Cheers Byron

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They are a nice solid machine. If I needed one this size I would definitely get one. Cheers

Very lucky, we have so much health and safety these days that we can't dig alone. Makes it easier but just bumps the prices up. It's nice being left alone tho sometimes to get on. Have a good new year 👍

@@ProdigyPlantHire yes left all that behind , I ran trucks for 28 years then had a factory mailing letters which my daughter still runs but we retired to Portugal but brought a 1.5 ton bobcat with us to clear and grade our land in the hills, 6 years on I do local private jobs without green jacket ha ha

And digging alone there is no one to hit ha ha although my partner doesn’t like it much

@mickryan3516 😂 yeah they keep me on my toes

Yeah it was terrible

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Cheers Byron, no, we still have the TB216, this is a hired machine. Good bits of kit the TB260. Have a good new year

Yeah, agree with that. It's well balanced, quick enough, powerful enough and about as reliable as they get. It's basic in the cab compared to the Kobelcos we use, but a great machine all round.

Do you mean when opening the bucket?

Yeah, it's a 2023 TB260. Good bit of kit

Cheers John, the TB260 has been a great machine, been operating them for years. I'm sure Takeuchi are close to replacing it with a 3 series now. I have a TB216, for what it is, it lifts well. Failing that, clamp it to the blade and lift eith both. Have a good new year

Thank you

Haha yeah it was. We have a cab and heater now

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That does sound better to be fair 😂

Thank you. I have put 800hrs on her now, yeah it's a nice bit of kit. Tracks are a bit pony tho sadly

They are right to work in sadly. I hope you get it sorted

I changed the alternator on my old TB014, which is pretty much the same machine. Access can be had from the top, remove the seat, and the panel behind the seat. You should then be able to get to the bolts. It's a bit fiddly, but certainly doable. I think it was a combo of behind the seat and under the bonnet

@jwd4076 Thanks. Is that the cat? The guy I bought this TB216 went for the next gen cat. I had a little play, lovely bit of kit. I liked how you could change to skidsteer controls for tracking and blading.

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By today's standards it's cheap. I was sat in the cab of a 3c and 3cx Turbo when I was 8 years old and up. Times move on.

@@ProdigyPlantHire Its still light yers ahead of what I suffered in the 70's and 80's, they have moved on, exponentially since then.

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Hi, not sure if it's standard. JCB are like BMW where everything is an optional extra

Mine is stamped on the block, I believe there is also a tag on the top of the engine. Not sure if it has the engine number on the serial number plate near the kingpost

Thank you. They are a good machine to have.this was filmed on a GoPro Hero 9 Black. Thanks

Hi Byron, they had no end of issues with that machine from new. It was never really fully fixed. But once use to it, she was a half decent machine. Nice cab, quick enough, plenty of power. Tracked nicely. Worst thing was the balance being zero tail. It was a bitch scarey on a big pile loading off the sides with a bulk bucket on her. She would want to tip.Cheers Byron

Hi, I'm sure the hitch I have on this one is a Harford Prolock. It uses a ratchet to undo and do up. Not the smoothest or quickest way of getting a bucket on and off but it does a job. Buckets, Rhinox seem to be ok, most of mine are made by them. The TB216 can handle a bigger bucket, I would go for the bigger out of the options you have. Good luck with it, they are a great machine

The cat was too top heavy for what we use them for. Lots of roading (the 3CX is quick) and the company has had 3CX and special models for years

That's worth a try before taking it apart. Thanks for the info

I did try all sorts, it was quick enough, just not as quick as the old pothole master that they had before

They come with the machine from new. If ypu need a set, speak with Takeuchi, they will be able to supple them for you

Hi, I'm sure we will have it again sometime

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It needs some shims on the bucket, pins will be ok for a little longer. Thanks

Yeah she is on full throttle. To be fair the throttle cable may be slightly stretched, I will look to adjust it and see if I get anymore revs from her

Good work she's looking good and sounding great keep on digging 👍

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The ditching bucket is around 900mm, maybe 950mm. It's just a touch smaller than the width of the machine when it's sunk in. The bucket I use the most is a 24" digging bucket with no teeth, I do a lot of works around utilities. My buckets that I have and carry are 9 inch with teeth for roots and stumps 12 inch no teeth for trenching 18 inch with teeth (shpuld remove) for footings 24 inch without teeth (use the most) 24 inch with teeth for topsoiling and bulking 900mm ditching bucket 24" riddle bucket without teeth Hope that helps and good choice in machine

@@ProdigyPlantHire wow thanks for the quick and very detailed reply. You seem to have the most videos using the tb216, so I figured I'd ask you! I have a 12&18" with teeth and wanted to get a larger bucket to grade and move more dirt quicker. They are the tag buckets with their quick attatch system so I'm kind of stuck buying their system or selling the two buckets I have and starting over. I'm new to the machine but from watching reviews and lots of your videos I assumed the tb216 was a good solid machine.

@chile2be991 you made a good choice. They are a fantastic machine. Keep her serviced every 250 hours and greased l, she should treat you well I would personally go for a standard 30mm pin pickup quickhitch. It will make it much easier to get buckets and attachments either buying or hiring (breakers) Make sure you get a hitch with two pin pickup like mine. This will give you the most options (easier) A tip for you, when pulling the tracks in, lift the machine right off the ground to do so, and make sure you do not have loads of mud/stone etc on the undercarriage as this will cause issues and jamming the tracks in place. CBL for parts. Good luck with it

@@ProdigyPlantHire Yes I definitely lift the machine to pull/extended tracks. Are you using the rhinox buckets and quick hitch? I know you are in the UK and that seems to be a popular manufacturer for mini ex buckets. If so, are you happy with the quality of their buckets?

@chile2be991 some of my buckets are rhinox, they are OK, nothing special about them but also nothing wrong with them. I have a couple genuine takeuchi ones as well, again, they do a job. My hitch is a pro lock, it's a standard 2 pin pickup which you use a ratchet to tighten the bucket to the machine. Its not my first choice but it does mean you remove any slack from the quick hitch everytime you put a bucket on which is good. I would like a land rake bucket for it (basically a ditching bucket eith holes and tines on) they are good for topsoiling (with dry material) but never got around to getting one

I wouldn't go over 2.5 tons, that's the biggest machine you can legally tow with a set of buckets. The 2.5 doesn't do a great deal more than a 1.8 ton, so I would probably go for either one of these or a TB219. That way you can still shrink it down to get it in tighter spots

It was replaced sooner after this video. Its a hire one. Pretty sure it's running a cheap Chinese engine rather than the original Honda it had

Good job as usual the 216 is looking good what year is she keep on with the good work

@byronroberts3249 Cheers Byron, the Takeuchi is a 2017 with around 2250 hours on the clock. I run fully synthetic oil in her to help prolong her

Yeah the weather has not been on our side. Floods as well. We are putting stuff back now rather than knocking it out which is good

@@ProdigyPlantHire yes same here in Portugal but sun is drying it out but now everyone wants it done now but I don’t do big jobs just footings grading and pipe trenches usually but keeps me out of mischief

Keeps us busy. Soon it will be too hot

@@ProdigyPlantHire so true hot and dust but better than cleaning tracks out

Good job as usual keep, on digging 😅

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That's a great question, I haven't got the plate to hand at the moment and I cannot remmeber off the top of my head what the model was of it