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    JD Hydraulic pump cavitating

    HeyIve got an old 3350 (i think it is) having trouble with the hyds, at low revs i have no hyds, rev it up no worries, drop it back to idle and i have pressure for 10-20 seconds, hyds then start to shudder like its low on oil (its not) and stop completely. rev it up they shudder for a bit then...
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    why dont you use a 4in1 bucket?

    I bought a S300 in 08 with a standard sand bucket which I was forever bending/tearing from pushing it too hard, every other bloke told me "Ya gotta get a 4in1, bigga, betta, stronga, bla bla bla" so I got one. yes its handy and havnt broken it since, but after a couple of years I got around to...
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    Mini ex brush mower

    Do you guys running flails on minis have trouble keeping the mower spinning at full RPM while moving your boom/stick/bucket rams or while tramming? just trying to work out what is going wrong with mine... brand new 5.5 tonner and brand new mower??? Cheers
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    Younger Operators Experience

    Im not sure there is one machine best to learn on. Any machine will give you a feel for how earth moves, bucket angles, how to fill a bucket, get your eye into what is and isnt level. I think that if you become competant on one type of achine you can move to another and pick it up fairly...
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    Younger Operators Experience

    I dont think younger oporators should be ignored, I'm 25 years old and grew up on tractors and a small cat loader and cars, pulled things apart and fixed things. taught myself how things worked. At 18 got a job as a s@#! kicker drillers offsider and after proving myself as a good worker and...
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    Thinking about buying a skid steer mounted rotary mower

    I've got a 72" "Blue diamond" (American built I think) which I run in front of my standard flow S300. WHAT A MACHINE!!! I can only imagine what it would be like with high flow. This was the heaviest duty slasher I could find here in OZ as I knew I would push it to the extreme. Make sure you get...
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    Teenager killed by falling excavator bucket (story)

    I have done this myself, very nearly hit someone with a detached bucket. I have a 5 ton machine with hydraulic quick hitch and a single locking pin. to disengage the hitch I hit a switch and then move my blade, turn switch off and move the blade and the hitch engages. I removed the pin then hit...
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    Kubota kx057-4 troubles

    Hi all, sorry been AWOL... I havnt been given a diagnosis yet BUT... It would appear a decision has been made to put the customer first. I cannot say too much yet but possibly a new machine... I will let you know as soon as I hear.
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    Kubota kx057-4 troubles

    I've been meaning to ask how you got on. You've been a bit quiet so I thought it was all good.I'm not getting anywhere with the dealer or Kubota. I,ve now had a lawyer write a letter of demand, to either fix the problem or a full refund. It's a pity it has come to this but what can you do when...
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    Kubota kx057-4 troubles

    I've just spent a week in the big smoke (400ks away!) trying to sort this out. tested new machines at kubota which seem to be no faster than mine. Mabey I'm just looking for it? I think that the guys here have decided that there is nothing wrong, so they arent being very helpful anymore. I...
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    Kubota kx057-4 troubles

    The guys here recon there is nothing wrong with my machine... HAHA. trying to tell me the mower is the problem, the mower which THEY matched to the machine! they wouldnt comment on the digging/lifting problems, just kept saying the only problem is the mower! IT'S NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM! If anyone...
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    Kubota kx057-4 troubles

    Berry, let me know what your outcome is. All the pressures/relief pressures seemed to be to spec on my machine. I recon its a computer problem??? sending too much oil to the wrong place. there is no doubt that everything moves fast with ****loads of power, its just when another function is used...
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    Kubota kx057-4 troubles

    Hey Firetrack, There is no doubt that this is a good machine, very smooth with plenty of power.Look, I may just be unlucky and have a 1 in 100 lemon, you might get a goodie, Roadrunner81 seems happy. I was once told not to trust break out specs because they dont all test them the same, some test...
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    Kubota kx057-4 troubles

    Yeah my machine is still under warranty. The biggest problem is the mower. the mower was matched up to the machine by Kubota, to run at flow of 70L/min. Which is two of the three pumps added together. as I understand the third pump should run everything else while the mower is running so that it...
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    Kubota kx057-4 troubles

    Hi all, just wondering if anyone is having dramas with the new kx series excavator. I've got a 2011 kx057-4 which I'm having hydraulic problems with. Basically hydraulics are super slow/weak when using more than one function and attachments ie flail mower rapidly winds down to about half speed...
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    Kubota kx957-4 hydraulics

    Hi all, new here, great forum, very helpful. I recently bought anew 2011 kubota kx057-4 to add to my collection of gear. With this I matched up a new OZ Turner flail mower. I had it all matched up, machine oil flow and correc hyd motor on mower, by the kubota dealer and Oz Turner dealer. now...
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    Deere 544A Center Pins

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    1995 CAT 928F loader

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    Who makes your favorite loader?

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