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    Noisy Hydraulics ZX120-1 with 8500 hrs

    Hey guys bit of input needed. Have a ZX-120-1 8500hrs regular service but hydro oils and filters may be a fraction over now. Have just repacked boom and dipper rams and am now noticing a bit of load on the motor with only slight control input and with heavy input gives that cavitation sound...
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    Excavator Photos

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    Excavator Photos

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    Track keep coming off Komatsu Pc45 - help ??

    Hey Ozboc, being an older machine with prob a fair few hours on it, I wouldnt worry to much about the tracks being to tight, not banjo string tight though. An easy way to keep tracks from jumping is also to whack 1 or 2 track guards on it. It stops the track from snaking out at the bottom, that...
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    Hitachi Diagnostics

    Hey there John c, when the key is turned off hold the set button and then fire up while still pressing button. Done.
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    Registry Cleaner

    Yep ccleaner is all I use, perfect. Alot of others tend to be trigger happy and can cause trouble, ccleaner works just right.
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    Help!

    Hey there, before you go and buy another harddrive why not try to reinstall operating system from fresh just to make sure it's not some corrupt files. And yeah I too vouch for spin right its amazing software, can take ages though 10hours plus sometimes. Sorts outs the bad sectors and...
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    Where do I start???

    Sounds like you are fully amongst it Biavaex, well done I hope things go really well for you and your family with the business. Keep us posted.
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    Old Grumpy Hitachi

    We had a ex 120 -3 that had a dodgy travel motor, and for the life of me ( and god knows how many others ) could not fix the dam thing. Had it in bits, pressure tested, tried all the normal and abnormal things, expert checked and nothing. Them some bad gremlins out there folks, X files would of...
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    ZX120 moniter

    Hi there KenAI thanks heaps for the info, I got into the rpm mode and it was about 150rpm under spec, I whipped out the spanner and altered back up to 1950rpm, man what a difference, it's like a new machine. I wouldn't of thought that 150rpm would make that much change but sure has. As the day...
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    feed drive hydro stat noisy on jag 940 ??

    Machine is working at 1700rpm, feed drive hydro stat is noisy. Have pressure tested system, checked cylinder brake and 2 speed gearbox and all seems fine. Has done so from brand new, not getting any worse but cant find whats causing it. Any ideas??? She's a 2009 with 375 hrs.
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    ZX120 moniter

    Cheers for that, hope I dont need to all the same lol
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    ZX120 moniter

    Thanks heaps kenAl i will try in the morning. Was it a big job to change housing, very costly ?
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    ZX120 moniter

    Cheers matey, she tracks nice and straight but I will check tomoro whilst lifting each side. When I get on in incline it is pitiful. As soon as I can check engine speed a few things might be eliminated. Thanks for the time much appreciated.
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    ZX120 moniter

    Zx120 monitor and slow hydraulics Hi there wildhorse, how do I access the service mode. What my main prob is is that I am pretty dam sure my engine rev's are lower than should be and I am lacking hyd power, this is what im hoping. I will be changing hyd filter in the morning and doing a few...
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