
BTDTT
hat dump truck will be stuck every minute
Thats what his future loader is for!
I get along just fine with my mechanical thumb. Hydro would be nice, but a mech works okay for my uses.
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FWIW it is pretty easy to bend the thumbs on those little machines. Also easy to bend the wider buckets with the thumb on those little machines
Pocahontas
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Generally true and something in the 15k area will be on its way to the scrap yard. Still a ex is handy as hell and once you have one you find all kinds of new and creative uses for it, just like a skid steer.
They are just hard art at this time but my dad always called those shovels and a “garden shovel” a spade, just made me think of that.
rockota
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95% sure this is the one I bought. You will have to validate for your model AND any quick attach you might have. I messed that up and had to modify mine a bit.
Decent enough guy. Had no issues in the ~5 years of use
JOHN DEERE 26G,27D, HITACHI ZX27 THUMB HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR ATTACHMENT CLAW KIT | eBay
Hitachi ZX27. John Deere 27D. John Deere 26G. For John Deere wedge lock coupler. For John Deere Pin on. HYDRAULIC THUMB KIT ONLY! 1-Year Warranty Covers thumb tines assembly and custom hydraulic cylinders.
www.ebay.com
ThePanzerFuhrer
The Rock Breaker God
I’m out. I’m so spoiled with all the excavator we have and that if I’m not digging with a 100,000 plus pound excavator I don’t want to do it. Sad thing is my big excavators cost the same as the minis mentioned here 
clodhopper
Get off my lawn, punk!
Sad thing is my big excavators cost the same as the minis mentioned here
As soon as you get above what fits on a gooseneck and hauled by a 1ton, the price drops substantially. If you dont need to move it on road, go big and save some coin.
I bet you can get a smoking hot deal on a piece of shit thumb from eBay.
Where does your dad want you to buy it from?
Haven’t bent anything on my machine overworking it.
ThePanzerFuhrer
The Rock Breaker God
I also am a thumb snob. I want nothing to do with it unless it hydraulically rotates about the same pin as the bucket. Even better if it has a progressive link to it.
I’m sorry I’m no help. If It was my mini I would just fab my own up from scratch and make it how I want. Not buy some under built bad geometry pos off the web.
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Thumb needs to be at least as fast as the bucket too
ThePanzerFuhrer
The Rock Breaker God
Crazy thing is I hire out the moves on my big ones. Usually costs 2-300$ for the heavy haul guys to move the 50tonners between pits.As soon as you get above what fits on a gooseneck and hauled by a 1ton, the price drops substantially. If you dont need to move it on road, go big and save some coin.
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Thats not bad
ThePanzerFuhrer
The Rock Breaker God
No and all I have to do is make a phone call. They do everything. No wrestling 10-12 1/2” chains.
No having to buy a $168,000 4 axle trailer nothing
. Buddy stopped over yesterday and was shopping for a 4 axle lowboy and that’s what he was quoted without the FET. With that said with me buying that Toys-are-us crusher I have a feeling a 10’ wide 4 axle trailer is in my future.
1oddtech
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Progressive Link Hydraulic Thumb - AMI Attachments®
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You oughtta get a real shit show going. Jaw, cone and screen all on tracks. All with their own magnet and saftey stops that dont talk to the other 2 machines
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Chzbrgr
Bucket Driver
Glad we bought this PC35 new in about '09. It was $ 36,000.00 then. It's treated as 3 labors typically. Just assists with the bigger machines. If I had to buy another one now I don't think I could go with something else. Only issue has been replacing the instrument cluster and I don't think that was over 500 bucks.
Chzbrgr
Bucket Driver
The biggest debate will be.......... Deere or Cat pattern controls.
2big bronco
Og irate
If you dont know it doesnt matterThe biggest debate will be.......... Deere or Cat pattern controls.
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The biggest debate will be.......... Deere or Cat pattern controls.
As long as the left joystick steers the front tires I'm good
Chzbrgr
Bucket Driver
If you don't know it's just gonna be a big hammer for a while.
Chzbrgr
Bucket Driver
Joystick rubber tire loaders still creep me out.
Captain Call
No
I see what you did there. Fuck you and your M. I'll stick with an H.