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    Hitachi Ex58Mu Troubleshooting

    Pump Rebuild on ya Bazza !! Good to hear ya found the problem. Props to Dieselmax. Hit the nail on the head he did !! Got my pump out now and gonna get a kit thru it. How is your digga going now mate ? Micky
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    American Independent's wall of shame.

    lol "the wall" Amerindependent, you gotta love those seat warmers mate. Their gonna put your kids thru college.:D You'll have to get a bigger wall. Just curious, any owner/operator fallout there or just by dudes that don't have to sign the cheques but hold their hand out @ the end of the...
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    My state bond went way up

    Bonds= Insurance? Whats the story with the state bond guys ? Are they similar to public liability insurance we have here in oz or is it something else allltogether :confused:
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    EXTREME Volvo

    Knows his ?hit Nice vid Pullpan. Not much seat time in a grader myself, but it looks to me like the guys a gun. Pushing the boundarys but he had it under control and didn't roll it. You normally know if a guys any good after watching him for a little while, don't even have to speak to 'em...
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    Hitachi EX60 URG need electrical diagram

    24 volts? Don't catch it on fire or melt the harness mate. It's a 12 volt system. Did you say there is no power at the main wire at the starter. Should be 12V all the time. Get a multimeter and check both ends for a start :drinkup
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    Hitachi Ex58Mu Troubleshooting

    Thanks for the reply Special tool Haven't been on here for a while. Been pretty busy with work,family etc. Pulled the fuel tank out and found this pissy little strainer about as round as a pen, ( see pic ) all gummed up with sludge. My lawnmower got a bigger bloody strainer than that.:cussing...
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    Show Me Your 'Thumbs!'

    Heres mine Heres a couple of pics of the thumb on my 016. It's not a fancy hydraulic job but works just as well. :tong The digger gets a rest and I get to stretch a bit when I get off to open it or pack it away.:) I designed and fabricated it for my 015 a few years ago and modified it for...
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    my first day driving the low bed

    Valentines day Check out the date on the photo. must have been thinking about the evening to come.:D Hope he got lucky:rolleyes::D
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    1994 Hitachi Ex60Urg help

    sick 5.8 ? Got a sick 5.8 mate ?
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    hydralic quick couplers

    Couplers We found that they failed regularly due to pulsation and heated the oil due to restriction. When I got my Indeco hammer fitted to my own machine the mechanic specified that I not use them for those reasons too. I just hold the hose in a big rag to catch any oil that may escape and...
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    Fuel Filter Only Half Full???

    pump Don't know about your digger but my 5.8 has an electric pump so purges it self:)
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    Fuel Filter Only Half Full???

    half full noticed the same thing on my Ex 5.8 mu once or twice before, long time ago. I replaced the thin o-ring between glass (plastic) bowl and housing as I suspected that it could bee sucking air there. Also the elbows where the lines come in & out have only got a very small O-ring (could...
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    sewer line relacement

    vitreous clay pipe? Surprised you guys aren't using UPVC:confused:
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    Dozers downunder

    nice pics mate pic 9 " david and goliath" thats one hell of a tree to pick on mate:eek: looks like up along the pacific hwy somewhere ? pic 12 sequence " the dozer that didn't want to cross the road" ha ha:tong that old phone pole there nearly copped it eh? some of the ones around here would...
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    Hitachi EX60urg Looses power after 45 min

    Strainer Websurfshop, my Ex 58 mu had the same problem, running rough etc especially when working on fairly steep slopes. It too didn't have any strainers inside the banjo bolts but it did have a tiny plastic one in the bottom of the tank. The tank is plastic and tends condensate a lot.It...
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    A couple more pics from Sydney

    Heres a few more pics from Oz No 1. Piering for retaining wall footing @ Chowder Bay on the edge of Sydney Harbour with my 6 tonner. I was looking with envy at the guys in the boat as there is a really good John Dory hole just there.;) No 2.Kept expecting the QE2 to come around the corner from...
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    Stupid Question of the Day

    Centrejoints Heres a couple of pics. Up close and personal with my joint haha. No 1 from under the digger, still in-situ. No 2 joint removed from digger. No 3 looking @ bottom of joint. top two fitting go to blade, angled fittings on each side go to respective track motors...
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    Some of my pics from sydney

    yes Tonka it's called the Capricorn Hwy. It runs for 574 kilometres from Rockhampton on the coast of Queensland to Barcaldine in Queensland's outback.:tong The wife dragged me over to your joint, nice place you've got there mate.:usa Special Tool all the brush got h dragged up to street level...
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    Some of my pics from sydney

    Thought I'd post a few of my pics for you guys. First up, a bit of light gardening. Sydney's duststorm last wednesday. Theres normally a hill in the background here. And last but not least, trying to find "Radiator Springs" earlier this year
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    Motor-Grading Techniques

    practice practice makes perfect:D
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