Older diggers for farm use

[MF30]

Reconditioned with a paint brush ? "Sold as seen " . I suppose it would be hard to expect any co.eback with a 40 year old digger.

I see “sold as seen” being used on more and more ads lately, guess it’s just the sellers way of legally eliminating themselves from any comeback, if this is still possible.

 

[nashmach]

A nice looking nifty fifty
https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagemachinery-for-sale/mf50-1971-digger/25232167

 

[jf 850]

A nice looking nifty fifty
https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagemachinery-for-sale/mf50-1971-digger/25232167

Big money for its age , but appears straight , and its well shod . I gave a nice bit less for mine 23 years ago .

 

[nashmach]

Big money for its age , but appears straight , and its well shod . I gave a nice bit less for mine 23 years ago .

You get a pretty decent 50B for that kind of money too I would have thought!

Not often you see a 50 with a decent cab now.

 

[nashmach]

Not often you see a 4550 in such good condition
https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagemachinery-for-sale/ford-digger/25294719

 

[Bog Man]

Not often you see a 4550 in such good condition
https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagemachinery-for-sale/ford-digger/25294719

The scissors type stabilizer legs used collapse a trench and got more unstable the higher they went. Good looking digger for one that is over 40 years old.

 

[nashmach]

Another older loader.
https://www.donedeal.ie/plantmachinery-for-sale/caterpillar-it12b-loader/25365364

 

[ZetorMan98]

A rare enough machine I’d imagine
https://www.donedeal.ie/view/25407793
Fendt ts80 wheel digger

 

[nashmach]

A rare enough machine I’d imagine
https://www.donedeal.ie/view/25407793
Fendt ts80 wheel digger
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That looks like great value to me, I assume it is based on a Fendt 300 series tractor.

 

[AYF]

Didn't know such a machine existed!

 

[nashmach]

Cheap loader, that must be over 50% depreciation

https://www.donedeal.ie/tractors-for-sale/d-g-m-loading-shovel/25413037

 

[Arthur]

Cheap loader, that must be over 50% depreciation

https://www.donedeal.ie/tractors-for-sale/d-g-m-loading-shovel/25413037

5 years old, at 12.5 percent /pa that's 62.5. ......

 

[Canyanero]

I wonder are they any good, I see a good few of them in yards on my travels

 

[nashmach]

5 years old, at 12.5 percent /pa that's 62.5. ......

You must know what they are selling at so :Whistle2::oops2:

 

[nashmach]

I wonder are they any good, I see a good few of them in yards on my travels

There seems to be several similar variants around now too. It's like everything the real test comes when you want to sell them.

 

[scoffcruddle]

There seems to be several similar variants around now too. It's like everything the real test comes when you want to sell them.

Or need parts...

 

[JohnBoy]

I love these little massey 40s

https://www.donedeal.ie/plantmachinery-for-sale/massy-40-digger/25548950

 

[nashmach]

I love these little massey 40s

https://www.donedeal.ie/plantmachinery-for-sale/massy-40-digger/25548950

135 price basically!

But limited use now unless tight yard and/or not doing much with silage bales.

That's a tidy example though!

 

[RS200Z]

Looking at buying a 13-14 tonne digger for hire work. General farm work like reclamation and draining, a bit of mulching as well. Budget of say €30k inc VAT.

What models/brands should I be looking at?

 

[Canyanero]

Looking at buying a 13-14 tonne digger for hire work. General farm work like reclamation and draining, a bit of mulching as well. Budget of say €30k inc VAT.

What models/brands should I be looking at?

It is hard to look past hitachi for a machine that would hold its value

 

[Mike]

Looking at buying a 13-14 tonne digger for hire work. General farm work like reclamation and draining, a bit of mulching as well. Budget of say €30k inc VAT.

What models/brands should I be looking at?

Have a read of this

https://www.forum4farming.com/forum/index.php?threads/buying-secondhand-excavator.17607/

 

[RS200Z]

^ thanks for the replies lads.

I had been looking at Hitachi alright, they seem to have the best name in older machines.

 

[jay gatsby]

https://www.donedeal.ie/tractors-for-sale/mf-50-d/25650358

Priced about right?

 

[nashmach]

https://www.donedeal.ie/tractors-for-sale/mf-50-d/25650358

Priced about right?

Isn't the front bucket eaten out of it??:scratchhead:

 

[Mike]

Doesnt seem bad value at €8600
https://www.donedeal.ie/tractors-for-sale/massey-ferguson-50hxt/25863654