O.C.G.D. Thread, part two

[cory]

Another fine looking machine.

Any advantage to a fixed thumb over a hydraulic thumb, except I presume they are cheaper to buy?

 

[Thor's Hammer]

Kobelco are the shit. I used to have an 11.5 tonner, with zero tail swing. Fantastic machine. Then I had a 14 tonne hitachi Zaxis with ultra short tail and short booms. That thing would turn 360 inside its own track width, and outlift a 20 tonner with long booms. This JCB has a standard tail, but is just on the limit of what I can put on an 8x4 rigid truck (my next big purchase...)

 

[cory]

Good stuff! Yeah, Hitachis look like good machines.

How does Cat stack up? Good but pricey?

 

[Thor's Hammer]

I'm not a big fan of CAT to be honest.. The ones I've driven have been underpowered. I drove this little one for 6 weeks last year -

 

[Thor's Hammer]

Not like this beast...! Damn those Koreans build a good machine..

 

[flushcut]

Heavy iron envy!

 

[woodworkingboy]

Pretty common to see Kobelco equipment available at lease places in these parts. Korean machinery for farmers is big now, cheaper than the locally made.

 

[rumination]

Just saw this Euro version of the GRCS over on Arbtalk. I want one!

http://cprinnovations.com/page3.php

 

[brendonv]

Ya those are sweet.

Id consider trading out my grcs for one of those if they sold them in the states.

 

[flushcut]

Ya those are sweet.

Id consider trading out my grcs for one of those if they sold them in the states.

Why trade it just make the mount and swap out the harken.

 

[pantheraba]

That looks like a Batman utility belt!!!

 

[MasterBlaster]

That's one sleek sucker! I wonder how much it costs?

 

[pete mctree]

I have not heard positive things about them. The two people I know who used them both preferred the GRCS

 

[Joezilla11]

What's the name of the euro version?

 

[flushcut]

That's one sleek sucker! I wonder how much it costs?

Don't quote me on this but I think they are around 5-5 1/2g's.

 

[brendonv]

There was a thread on them, at some forum. I think they were between 2.5-3k.

I never thought of building one, but def doable with the new metal burner i have. Hmmm

 

[rumination]

I have not heard positive things about them. The two people I know who used them both preferred the GRCS

Do you remember what their specific gripes were?

 

[flushcut]

There was a thread on them, at some forum. I think they were between 2.5-3k.

I never thought of building one, but def doable with the new metal burner i have. Hmmm

I think that 2.5-3k is in euros. I'll have to look it up.

 

[flushcut]

Closest thing I could find is 3 1/2g's

 

[Marc-Antoine]

Its name is the SmartWinch.
http://shop.freeworker.fr/demontage/cylindres-de-friction/smartwinch.html

 

[Joezilla11]

Looks interesting and no need to swap out the bollard and winch

 

[Husabud]

Why would you swap it out anyway?

 

[PCTREE]

on the grcs you are not supposed to drop big wood onto the winch, so you put the bollard in.

 

[flushcut]

Its name is the SmartWinch.
http://shop.freeworker.fr/demontage/cylindres-de-friction/smartwinch.html

2,975 euros is 5,100 in dollars at a 1/1.70 exchange rate. P.S. I do not know the currant rate and I made a best guessed.

 

[Husabud]

on the grcs you are not supposed to drop big wood onto the winch, so you put the bollard in.

Good info. Please explain how to swap it out under load. I usually use mine only for lifting or moving. POW otherwise.