Which one should I buy?

[kenmac]

See the comparison chart, Takeuchi calls theirs a "conventional" tail swing on the TB230:

https://www.takeuchi-us.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/TB230-Product-Comparisons-2019.pdf

Yeah, I even looked at the TB235 and it's conventional tail swing.. I don't believe they produce a zero tail swing machine

 

[jcbGM]

Tak doesn’t make a zero. It’s a give and take. They believe you give up too much in lifting and digging performance by going zero tail.

Two machines weighing 6k pounds with one being conventional and the other being zero with have different characteristics. The conventional will be more balanced, and generally better lifting performance (the weight is further from the balance point). The zero can get closer to buildings, but you can generally make allowances for that.

 

[Todd727]

Look at Yanmar, 4 year/4000 warranty. Best built machines out there.

 

[metaletiket]

Thanks for metal etiket

 

[dirttoys]

Here's a few photos: two of the machine on my 3/4 ton, one with it on the dump trailer, which was the first step in getting it down, and one of me starting to learn how to run it. I'm not big, 160/5-9, so you can see how small this thing is. Someone much bigger might be a tad cramped...
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I know I am late, but that thing is cute as a barrel of kittens