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    Takeuchi TL26 with Suzuki diesel engine

    Thank you
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    Takeuchi TL26 with Suzuki diesel engine

    Does anyone know if Takeuchi TL26 came with a Suzuki diesel engine?
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    Hitachi EX 120-3 blowing oil, fuel or both out of exhaust

    So the electric pump label reads 10 psi. We cleaned the residue off and have run the machine for a few hours the last few days…no residue has returned. The muffler is new within the past year and I noticed the stack doesn’t have much of a curve to it. Given all the rain we have had we suspect...
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    Hitachi EX 120-3 blowing oil, fuel or both out of exhaust

    Thanks. I tried your suggestion with the paper towel but didn’t see a material difference so I am not 100% sure diesel is in there. Another thing I forgot to mention is that I built a fuel polisher and removed as much of the fuel as I could then drained the tank. There was a lot of crud on the...
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    Hitachi EX 120-3 blowing oil, fuel or both out of exhaust

    I just serviced the fuel system on a recently acquired Hitachi Ex 120-3 and in doing so changed the fuel filter, cleaned the screen and emptied the fuel separator. The prior owner had an inline electric pump that I activated to prime the system. Days later the fuel separator was found leaking so...
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    Hitachi EX 120-3 Track Tension Measurement

    Thanks to all!
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    Hitachi EX 120-3 Track Tension Measurement

    Would anybody happen to know the measurement from the shoe to the roller frame for a Hitachi Ex 120-3? I have one at 9” and the other at 10”.
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    Hitachi EX 120-3 joy stick

    Thank you both for your help! Found the disconnect, installed the new seals and it’s all back together and working great.
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    Hitachi ex120-3

    I have the same machine and had the same problem. I chased it for a while with some of the same solutions you did then I cleaned the oil cooler, condenser and radiator. In my case there was so much build up of crap in the oil cooler and condenser that it wasn’t allowing the radiator to cool.
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    Hitachi EX 120-3 joy stick

    Anybody know where the wire that goes up into the joystick disconnects. I am trying to disassemble the joy stick to replace the seals but can’t find a disconnect for the wire. Do I need to pull the top handle off to see the disconnect?
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    Gear oil recommendation

    Thank you
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    Gear oil recommendation

    I need to change the gear oil in swing on a hitachi ex 120-3 any recommendations?
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    Ford/New Holland 555E question...Gear Shifter

    I sold the machine and don’t have the records. most parts I got from Messicks or Broken Tractor
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    Hitachi EX120-3

    Fluid low? Filters clogged? Air in pump?
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    Ex120-3 bogging only when warm

    Maybe...air in the pump? Open the bleeder valve and purge any air.
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