Hi. I am hoping that you may help identify this old digger I have obtained. It works quite well but I do not think its what it says on the side.. if you can help then I would appreciate it. Here are the pictures.
Oh my god... I welded a thumb bracket on just the same mini. It was a very old, very abused tugachi, he said the Factory only had qty (2) in all of the u.s.a. The 2 boom cylinders is what's unique. I figured the cab was a stolen phone booth, but In seeing yours, it appears factory. (His was very beat up, missing all the glass as well)
Looks like a ancestor of the Takeuchi tb68
some more images thanks so much for the responses so far.. here are a few ore images that may just swing it..
Looks like a well built machine. I like the dual cylinders on the boom and blade.
Almost looks like a Nissan/Hanix but I don't recall them using dual boom cylinders, unless it's older than about 1980.
Yes, the one I fixed the thumb on i drove for a bit. I was told it weighed around 8k, and it hauled o.k. on my 10k gooseneck, behind a 3/4 ton dodge. I was impressed in the lifting capacity over that blade...I could almost Lift a mafia block. IIRC it's stated capacity was just over 3k.
Looks like my Mitsubishi sheet metal.
Just the configuration and style of the boom it looks identical to my Kubota