Bell B35D Dumper

[paulio]

Great looking Machine .. Can some of you guy's give me the pro and con's between this machine and the wedico 740 dumper , down here in Australia there would be a couple of thousand dollars differance in price ...

[elliot330]

Originally Posted by paulio

Great looking Machine .. Can some of you guy's give me the pro and con's between this machine and the wedico 740 dumper , down here in Australia there would be a couple of thousand dollars differance in price ...

Hi Paulio,

Joe pretty much hit the nail on the head - not to knock WDC too much as they have been supply machines for a while - but they need to move on with the times.

There is a big price difference, but you have to take in to account that the B35 is completely assembled, all I did was to install a RX and away I drove. If you were to divide the hours this things take to build, by the premium over the WDC then you realize where the extra money has gone.

THS also plan to to sell this B35 as a kit as well... sometime next year. So there should be a budget to fit all pockets.

*edit

I forget to add... the Fumotec ADT, be it the B40 or B50 is a cheaper alternative and is a real work horse... but to me the B35 is a good compromise between scale and usability

[paulio]

Thanks for the quick reply everyone . What metal is used on the model , is it powder coated or two pack sprayed what is ADT B50 ?

[elliot330]

Originally Posted by paulio

Thanks for the quick reply everyone . What metal is used on the model , is it powder coated or two pack sprayed what is ADT B50 ?

ADT is Articulated Dump Truck and B50 relates to a Bell 50 ton machine ( my old one )

B35 = Bell 35 ton. The baby of the bunch ( my new one )

CAT740 = Catapillar 40 ton machine;

Hope that helps!

[Southgate]

Originally Posted by elliot330

Hi Paulio,

... If you were to divide the hours this things take to build, by the premium over the WDC then you realize where the extra money has gone...

I don't know much about WDC, but this much I can say;
Having spent 6 years on building my crane, the work, materials, tools etc. AND just having gone to the website you posted and looking at the products, quality, and prices, those machines are a bargain! Congrats on your new acquisition. Dan