We bought a 2022 TB290 on steel tracks and It's impressed me in every aspect of our use. I've ran excavator mulchers and dedicated machines on our ROW clearing contracts for over 25+ years. By far my favorite excavator under 100hp and under 20000lbs. We got 41" Loftness battle axe that pairs well with ours. Absolutely love it.
We run a fleet of Takeuchi machines at work, excavators and skid steers. The biggest being the TB1140 series 2 and the smallest being a TB153FR. They are sweet smooth machines punch well above their classes and general build quality is way better to. We had Kubota and komatsu before and found the Kubotas were rather cheap compared to the Takeuchi in terms of build quality and size of things like cylinder size amount of steel in the joints etc. We do a variety of work with them, everything from clearing to excavation as well as road and bridge works. We have about 21000 hours collectively across our machines and no major failures. Actually the only failures we've had are on the TL10 and that was the radiator fan and water pump on the Kubota engine.
I've 7700 hours on mine , the usual maintenance done over time. I was digging all weekend and I couldn't help but think she's the best machine I've ever bought .
I've got a wacker neuson 6003 6 ton machine. I get 103 litres a minute at the boom. It runs a yanmar motor as well, they are rock solid. It came with a 25 mil case drain from factory, every machine should. Awesome video.
Looks like a pretty sweet machine. I'm actually "renting" my cousin's Cat 306 right now. I have limited experience with mini-excavators but this Cat is very impressive so far.
Is amazing how those minis can do . We just bought a bobcat e85 is not new but we can start with that and then if we get more jobs start buying more minis.
So much work, so many large areas, houses, gardens, fields, jobsites! America is a excavatorist contractor dream! Here we only have hills and hills and hills, not much large flat areas in which to work, excavate, mulch and others, we've been open for 30 years and business isn't going as strong as it was before, so many regulations and papers and sh*t just to move dirt from a jobsite to another, living in (middle) italy as a excavatorist is a nightmare
Video got me excited. Our new 306 Cat is still 2 months out but is coming with a Rotobec rotating grapple. Went rigid mount, hoping I won’t regret that.
I have the same machine. Pretty happy with it. Only issues was a few blown hoses and one track broke. Of course it was all "wear items" so with only 600 hrs I wasn't happy about that but the machine does run great and performs well.
Honestly man after having a yanmar engine you will learn how much quieter and nicer they are over the kubota. When Texas had the almighty freeze last year my Takeuchi track loader (Kubota engine), and Branson Tractor (Mitsubishi engine) would not start, but my TB240 with the yanmar fired right up in -2 degrees. Both good engines but yanmar is way more fine tuned.
I've had a TB285 since 2012 and still love it. I have a Ryan's fixed rotating grapple saw and stump grinder (obviously separate attachments) that you might be interested in viewing. I'm new to commenting on CZcams so I don't know if it's politically correct to say this, but if you go to Colby Land Works and the TB285 playlist you can see some very crude videos. I also changed out the high flow auxiliary spool a couple of years ago and documented the results. Now get 37 gpm out at the end of the stick.
Bought a 2021 tb290 last March (2021) love it, I Do retaining wall work, the reason I bought the 290 over the 08-80 was lifting capacity tested on site the 290 was just smother and lifted more at full reach...
So pumped you got the 290,we have an older tb070,17,000 lb,rubber track ,blade,thumb on foot pedal,plumbed for extra beyond thumb,dual lift pistons,great,great machine!!! Had it 12 yrs now,I've run alot of kubotas,more than most but I love out tb070,she not going anywhere
Nice machine.... I looked at that machine awhile back. I've got the kubota kx057-4 now and thinking of getting something larger. But small enough for residential work. You did a video at your friends house on the cat 310..I can't even find one to look at. I'm sure the 290 will be a nice addition to your family of machines.
Wow, Morgan, 12 now, and I think you are going to love spending time in that nice cab! Are you keeping the Kubota as a backup and to drop at sites so you can work more than one place at a time?
You will like the Takeuchi they are very reliable and they tend to hold their value. We have the little TB016 which we purchased to use in the confined property plots here in the UK and that has dug many footings without any real problems. It has certainly paid for itself and continues to do so.
