Digginlife21 has one of these or similar. Bought a CAT 309 after he had a bunch of issues with it and he wanted to upgrade. Yanmar makes a good mini but these size I think Cat and komatsu own the market.
@@firelakeservices9126 it was Covid and supply chain issues. It didn't matter what business you where in there were issues everywhere getting parts. I personally would choose Yanmar any day for most applications there motors are top notch.
That sucks. I have a great dealer in town, plus im friends now with dealers in other states because of the Yanmar Excavator Owners Facebook group I started years ago. They are great machines. It would be my first choice for sure.
A one ton or bigger would be best. I would haul it with a dually. There is a guy that hauls for my dealer and he uses a dual wheel F350 and a 26K trailer to deliver the vio80's and sv100's that my dealer sells. They don't have anyone that has a CDL.
If you have the time could you do a longer term review of your f450 7.3? Im considering purchasing a new truck for my buisness with this engine and theres not much online for longer term reliability reviews.
