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    Thinking of moving over to Cat mini from my Yanmar

    Well it's been a while since I've been here but, I got rid of my B-3 Yanmar and bought a Kobota KX121-3 with rubber tracks. It's been over a year since I bought it and it's been great to own. I'll post pictures soon.
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    Grey market excavators

    Well, I just sold my Yanmar after 5 years. It was a great machine. I replaced it with a new Kubota KX121 5 ton class excavator. I'm about to do the first oil change today and it's a good machine so far.
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    Thinking of moving over to Cat mini from my Yanmar

    Re: derailed Boy that Volvo looks nice!, do you have AC in that cab? I'm getting tired of open cabs ;) I've only lost my rubber tracks when I've been doing real rough work in deep mud. I use a big digging bar to aligned the rear sprocket. Yes, it is a pain to put back on. I considered...
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    Grey market excavators

    They are cheap for a reason :rolleyes: I've had luck with the mini but once I had to wait 2 to 3 weeks for a track roller.
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    Grey market excavators

    I used to own a 311B (North American) and a grey market Yanmar mini. The mini's are OK to do, larger size like the 312 would be out of the question for me. If all warnings are in Japanese, don't buy it!
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    Thinking of moving over to Cat mini from my Yanmar

    How is the price? I think Cat (of course) is way over priced. Kobota has decent pricing in my eyes.
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    Thinking of moving over to Cat mini from my Yanmar

    I've been considering selling my Yanmar B-2 and up grade up a weight class (7,000# to 10,000#) and go with a Cat. Any life experiences?
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