We have two Takeuchi Mini Excavators 1- TB40, 1-TB60, TL-8 TrackLoader, a New Track Loader Bobcat which I tried to sell back to Carleton Equipment where we Bought it mainly because it can’t Touch the TL-8 let alone the TL-10 for which it’s equal size too.
@@VBELTandSON then they must contact a dealer in the Netherlands because we have plates of 20, 30 and 40 cm thick and that is between 250 and 500 kg extra weight on the back of the butt
seen this on other brands with dpf re gen units if you do not run them at or over a set engine rpm they will give you re gen troubles one that comes to mind is the tym tractor if you do not run them at around 1625 rpm the will not re gen correct and will go to limp mode
Hey Sam....I have ur identical trailer and it needs to be around 9 when very heavy to stop well. I'm running a 14 ram 3500 dually. Did u say 4.5 stops your trailer well?!
@@VBELTandSON It wouldn't be a deal killer for me, with how the brands compete on shiny options its just surprising to me. From what I can tell the Takeuchi are well ahead of the others on hydraulic flow, sadly for me the dealer support just isn't available where I live or they would be on the short list.
Bob cats have cooling issues and hydraulic flow issues. Local ish bobcat dealer is fully stocked with all models. Which is weird considering no other brands have anything available. No one buys them much around here anymore
Takeuchi is a good machine better than most in the smaller size range. We have Bobcat at work and we had a Takeuchi before the debate is out over which is better. Takeuchi I feel is a better machine.
We bought a 2022 TB290 on steel tracks and It's impressed me in every aspect of our use. I've ran excavator mulchers and dedicated machines on our ROW clearing contracts for over 25+ years. By far my favorite excavator under 100hp and under 20000lbs. We got 41" Loftness battle axe that pairs well with ours. Absolutely love it.
Awesome glad you like the machine! Definitely a smooth rig
We run a fleet of Takeuchi machines at work, excavators and skid steers. The biggest being the TB1140 series 2 and the smallest being a TB153FR. They are sweet smooth machines punch well above their classes and general build quality is way better to. We had Kubota and komatsu before and found the Kubotas were rather cheap compared to the Takeuchi in terms of build quality and size of things like cylinder size amount of steel in the joints etc. We do a variety of work with them, everything from clearing to excavation as well as road and bridge works. We have about 21000 hours collectively across our machines and no major failures. Actually the only failures we've had are on the TL10 and that was the radiator fan and water pump on the Kubota engine.
I've 7700 hours on mine , the usual maintenance done over time. I was digging all weekend and I couldn't help but think she's the best machine I've ever bought .
I've got a wacker neuson 6003 6 ton machine. I get 103 litres a minute at the boom. It runs a yanmar motor as well, they are rock solid. It came with a 25 mil case drain from factory, every machine should. Awesome video.
Looks like a pretty sweet machine. I'm actually "renting" my cousin's Cat 306 right now. I have limited experience with mini-excavators but this Cat is very impressive so far.
I love the cat minis
I have a new 306. It’s the best mini hoe I have ever ran. Absolutely crazy abilities.
Takeuchi created the mini excavator
Is amazing how those minis can do . We just bought a bobcat e85 is not new but we can start with that and then if we get more jobs start buying more minis.
So much work, so many large areas, houses, gardens, fields, jobsites! America is a excavatorist contractor dream! Here we only have hills and hills and hills, not much large flat areas in which to work, excavate, mulch and others, we've been open for 30 years and business isn't going as strong as it was before, so many regulations and papers and sh*t just to move dirt from a jobsite to another, living in (middle) italy as a excavatorist is a nightmare
Video got me excited. Our new 306 Cat is still 2 months out but is coming with a Rotobec rotating grapple. Went rigid mount, hoping I won’t regret that.
I have the same machine. Pretty happy with it. Only issues was a few blown hoses and one track broke. Of course it was all "wear items" so with only 600 hrs I wasn't happy about that but the machine does run great and performs well.
Congratulations on your new purchase Sam . I have a tb235 and I love it it has good power for its size very reliable so far . I love it .
Vbelt and son balling out. Just dropped over a quarter mil on trucks and equipment. 🤘🏻
Awesome new office.
