Bobcat e35 or e42

[Rml]

Looking to buy a new bobcat mini 35 or 42. Mainly for loading wood after removals and landscape installs. There isn’t much in price difference between the two and just wondering if you guys had any feed back between the two

 

[tnttree]

your talking Excavators?

 

[Rml]

Yes

 

[Lumberjack]

Bigger is better assuming you can move it and you can get it where the work needs to be done. The main difference is zero/minimal tail swing vs conventional tail swing. No tail swing is great for maneuverability, conventional lifts more, especially over the side.


My mini ex is Kubota KX057, which has a foot and change of tail swing. The swing boom can make up for some situations where you can't swing the house.


If I were picking between the two machines, it'd be the E42, cab, angle blade, dual aux circuits, and a thumb.

 

[Rml]

Thanks for the reply, I was originally leaning with the E-42 but I'm just scared the 42 is a little to heavy for sneaking onto lawns to load or move wood. Currently I'm leaning towards the 35 with the bigger motor. I'm normally working in residential so the zero tail swing I think would be a better application.

 

[Lumberjack]

I have nearly 1k hours on my 13klb, 5.5 year old excavator primarily doing residential tree work. The excavator before it was 10klb and got 300ish hours on it.