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    Kubota Mini Ex ?

    Machine 2015 KX91-3 (300hrs) Tonight I was digging and in a little bit of mud. I was moving a large stump around and noticed that when I went to move the machine my right track would not spin. The left would spin and slip but not the right. I went to back up and everything worked as normal...
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    National1 tracks

    Has anyone purchased tracks from National1. The price is not bad and I can't find anything bad about them but like to find someone else that bought them. Thanks
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    Best way to trench across a road

    I am new to excavators and am going to be putting in 2 drain pipes this weekend. I have to dig across a private gravel road (only about 2' ft deep) and was thinking of the best way to dig it. The road is about 12' wide and tree lined (or a bank/ditch/drop off) so there is no where sit the...
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    track questions

    I am new to rubber tracked machines and noticed that I sometimes get a "pop" sound now and then when coming up a VERY steep hill (under full power) - is that normal. Does not seem the track slipped and they are adjusted correctly. Thanks
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    Kubota Mini Ex question

    I was looking at the mini Ex tonight and figuring out if I can get it in my garage (like to do all my major service and clean up in the winter and the heated garage is sort of nice). I notice I can fit it in the garage except for the two loops on the top. I can't figure out what they are for or...
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    Trail building with mini ex

    Next week I am going to start my trail building project with a kx91 (7000lbs) machine and while I have read several threads on trail building I still had a few questions. What is the best way to got from a down hill (fairly steep) trail to a zig zag down the hill trail. I will be coming off...
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    Mini Ex uses????

    Since I been shopping for a Mini Ex and I been doing a lot of research and was thinking I bet there is a lot of uses I am missing. Thought it maybe interesting to start a thread about the uses you have had for Mini Ex, be them "normal uses" or something a bit more unconventional. Photos are...
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    Please explain excavator specs

    I am new to excavators and I been looking at a minis and I am not too sure I understand the specs and could use a bit of help? Here is an example of one set: I. Max Cutting Height 15.4 ft in 4700 mm J. Max Loading Height 10.4 ft in 3180 mm K. Max Reach Along Ground 16 ft in 4880 mm L. Max...
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    Kubota Mini questions

    I been looking around at used machines and noticed that there are a LOT of the Kubota's out there with over 4000 hrs on the meter. I know I read a lot about over 3k is a lot of hrs on a mini, do the Kubota's seem to hold up better to higher hrs than say Bobcat or some of the other brands? Is...
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    Mini Ex operation

    I am very new to Mini Ex's and was wondering if there is a good place to do some reading on the proper operation of Mini Ex's. The do this not this type of stuff. I am not operating professionally (hope to at some point in the future) but want to keep learning and becoming a better operator...
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    HELP Needed on a CAT 303 - lots of questions

    A very good friend recently purchased a used rental CAT 303 (CR I think) mini EX and I ran it recently and noticed a few things and was looking for some help 1) The CPU light is flashing - what the heck does this mean? Is it an error code or a "Bad" thing.... 2) There is a small up and...
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