When i was last on,i think i was up Herefordshire at a new quarry breaking.Since i finished there in june i`ve not had my Hitachi 350
(but i do now 
)I`ve been on a Volvo L150E,Komatsu pc210,pc290,kobelco SK210,Volvo EC210C,EC290C,Hitachi ZX650,Volvo A30D,E,A40E,Crushing,& now back with "my" Hitachi zx 350/3,with a brand new Montabert V55 hammer.My normal 2.5 ton V45 has cracked its chuck(where the point comes out)& the only hammer we had was a brand new 3.5 ton V55(45 ton class machine size).Its right at the weight limit & flow limit of my 350.Theres no getting away from the fact you can feel the weight on the front,but the digger handles it really well.I`m well impressed by it.Its the best hammer i`ve had.Sure,i can lift the track if i reach out full reach over the side,but it soon sits back on the ground 
And i`m still running it on economy mode & it hammers fine,with power mode in reserve if i need a bit more omph.We now have 6 new Volvo A40F`s,& 2 new volvo EC480 DL`s.Most of our 40 ton adts are in torr works moving 3 million(yes,3 million
)tons of scalpings.We seem to have plenty of work on,with loads of new drivers.I`m now back up Herefordshire hammering now,so i`m happy.
.Then i saw they were full length glass 