JDCrow
Well-Known Member
Just picked up an Ex120-2 and excited to get to work on it, so it can work on our new homestead
It has leaks and a few quirks, but I have to say, spending time on here reading over the posts gave me the confidence to make the purchase.
One item though popped up that the owner didn’t mention.
The Boom up is painfully slow. You pull back on the stick, and you can hear a valve or something staving for oil. If you push down on the boom and slightly pick the machine up, then the boom up function will work, but you have to go down to go up every time.
It’s a farm machine, it has sat for a bit. The last service recorded on the air filter was 3/2016 and it has only about 130hrs since then (currently 5630) and I would imagine a good chunk of those have been in the last 6 weeks that the owner has been clearing trees and brush.
I’m imagining that something has 1) varnish/sludge has gotten stuck or 2) o ring has degraded.
I’m mech inclined, I ran equipment for about 20 years before Great Recession forced me to change professions. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
It has leaks and a few quirks, but I have to say, spending time on here reading over the posts gave me the confidence to make the purchase.
One item though popped up that the owner didn’t mention.
The Boom up is painfully slow. You pull back on the stick, and you can hear a valve or something staving for oil. If you push down on the boom and slightly pick the machine up, then the boom up function will work, but you have to go down to go up every time.
It’s a farm machine, it has sat for a bit. The last service recorded on the air filter was 3/2016 and it has only about 130hrs since then (currently 5630) and I would imagine a good chunk of those have been in the last 6 weeks that the owner has been clearing trees and brush.
I’m imagining that something has 1) varnish/sludge has gotten stuck or 2) o ring has degraded.
I’m mech inclined, I ran equipment for about 20 years before Great Recession forced me to change professions. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.