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    hosed on a 7140......bad

    Recently i bought a case ih 7140 mfwd tractor on ebay. I talked to the seller 4 or 5 times before i bought it and all the guy talked about was how nice the tractor was and how the motor and transmision were freshly rebuilt. Well the guy convinced me it was a good buy so i went ahead and bought...
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    hitachi ex120-3

    last fall i was on a clearing job when my 120 stopped traveling, shut the machine off to check all the obvious stuff but couldnt find anything. tried again and everything was fine for a few hours. then the same thing over again, the only time it would travel is when you would hold a function...
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    Hitachi Ex120 Problem

    Check the variable pressure compensator valve on the pilot system
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    hitachi ex 120-3 pvc computer

    That's what I was thinking. What's a guy do though. It was I deere dealer that did the work
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    hitachi ex 120-3 pvc computer

    Just paid deere dealer 4100 dollars for the computer and labor to change it. Did I get hosed?
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    Advice on dozer purchase

    I've got a 94 450g lgp with 7xxx hours and have no complaints at all. Great all around dozer. Starts any any weather and great on fuel. Can't say much about the h series.
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    Hitachi Ex120 Problem

    My 120-3 is having a similar problem, travel and boom functions are extremely slow. Dipper and swing seem to be ok. Anyone have any ideas?
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    Cost to clear 2 acres

    Especially with a td20 ( 60,000 pound machine). Almost cost more to haul the machine than what its worth.
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    Cost to clear 2 acres

    In an 8hour hour day I try to get $600 bucks for my self and my john deere 450g. I think a person could easily clean up 2 acres in a day ( of saplings). If I had to pin the rake on I may charge a little more
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    wabco dpa2

    Anyone ever run one of these? Thing caught my eye a few months ago and I decided I just had to have it. Its got almost new rubber all the way around it and a great running detroit 4-71. I havnt had any work for it yet but I've ran it around the farm a little and it seems to do a great job...
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    ex120-3 trouble

    ive been playing with it and the dipper is still ok.i can still get 5000 plus pounds out of the dipper function and the swing. i put a gauge on the pilot pump and its putting right out 750 psi. im wondering if it may be a pump displacement solonoid
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    ex120-3 trouble

    Couple months ago had trouble with the travel, found a broken spring in the travel reliefthought I had it fixed. Used it yesterday for the first time. Worked great for around an hour, shut it of for a couple minutes and come back and the thing would hardly move, all functions. Put a gauge on...
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    1996 HITACHI EX120 will not travel

    check th relief on the boom and swing function. its on the bottom of the valve body second from the left i believe. i had a similar problem, turns out it was a broken spring in the relief
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    How much tractor do i need for different pans?

    old fella once told me 20 horse per yard is a good rule of thumb. Mfwd is a must also
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    hyundai robex 180-3 or case 9020b ?

    im in the market for used excavator and ive found 2 that are in my price range. i know the 180 is a little bigger but that doesnt matter. i mainly do farm work or ponds but i ocasionaly do some work in town to. both of them are priced the same with around 5xxx hours. ive spent a little time on...
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    QUICK GUYS!! 99 john deere 310e 4x4 ext hoe vs 98 580 super l 4x4 ext hoe

    ive ran em all, no comparison to the deere. buy it
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    hitachi120-3. trouble

    Yesterday I hoped off the machine for about an hour,came back machine wouldn't hardly travel in any mode. Its funny though, if I use another function at the same time it will travel slowly but as soon as you let off the travel stops as well. Machine has around 9000 hours and has no major issues...
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    testing pics

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    testing pics

    Testing again
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    testing pics

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