Your Takeuchi TB260

Common jobs for the Takeuchi TB260

The Takeuchi TB260 weighs 5.7 tonnes and is built for contractors who run the machine hard all day. On Swedish jobs it runs groundwork, drainage and material handling where you need a machine that takes a high pace. It sits at the top of the mini class and takes on more than you would expect, while still being light enough to trailer between jobs.

On a residential plot the TB260 digs out for foundation, pool and drainage, on a smaller civil job it lays services and grades ground. It loads stone and spoil and clears up on the job. It is a machine for the contractor who wants a small machine that still manages real working days.

With the S40 hitch you fit a digging bucket, a grading bucket and a sorting grapple, and the hydraulics suit a light breaker when you hit stone or concrete. At 5.7 tonnes the machine carries everyday attachments steadily, but keep an eye on attachment weight when you reach out far.

Buckets and attachments that fit the TB260

For a 5.7-tonne machine you choose a digging bucket for excavation, a wide grading bucket for levelling and slopes, and a narrow cable bucket for drainage and services. On groundwork you mostly swap between the digging bucket and grading bucket through the day, with the cable bucket out for pipe and cable.

A sorting grapple belongs on the TB260 when you load stone, pull apart and sort spoil. At 5.7 tonnes the machine carries the grapple steadily as long as you do not reach out far with a heavy load. The grapple lets the same machine both dig and handle material on the job.

All attachments run on the S40 hitch, the standard for mini excavators. With the same hitch you swap quickly between bucket, grapple and breaker without leaving the cab, and you build a set over time.

Hydraulic breaker and heavy attachments for the TB260

A 5.7-tonne machine drives a light hydraulic breaker for concrete and stone. Since the TB260 sits at the top of the mini class, it takes a slightly stronger breaker than the lightest mini excavators, which is good when you hit rock in the trench or have to take out old concrete.

Check the oil flow against the breaker spec before you buy. On a machine this size it is often the flow that decides which breaker it handles. Match the breaker to your TB260 so it hits at full force and does not wear the machine.

An auger drive is useful on the TB260 for post holes, footing piles and planting pits. The auger bit is the part in the drive, and you choose the size by the hole. Keep the attachment weight down and do not auger at full reach on a light machine.

S40 quick hitch and fit

The Takeuchi TB260 runs an S40 hitch, the standard coupler for mini excavators. Check the attachments are listed for S40 before you buy. With a common hitch you build a set of attachments that all fit and that you swap quickly between tasks.

On a 5.7-tonne machine the attachment weight still matters a lot, even though the machine is at the top of the mini class. Stick to attachments the machine can lift at full reach, since one that is too heavy far out makes even a strong mini excavator unstable.