Honestly man after having a yanmar engine you will learn how much quieter and nicer they are over the kubota. When Texas had the almighty freeze last year my Takeuchi track loader (Kubota engine), and Branson Tractor (Mitsubishi engine) would not start, but my TB240 with the yanmar fired right up in -2 degrees. Both good engines but yanmar is way more fine tuned.
Little wheel loader we have has a 3 cylinder yanmar. Sucker is the worst cold blooded thing ever. Lol shakes the whole machine at idle lol
@@VBELTandSON brother that’s good to know, I was watching some of your vids on that little blue machine and was thinking about buying one!!!!
@@easttexasengineering3489 the blue brand went out of business. Sad those are awesome machines
I've had a TB285 since 2012 and still love it. I have a Ryan's fixed rotating grapple saw and stump grinder (obviously separate attachments) that you might be interested in viewing. I'm new to commenting on CZcams so I don't know if it's politically correct to say this, but if you go to Colby Land Works and the TB285 playlist you can see some very crude videos. I also changed out the high flow auxiliary spool a couple of years ago and documented the results. Now get 37 gpm out at the end of the stick.
Now that's a wicked machine 😎
We just got a link belt 80 and love it but that tak looks pretty smooth and strong. Cat wanted an arm and a leg for their machine lol
You pay a bunch for just the name with cat
Congrats on the new machine! Looking forward to more videos with it
Sweet machine hope you get many years of use out of it. Keep up the good work and stay safe out there.
Good looking machine. Was hoping to see some video of the old 3500 towing it also. Hopefully we can get some in the future.
Bought a 2021 tb290 last March (2021) love it, I Do retaining wall work, the reason I bought the 290 over the 08-80 was lifting capacity tested on site the 290 was just smother and lifted more at full reach...
New rig day, jealous!
Congrats.
Heck yea bro congrats
Great video Sam
So pumped you got the 290,we have an older tb070,17,000 lb,rubber track ,blade,thumb on foot pedal,plumbed for extra beyond thumb,dual lift pistons,great,great machine!!! Had it 12 yrs now,I've run alot of kubotas,more than most but I love out tb070,she not going anywhere
Any plans on putting some forestry guarding on it? Screens, side guards
Congratulations on the new unit .It sure is a beauty !
Congratulations brother, sick rig! 👊🍻
You got a fixed grapple! I switched and absolutely love the fixed for feeding our chipper
Congratulations Sam ! That’s a really nice machine 💪🏻🙌🏻
Nice unit 👍
Congratulations on the new machine.
Nice ! good for you
Congratulations!
I'm happy for you... sort of... lol
nice new machine
Nice machine.... I looked at that machine awhile back. I've got the kubota kx057-4 now and thinking of getting something larger. But small enough for residential work. You did a video at your friends house on the cat 310..I can't even find one to look at. I'm sure the 290 will be a nice addition to your family of machines.
Hell Ya Brother!
looks nice
Congratulations! Those are some nice smooth machines
Is that the new tacheuchi quick attach. If so how do you like it. Looking at a 260 now
Teaching em young! Awesome! Nice machine!
Dang that's a nice machine 👍🏽 can't wait for the videos
Nice machine! Time to line up next to Tavit’s 310!
Nice unit right there. Thanks for sharing Sam👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸
Looking forward to seeing videos with the new machine!
Wow, Morgan, 12 now, and I think you are going to love spending time in that nice cab! Are you keeping the Kubota as a backup and to drop at sites so you can work more than one place at a time?
Neat machine
Congrats Sam, I think you're going to appreciate the 290 over the 080, not bashing Kubota, I own a couple myself but the 290 is a hoss.
I have that exact machine but with just over 5k hours.still has the same great power
I think I want one! Damn fine ride Sam, looks like Callahan and Boone approve so can't go wrong there haha!
Those are great machines 👍
You will like the Takeuchi they are very reliable and they tend to hold their value. We have the little TB016 which we purchased to use in the confined property plots here in the UK and that has dug many footings without any real problems. It has certainly paid for itself and continues to do so.
Congrats Sam!
what a beautiful frickin machine! She’s a beast dwarfing the 080 lol 😝
We have two Takeuchi Mini Excavators 1- TB40, 1-TB60, TL-8 TrackLoader, a New Track Loader Bobcat which I tried to sell back to Carleton Equipment where we Bought it mainly because it can’t Touch the TL-8 let alone the TL-10 for which it’s equal size too.
