Which Backhoe?

[capt_met]

http://www.machinerytrader.com/list...6091622&GUID=688B1EE4FFE847AEB951728927AD8172
would like to get a chance and try one of these out. seems to be a lot for the money. plenty of HP as well.

 

[jfh0jfh]

I know what you mean, CAT is ungodly expensive to buy & repair. I do think they might be a bit heavier built in some aspects, but not enough to justify the extra expense.

I'd be in a 310 SG if I could have found one with the right hours/price ratio. Both I saw were high hours, but the sellers still wanted ~$45K. Forget that.

See if you can get some demo or seat time in a Super M or Super M+ before you buy a Ford. I think you'll really like it. I know mine gets better the more I run it. My Ford was decent, but my Case blows my older Ford 575 away. The reason is b/c the Case is newer & more ergonomic and has a lot more power.

Happy Thanksgiving to you as well.

$45K w/ high hours is strong money for a 310G. I'm seeing them for around $30K with good hours (~ 3500).

I have run an M. Yeah, it's a great machine. Out of my price range though - up there w/ JD Js. I'm looking at K and L Cases.

I didn't know you had a Ford. I wasn't even planning to look at them but I ran a 675D and was impressed.

 

[Builder]

$45K w/ high hours is strong money for a 310G. I'm seeing them for around $30K with good hours (~ 3500).

I have run an M. Yeah, it's a great machine. Out of my price range though - up there w/ JD Js. I'm looking at K and L Cases.

I didn't know you had a Ford. I wasn't even planning to look at them but I ran a 675D and was impressed.

Not really, perhaps I confused you as I meant a 310SG (cab 4x4 X-hoe, too). These were '05 & '06 SG's. I thought $45 seemed reasonable. The SG is comparable to a CASE 580 Super M +. Almost every used '05/'06 CASE or JD I looked at with ~1,000 hrs was $45-$55 grand. CAT's with 1,000 hrs were $50-$60 grand.

Yep, I had early 90's 555 4x4, Cab, "Xtravator". One of the Belgium-made machines. Not bad, but a little low on power and had a real tall B/H boom.

 

[jfh0jfh]

Not really, perhaps I confused you as I meant a 310SG (cab 4x4 X-hoe, too). These were '05 & '06 SG's. I thought $45 seemed reasonable. The SG is comparable to a CASE 580 Super M +. Almost every used '05/'06 CASE or JD I looked at with ~1,000 hrs was $45-$55 grand. CAT's with 1,000 hrs were $50-$60 grand.

Yep, I had early 90's 555 4x4, Cab, "Xtravator". One of the Belgium-made machines. Not bad, but a little low on power and had a real tall B/H boom.

I've been looking at 97-01 E's and 01-03 Gs. All 4WD; some ex-hoe. Sure, I can believe an 05 w/ 1000 hours would be $45K.

 

[jfh0jfh]

stopped by a jcb dealer today. checked out a 3cx. overall it seems to be a nice machine. i wasn't able to really put it through its paces to verify that though. i liked the ease of moving the seat to the backhoe station with the little kick latch. the pilot controls were placed nicely as well. the hydraulics didn't impress me as being the smoothest. the more functions i seemed to ask of it the more jerky it got. uncurling the bucket while bringing the hoe in i would notice the bucket moving in spurts instead of smoothly. this could have been operator error as well from not being used to the controls. i recently went through the same test with a case w/ pilots and didn't have the same problem. i liked the idea that the jcb's are built in georgia. the biggest problem for me was the machine was priced about even with a comparabe JD. with that being the case no JCB in my future. so far i am liking the case and JD. will check out Cat, Volvo abd new holland as well.
good luck in your search,

That's what I've seen too: JCB is up w/ JD & Case on the higher-end used machines ~ 2003-up. Older (95-01) JCBs seem priced a bit lower that JD & Case. I like the JCBs but I'd only want one at a substantial discount.

 

[Builder]

Jon,

Did you see this beast? CASE 780D Construction King Loader Backhoe - (eBay item 180189707861 end time Dec-10-07 11:08:16 PST)

 

[jcbGM]

Jon,
We just acquired the assets of a JCB dealer in KY. There are a few late model low-hours machines that can be had at a great price. I'm in Parkersburg, WV. Don't know where you are in east central Ohio. We have a branches in Columbus, Twinsburg, and Cincinnati.

Shoot me an email sometime if you want more details.

cbrocious@mhequipment.com