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    Looking for a mini excavator; are these real problems

    Thanks for the link, and codes. for the track motors, looks similar to this: https://www.heavyequipmentforums.com/threads/kobelco-sk17sr.79579/ So gonna assume it's the same, cooled and lubed by the hydraulic oil.
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    Looking for a mini excavator; are these real problems

    Today i made some time to play around on the machine.. helping a neigbour level out his yad. I first gave it some grease all around, saw the tracks were loose... had some issues with one of them.. the grease nipple was rotated inside the enclosure.. couldn;t move, loosen it etc... managed...
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    Looking for a mini excavator; are these real problems

    yep, in a normal world it may be.
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    Looking for a mini excavator; are these real problems

    Thank you for the feedback. I am just coming from seeing a Eurocomach zt18. with ROPS(slight issue with the ROPS). machine has under 500 hours. from 2021 no play, 2 buckets, good tracks, good paint, all in really good condition. It has the longer boom (~130 cm from pin to pin) plenty of...
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    Looking for a mini excavator; are these real problems

    Hi @PeterG < yah.. that's pretty much what i'm doing.. but most don't have enough power to lift the machine in the boom alone (weak pumps? weak overpressure valves?).... or is it that they shouldn't be able to do that and i have unrealistic expectations. It's slim pickings out here. The Kubota...
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    Looking for a mini excavator; are these real problems

    Hello, I'll start off by saying I'm not very familliar with excavators so I'll probably ask some stupid questions: I currently have a china 1.2 ton mini. It's been good for the last 2 years, but I am getting close to starting a new house, some retaining walls ~110m, some fencing, i also need to...
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    • Forum: Excavators
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