Very nice George. Scorpion is also definitely worth a look. Looks similarly laid out to this Deici. Auto handbrake with the scorp which is disengaged by pressing the brake and shuttling. shuttle is on left hand side of joystick and boom in out on right, so the opposite of Deici. Also, a nice feature is that the pick up hitch goes through an automated sequence to unlock and lower. When you press down, it actually goes up, unlocks the pins and then lowers. pretty handy tbf and also very good mirrors all round.
Not sure if you know but the new jcbs have got the button for dumping the hydraulics without turning the engine off, also a few other good buttons, there is a 3 way toggle switch which if you use the single bottom button on the joystick(with the toggle switch down one way) it allows you to rattle the bucket violently or gently. Also the constant flow hydralic for eg. A road brush. It think this is on the older models aswell. But that Dieci looks like a good machine though :)
Looks a reasonable machine but that exhaust stack looks to be in the way, also the resale value won't be good. I think you should try a claas scorpion as they're a great machine, I believe the best on the market and they make them up to 9 meters and 5.5 tons.
I think you need to try a merlo there a great machine we have had two , also I think it could load/unload a lot quicker than the jcb and deici as it has boom speed and all that stuff and the joystick is a bit like jcbs
rob dennison we have a merlo 21 breakdowns in 500 hours. We have always kept to service intervals and greased every 10 hours.biggest heap of shite ever.these are all the problems in only 500 hours. Fordward back lever stopped working twice Front universal drive joint broke Front tie rod came out Back tie rod came out Main Hydraulic pump hose blew 3rd service pipe broke and boom came out and the boom hoses were replaced Assist ram hose burst Lift Assist ram pin broke in half Main ram seal replaced and pin rebushed Tilt ram seal replaced,ram spare polished Tilt bushes replaced Locking pin bent and replaced 3rd service stopped working one way and it is intermittent and happens constantly Boom only slides one way Hydraulics only work if you turn steering wheel Park brake switch doesn't work Heater doesn't work Radio doesn't work Boom joystick went loose and the connections broke Starting fuse keeps on blowing Main ram hose burst Won't start fuel shortage to engine Diff lock doesn't work Wouldn't switch from 2nd to 1st gear multiple times and you have to get out to change it Metal filings blocking the valve bank 3 times Hydraulics only work with the steering wheel again Front king pin Bush replacement
