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    Best mini Excavator for the money

    Kubota all the way . In my rental its all Kubota .Case uses what engine , John Deere uses what engine , Bob Cat uses what engine , and on and on . Kubota is all Kubota . One dealer one stop shop . Our kubota 007 had 7000hrs before we sold it from our fleet of rentals . Regular service and the...
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    Case 580k basket case project!

    Tinkerer is that a 580e
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    Case 580k basket case project!

    Thanks Tinkerer . He had so much knowledge of the old case backhoes .
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    Case 580k basket case project!

    Hey Ando did you ever figure what happened to Phil
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    Case 580C purchase questions

    Run it in second gear , push haul and load . Make sure it has tons of torque in forward and backwards . The brakes are easy to fix , the motor is not hard either . Back end bushings can be hard . Check for cylinders leaks . If you have to replace piston seals on the cylinders you will have to...
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    A little help with what to look for, please

    Im not a Bobcat fan either . Don't like the Doosan motor . We rent Kubota . pretty well everything on these machines are made by Kubota , 1500 hrs is nothing on a mini ex . I guess you should do the math . how much have you paid out for rent versus payments on owning one . Dont forget you...
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    What is this for

    I believe it would be to wind long strands of cable together like a rope. Then what ever they twisted up could be pulled through a conduit in one pull . So they would lay the cables out about a hundred feet . and the tire off the ground spinning would twist it like a hair braid .
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    Anyone ever heard of a Fiatallis FT900T?

    Don't walk Run
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    backhoe VS mini excavator production questions

    Interesting watching the backhoe versus the mini ex . I thought that you used the boom on the backhoe to push yourself backward and pull your self forward . Turning the seat around to drive forward or backwards seems to be a waste of time and not very professional . Especially when trenching .I...
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    in search of a used mini

    Fullphase Just a note of warning . If you barge the machine to the island it won't be insured as long as it sits on a barge . You will have to notify your insurance company and get an insurance adjustment for the day . Believe me we lost one and no insurance .
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    CASE 680H Cranks but thats it...

    The foreskin hahahahaha good one
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    Purchase advice please on Kubota KX040

    One thing for sure about Kubota . every part motor included is made by Kubota. We have a small Rent All and now have all kubota equipment and no issues . I have had Bob Cat machines that had either Doosan engines or Kubota . We had JD with yanmar engines We had Case with Perkins engines . Who...
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    Foot, hand or dual controls

    Look at it this way . I ran a hoe with 3 lever and foot control swing . Got on to a new machine with 2 sticks or joy stick what ever you want to call it with a foot control extenda boom. I could out bail any body with there 3 lever all day long . Can you write your name with your feet . Now this...
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    Foot, hand or dual controls

    I had an s70 bobcat with foot controls . I hated that thing . Bought a s450 bobcat joystick , way better control .
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    My 580C restoration pics

    Ok so is the other Hoe is a what . Shows a super K . I don't get it
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    My 580C restoration pics

    Hope this pic shows up . Great machine . I started with a 580 B / 580 C / 580 D / and then the 580 Super E / Case finally built a backhoe for the operator . 9000 hrs and un touched and anal about my stuff . Retired but still well involved in the love of a real backhoe . Nothing will ever replace...
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    My 580C restoration pics

    Sold my 580 SUPER E for 12 grand in perfect working order and new tires paint and decals
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    Dynahoe Detroit 353 problem

    My Detroit 671 600 cfm air compressor would speed up and slow down . Found out we had the wrong injectors in it
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    Ditch Witch RT80 info

    Does it have the plow or is it the trencher . Is it on wheels or tracks . Its a very complex machine , Are using it as a hobby or are you going to put it to work . does it have the back hoe on it .
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    Case 580E backhoe major transmission leak

    May be a pipe / hose to the rad
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