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    EX120-2 Shutdown Motor Voltage

    I have an EX120-2 and it will not shut off with the Key. I still have to check to make sure the Stop Motor Relay is good. If it is, I am pondering 2 options. Either installing a manual shutdown cable routed to the cab, or installing a Push Button in the cab to send the required power directly...
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    EX120 - Electronic Idle Control

    I have a Hitachi EX120-2. I fought a fuel issue on it for a while after I first got it and it turned out to be a clogged screen at the Banjo bolt just prior to the fuel filter. The day I cleaned that out the machine ran great for hours. When I shut it down, I had a leaking hose on the boom...
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    Hitachi EX120-2 - Fuel Filters

    I have the manuals for the 100-2 and the 200-2, but not the 120-2. So, I know there is a fuel filter and water separator on this engine. However I have been trying to find the part numbers for them and determine exactly how many are on the machine. The WIX website gave me the following part...
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    EX120, acting up, not running correctly

    I responded with this on another thread, but then thought better of piggy backing someone else's thread. Figured I needed to post a new thread and there may very well be two separate issues with these machines. My EX120 is acting up. I thought mine was a fuel delivery issue and I am still not...
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    DP Sensor Location, EX120

    Where is the DP sensor located? I am having some issues that I am trying to chase down and I am considering replacing the DP sensor. The machine is not at my house so I have limited time with it, and I have been all through the parts illustrations and I cannot find the location of this sensor...
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    Removing Thumb plate from Excavator Stick

    I recently picked up a EX120 and it has a manual thumb installed. I noticed when we looked at it that the teeth of the thumb did not align very well with the bucket. We also knew that the bucket pin had a bit of wear, so I assumed that was why. Once I received the machine and upon closer...
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    Hydraulics bogging down machine

    Just received my new to me EX120. While tracking it about 1/3 of a mile to hide it in the woods behind the house, I stopped in the backyard to move something and the machine idled for about 10 minutes. After I got back in, any touch of the hydraulics, whether to track, swing, or move the boom...
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    Decisions, Decisions - EX120 vs EX200

    Man, I am having trouble deciding between the two. I am purchasing a machine for my 20 acre property. We have at least 3 retention ponds to dig, a 200ft 6x8 (minimum) canal and a 1-1.5 acre 20ft deep pond. Also looking to do some lot clearing on the side. The ground we are working on has a...
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    Hitachi EX120-2

    Well, I had been looking at a EX200, and then a EX120 posted on Craig's list only 1.5 hrs from me. I took a look at the machine and it is pretty tight. Biggest complaint I have is that the bucket is pretty sloppy on the front pin. Seems it is kinda pricey to line bore a bucket to make it right...
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    Hitachi EX200-2, here is the serial number

    I am looking at a Hitachi EX200-2 that I am really interested in. Machine has 10K hrs on it and appears to be taken care of. Of course, it has the normal wear that you would expect from a 20+ year old machine with those hours. The serial number is 147-73149. Can someone give me the...
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    Hitachi EX200-2, thumb hydraulics

    Can someone tell me what all is involved to install auxiliary hydraulics on an EX200-2 to run a thumb? Is this already build into the valve block and just needs to be plumbed, or is this something very complicated and expensive? I am looking at a couple of Hitachi's right now and once I buy...
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    Hitachi EX200-2, stated year is 1993, what would one need to know

    Well, I am the guy that over the last couple of years have picked up a Kubota L3250 Tractor, a Ford 555 Backhoe and a John Deere 350B dozer. We have 20 acres of property that we are building on and will need to continue to develop in the years to come and much of that development will come in...
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    John Deere - Hitachi

    As you all might be aware, I am in the market for a used excavator, about a 30-40K machine. As I learn more about what dealers are in my area and trying to sort out which machines I will have the best luck in being able to make repairs myself, I learned that John Deere and Hitachi did a merger...
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    Case 125b, I am looking for information

    I am looking at a Case 125b located in KY. I know that it will need a swing motor and gear, not sure if it will need a new turntable gear or not. It seems that the swing motor gear has taken the majority of the wear. I have a couple of questions about a 125B. Does this machine have manual or...
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    New Tires for my Tractor

    My rears on my tractor are worn and thin. Current size is a 420/70/24 R4 tire on a 15" wide wheel. This tire has become a bear to find and when found is Butt _ _ _ Expensive... to the tune of about $862 each, not counting tax and shipping. That said, this is a 4wd tractor running 10-16.5...
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    Ford 555 2 stick Manual Hydraulic Controls to Electric Over Hydraulic Pilot Contols

    I have a Ford 555 (1980) with the 2 stick controls. I recently operated a Kobelco Excavator with pilot controls and it got me thinking...? What would it take to convert my Ford 555 over to some version of pilot controls? Even if all that I did was to break the valve block and mount the...
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    Mats for Wet Ground

    I have been working on getting our property ready for our new home construction. The land was logged about 20 years ago and has a 4-8" layer of peat built up on it and it hold water in the low spots something awful. I have been wanting to get some work done with my Ford 555 Backhoe but it has...
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    Backhoe Travel Lock - Ford 555

    Does anyone have pictures of a functional backhoe travel lock on a Ford 555? Mine has the hook bracket still in place, but is missing the pin that goes through the boom for sure, and I am not sure what else it is missing. Another thing is that if you did insert the pin int he boom, I cannot...
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    Ford 555 Hydraulic Fluid Dump

    I recently got a Ford 555 Backhoe. I do not know a lot about these machines, however I am mechanically inclined and I learn quickly. While Operating the backhoe digging stumps, I all of a sudden lost all hydraulics. While investigating, it became obvious quickly that something major came...
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    Backhoe Buckets - Are they brand specific

    I am about to purchase a Ford 555 loader/backhoe. It currently has a 36" bucket on it, almost new. The seller has offered to put a 24" bucket on it for me if I prefer. I am trying to get a 24" included as part of the deal and have the 36" as well. That said, one thing we will be doing with...
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