Keep pumping the videos out on it. We’re looking at getting one that is setup very similar
I liked seeing the little guy in the reflection in the glass!
Damn Sam, I’ll so jealous. Very nice man
Well done Sam.
Very cool! It looks very well built, even extra large gusseting in the channel stock! Looked like Calahan liked it too!! 8) --gary
Sup Big Sam 👍👍
Nice!!!, How much did that!, Set you back$$??. Cool vid too.
You have you have extra counterweight plates for a tb290 that you have to screw under the engine
Dealer didn’t have anything like that. Only thing they found was a bigger counter weight
@@VBELTandSON then they must contact a dealer in the Netherlands because we have plates of 20, 30 and 40 cm thick and that is between 250 and 500 kg extra weight on the back of the butt
I like your trailer, whats the gvwr on it? im looking to buy a tb290 but need to know wht size trailer I shoul buy to move it with
30k trailer. Just about right for the 290. Works great. Still room to grow also
What size and trailer you pulling that with?
how much was it?
seen this on other brands with dpf re gen units if you do not run them at or over a set engine rpm they will give you re gen troubles one that comes to mind is the tym tractor if you do not run them at around 1625 rpm the will not re gen correct and will go to limp mode
Yup that’s with anything with emissions on it
congrats on the new toy
Hey Sam....I have ur identical trailer and it needs to be around 9 when very heavy to stop well. I'm running a 14 ram 3500 dually. Did u say 4.5 stops your trailer well?!
Hydraulic disk brakes on yours?
@@VBELTandSON yes sir. 40k hyd discs. 32 foot ...hyd dove. Thinking my brake controller is weak....
Set your truck to the heavy duty hydraulic brake setting in the dash?
@@VBELTandSON oh yea...whenever I pull that trailer
Something is wrong try another truck see what it does
Nice machine Sam! I have the tiny version of that. Why do you care about counter weight when you have the blade to put down to keep it from rocking?
Counter weight is nice to keep the machine more stable no matter what way you’re pointed
Is gud.. congrats
ok now I'm jealous
Did you see if under the counter weight had any taped holes that a slab of steel could be bolted to?
How do you like the stump grinder? Getting rid of the kabota? Nice machine !!!!! And it's not over weight unless a ticket involved.....lol
Take a look at the Yanmar at all?
Not really no dealer support
Wonder whether there’s Hitachi model exactly like that.
I’m not sure. Not many hitachi machines in my area
What’s the gvwr on that trailer
Surprised the one way bypass valve is manual on this machine the new Hitachi, and Kubota are all electric, and I'm pretty sure the cat is as well.
I’m ok with a manual valve less to fail
@@VBELTandSON It wouldn't be a deal killer for me, with how the brands compete on shiny options its just surprising to me.
From what I can tell the Takeuchi are well ahead of the others on hydraulic flow, sadly for me the dealer support just isn't available where I live or they would be on the short list.
Just bought myself a 370 what a machine that is. What's the pn on that grapple?
Sam get information , thanks. What’s the ballpark range just for the machine?
Way TAKEUCHİ kırmızı cizgimiz 😉👷👍🏼🔥 aparat fiyatı nedir?
Very nice machine! Could you please explain why you don't like the Bobcat machines so I can make a better purchase!!! Thanks Sam!!!
Bob cats have cooling issues and hydraulic flow issues. Local ish bobcat dealer is fully stocked with all models. Which is weird considering no other brands have anything available. No one buys them much around here anymore
What’s going to happen to the 080
Keeping it
Congratulations, awesome purchase!
Will attachments interchange with the Kubota?
what made you go with the tak instead of another kubota?
All important question #1... what does boom think of it?...
Takeuchi is a good machine better than most in the smaller size range. We have Bobcat at work and we had a Takeuchi before the debate is out over which is better. Takeuchi I feel is a better machine.
I used to own a Tak. I loved that machine.
TB 290 is actually 18500 lbs not 21k
Hate when the sticker isn’t accurate
How do you still make profit in California… I can’t imagine your taxes being in a communist state or your diesel prices
Can’t be lazy
Takeuchis are backwards. Never liked them. Good machines but never liked runing them.
😂😂😂😂😂 yep power stroke stinch. Terrible 👎