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    1989 Komatsu pc 150 swings slow/none

    WOW!!!! The internet is AWESOME for this kind of stuff!!! It does have a swing brake switch that when "on" DOES prevent the cab from moving. I will get those fittings attached and get some gauges ordered. Please be patient as I will be out of town from the 7th-13th and am also building a 5.7...
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    1989 Komatsu pc 150 swings slow/none

    Thanks for the video!!!! I went out today and poked around on it some today. I checked the play in the sluing ring by picking up the tracks with the boom on all 4 sides and it looked very tight, no noticeable play at all. The dash controls look to be hacked up pretty good. There was 4 wires, (3...
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    1989 Komatsu pc 150 swings slow/none

    Also......checked the filter. No apparent debris and looks new...
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    1989 Komatsu pc 150 swings slow/none

    The boom and bucket run great. The drive foward and reverse work great.
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    1989 Komatsu pc 150 swings slow/none

    Greetings and Salutations from middle Tenessee!!! Heavy equipment virgin here (please be gentle!!!) So I bought a PC-150-3, an 89 model I believe. Long story short, swings slow in 1 direction and barely moves in the other. Motor lugs down (swear it smells like brakes burning) but no power. ALSO...
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    1980 komatsu pc 120-3 excavator slow swing an bucket

    Any updates?.....I got a similar issue..
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    Welcome!!!

    H.E.V. (Heavy equipment Virgin) here, so please, be gentle... Had a D6 and an old Cat excavator when I was growing up on the farm 40yrs ago. But recently bought a gray market Komatsu PC-150-3W and an old case 450 track loader with hoe (love that ole girl). Gonna build a house, do my own septic...
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