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    SANY long term owners/operators

    I looked at the Sany when I was shopping. I think the doosan/develon/Bobcat quality was better than sany.
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    New Bobcat E145

    Finally was able to get some work done with our new machine. Seems to be functioning as it should now. The cab is very nice and comfortable. If I was going to do it again I think I would opt for no thumb and purchase a grapple with that money for demo/clearing. These manholes had to get set...
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    New Bobcat E145

    Machine has now ran several days in a row and hasn’t fried the batteries yet. So I think they did fix it. Looking forward to a positive experiance with my new machine if everything is fixed now. Thank god I got the extended 60 month warranty!
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    New Bobcat E145

    So just a quick update our machine is fixed and seams to be running 100 percent. This is the text I received from the service manager. Good morning gentlemen, just a quick update from yesterday’s 11/17 road call. After reviewing the warranty documentation, our techs found that the issue...
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    New Bobcat E145

    Glow plugs do not have constant power. The dealer tech is baffled. Not that these bobcat techs know much about these new larger machines. They are bringing me a rental tomorrow so I can continue working and taking my machine back to the shop to go through the entire wiring harness. They came...
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    New Bobcat E145

    Bobcat e145 update. So the machine is a great machine when it’s RUNNiNG. So what we originally thought was bad batteries due to transport and the master battery shut off switch being broken. It has become evident that was not the problem. The dealer has now put four sets of batteries in the...
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    New Bobcat E145

    So after looking at a bunch of machines in this size class we ended up with a brand new 2025 Bobcat E145. Were mostly residential home builders. We do do some commercial work. However we selectively self perform certain aspects of site work. We currently own a KX057-4 we have owned since new...
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