Reviews on Ditch Witch XT 855 & XT 1600

[chicora1hillbilly]

I really like the concept Ditch Witch has on the XT machines, but have seen poor reviews on the 855. I would like to hear from some that have used the 1600 model and if anyone has had better success with the 855. I am thinking of adding to my fleet and don't need to make a poor choice.

 

[Tags]

I saw a 1600 used in Rhode Island a couple of years ago with around 800 hrs on it and it came with every option and 2 extra hoe buckets, they were only asking 24k for it ,witch I thought was a good price. I talked to the dealer selling it and he said that it was there on consignment and it had been nothing but a headache for the owner, constantly blowing hyd lines due to poor routing and that nothing on it was easy to work on. I always thought those machines would be a great "do all" but having never seen any other contractor with one, I think it may be a better concept than the actual machine Ditch Witch produces.