MattB
The Tree Hugging Tree Cutter
I could go to the dealer but...I want to walk in there knowing what I'm looking for.
I'm looking at the Takeuchi TB250 11,000lb mini-ex. It's sized to work in backyards, I can haul it with my pickup and it has by far the highest auxiliary flow in it's size class. About 26 gpm compared to about 18 gpm from most other manufacturers. At some point in the future I want to run a hydraulic saw grapple and it needs as much flow as possible.
Ive looked at the machines in the yard and they all seem to have just two lines running out to the end of the boom, one controls the bucket the other runs to a thumb.
I think I'm going to need three lines for a grapple saw. One to open/close the grapple, a second to rotate and a third high flow to the saw.
The question is...when I read about auxiliary lines, is that a third line or is it the second line to the thumb? Would I need a more extensive custom line put in to run the saw?
Thanks
I'm looking at the Takeuchi TB250 11,000lb mini-ex. It's sized to work in backyards, I can haul it with my pickup and it has by far the highest auxiliary flow in it's size class. About 26 gpm compared to about 18 gpm from most other manufacturers. At some point in the future I want to run a hydraulic saw grapple and it needs as much flow as possible.
Ive looked at the machines in the yard and they all seem to have just two lines running out to the end of the boom, one controls the bucket the other runs to a thumb.
I think I'm going to need three lines for a grapple saw. One to open/close the grapple, a second to rotate and a third high flow to the saw.
The question is...when I read about auxiliary lines, is that a third line or is it the second line to the thumb? Would I need a more extensive custom line put in to run the saw?
Thanks