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    Need advice on 2007 Kobelco Sk170 Hydraulic Issues

    I dont know if anyone is still reading this. Took the machine to Kobelco. They discovered the machine had a new main pump. Different than the stock pump. A Kawasaki pump. They figured out whoever put the pump in had the low pressure sensor where the high pressure switch belonged and they had the...
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    Need advice on 2007 Kobelco Sk170 Hydraulic Issues

    I live in Norway part time town called Arendal as well as the US. We have had alot of help from UK guys before. Shipping cars over to Norway that could not get approved for registration we would send to the UK for your single vehicle approval scheme..... Same with motorcycles. The only solutions...
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    Need advice on 2007 Kobelco Sk170 Hydraulic Issues

    Thanks for the reply....The service manager from the local dealer said that many Mark 8’s will display those exact systems when the engine has a slight change such as a 200rpm drop from nominal value or even a fuel pressure reading being out of Spec will cause the pump to slow down... So many...
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    Need advice on 2007 Kobelco Sk170 Hydraulic Issues

    I have a 2007 Kobelco Sk170 Mark 8. YM04U1633 I have a slow bucket curl. About 3/4 of the way through curl the bucket will stop...then after a brief pause it will kick back in and curl. I also have a slow to moderate swing speed. As soon as I engage another function both the bucket curl and...
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    I need some advice on what size excavator I will need for a strange job....

    Yeah we have considered the ramp idea. We have done this before by using two tracked bobcats and lifting the chippers up and over but it doesn't go real well. We always end up raping the bottom of the chipper on the guard rail. Deck over trailer parralel to the rail with a ramp built on the...
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    I need some advice on what size excavator I will need for a strange job....

    We ask for that regularly. Not an option. We do not work on govt contracts but instead on private contracts on DOT land. We were required to use a traffic control company but we are almost never allowed to close a lane. This is on I285 not a " busy road" but more of a death zone nightmare. One...
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    I need some advice on what size excavator I will need for a strange job....

    I am a tree contractor and I have a project on the side of the highway in Georgia. Its one of the busiest, most dangerous roads in Georgia. I have 80 trees locked in an area by a river and a guard rail. I have no possible access other than lifting a 9500lb chipper over the guard rail. The DOT...
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    rubber tracked skid steer vs tracks over wheels which is best, most productive

    And on removing the plate. Dont bother theres only a ram inside to keep the track tight by pushing the front idler forward. Tilt the bucket all the way down and boom down then climb out. That will raise the machine at a 45 degree angle or so enough to allow the tracks to sag a little and give...
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    rubber tracked skid steer vs tracks over wheels which is best, most productive

    Hmm Nwngunner I don't have too much experience with the Deere. Some of my friends doing the same work as me(just as abusive) own them and I haven't heard any complaints except about the cost of the machine. The one you are looking at looks like a clean non abused machine with relatively low...
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    rubber tracked skid steer vs tracks over wheels which is best, most productive

    Lance is correct. 3k hrs and pretty much all the track machines need to be renewed or replaced. The reason being is the increased force they use wears out all the metal collars and bushings on every joint on the machine even if you grease religiously. I crack the main pivot boom bushings quite...
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    rubber tracked skid steer vs tracks over wheels which is best, most productive

    Nwngunner. On Bobcats you can change the front and rear idler wheels and the casters easily by yourself. The sprockets are not so easy but the sprockets are the last thing to completely wear out. The sprockets will likely outlive your use of the machine. The rear idlers tend to be the first to...
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    rubber tracked skid steer vs tracks over wheels which is best, most productive

    Oh and I forgot, The tires get punctured constantly. They are no good for demo and no good for rough tree work. If you get foam filled or solid tires then they lose more traction due to the tire not conforming to the ground as much. I tried it every way you can. Try an A300 if you like tires. We...
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    rubber tracked skid steer vs tracks over wheels which is best, most productive

    I have had 4 tire machines then later 5 different track machines in succession. I have around 15k hrs on Bobcat brand machines. I am in the tree and land clearing industry and the track loaders have become an important part of our work. The only time we use tire machines is when there is...
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