materthegreater
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I plan to spend some time in one before purchasing.
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Favorite 7-8 ton excavator?
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materthegreater
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Who makes the bigger ones? Sumitomo?
southernman13
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That I know of yes. Same as linkbelt
materthegreater
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I think the split is between the 60 and 75 size machines. So hopefully what I would be looking at would be a Sumitomo built Case. Good reminder about Link-belt also. I've heard good things about them.
DM&RDBulldog
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New CASE mini and midi machines are now Sampierana brand, made in Italy. Prior models were Hyundai for the mini (1-6) and Sumitomo for the midi (7-8).
materthegreater
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Good to know. Do you know what year the change took place? I likely won't buy anything newer than 2022 at this point.
southernman13
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No sir
DM&RDBulldog
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For the midi its the newest models, 2025 CX85E and CX90E. The mini's are a bit muddled with some D and E series being Sampierana going back to 2023.
AFAIK, all Case and Linkbelt midi machine (7.5T and up) have been made by Sumitomo in Japan for many years. They are good machines.
As for the mini's, I've run the Case machines made by Hyundai and I thought they were pretty awful. Poor performance, cheap feel to the cab, definitely not a machine I'd like to own.
As for the mini's, I've run the Case machines made by Hyundai and I thought they were pretty awful. Poor performance, cheap feel to the cab, definitely not a machine I'd like to own.
I actually thought the cabs in the Hyundai mini exes were nice, I never was blown away by the performance. However the D series and E series machines are impressive, much better than the Hyundai from a performance aspect. According to some people I spoke with at Case about the Hyundai machines was that they have been very reliable, very little goes wrong with them. I spent a day in the CX90E. I was very impressed with it, great balance, very fast. I would own one of those. CASE was smart to buy Sampierana. The CX75 an 80C machines from Sumitomo are really good machines, but long in need of an update.
materthegreater
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Are those metric or American hours?
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materthegreater
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I went and looked at a closer Link Belt today. This is a 80x3 though, so it's a swing boom version instead of fixed boom. But it gave me a good idea of what these machines are like. I've not had an opportunity to look at or run one before.
The cab seemed nice and comfortable, it started quickly and easily. The blade seemed small and dinky, and didn't go up or down as far as it seems like it should have. And the swing boom mount was way out front and seemed clumsy.
The cab seemed nice and comfortable, it started quickly and easily. The blade seemed small and dinky, and didn't go up or down as far as it seems like it should have. And the swing boom mount was way out front and seemed clumsy.
Willie B
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Like an extendable dipper & thumb, these things are heavy. The added bouncing around isn't always worth the function. I find small excavators to be a lot like a rubber duck in ocean waves. You almost need a belt to stay in the seat. Pound for pound a backhoe is a whole lot more stable.
Columbo
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Is that the one in Clarendon VT that been for sale on Craigslist for about 3 years? If so, I’ve always wondered why it didn’t sell or the why the seller didn’t decided to stop listing it. Maybe the guy has it figured out, he just tells his wife that he’s “trying to sell it”? Lol
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Might have missed it but you don't want a swing boom?
I've only rented a few 308 sized machines all with swing booms and really like the versatility that a swing booms gives a smaller excavator. Hand as a shirt pocket on our 305's.
I've only rented a few 308 sized machines all with swing booms and really like the versatility that a swing booms gives a smaller excavator. Hand as a shirt pocket on our 305's.
materthegreater
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Yes it is, and I think your theory is about right! He said he's ended up using it for a bunch of things around the property (sounds like he owns a lot of land), and he really likes it. But just bought another house and I guess he wants some cash to put into renovating it. From what I gathered he buys and sells equipment either as a hobby or side business.