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Hello all, up-coming first time mini digger owner here. I'm a self-employed mechanic (not plant) and I'm getting a machine to work on my property. I expect to have it for a few years before selling on. Usually I'd just rent one for individual jobs that need doing, but we have a cottage conversion to do as well as a few major jobs to do so decided to buy.
Anyhoo, I've got my eye on a 2001 JCB 801.5 that looks fairly well looked after with 3500hrs on it. The seller has a recent TER cert for it, says it's been serviced this year and the wear is good overall inc the pins apart from the pickup hitch pin, which he tells me could do with replacing.
I'm expecting to get my hands dirty over my ownership so not daunted by tackling repairs etc, but would the 'old timers' here rate this as a decent model with an okay reputation?
TIA
Cam
Anyhoo, I've got my eye on a 2001 JCB 801.5 that looks fairly well looked after with 3500hrs on it. The seller has a recent TER cert for it, says it's been serviced this year and the wear is good overall inc the pins apart from the pickup hitch pin, which he tells me could do with replacing.
I'm expecting to get my hands dirty over my ownership so not daunted by tackling repairs etc, but would the 'old timers' here rate this as a decent model with an okay reputation?
TIA
Cam