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    boom welding

    Unfortunately Hitachi's weaknesses is cracking I've seen many cracked boom's on hitachi's .
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    Drifting a 777 CAT

    i've seen a couple of our 777's get a bit loose in our mines here but nothing like that .
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    Hitachi EX40U -2 track adjuster problems - how to remove?

    yeah mate when it comes to equipment **** aint cheap.Unless you try pick up second hand ones ??
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    Time for new tracks need advice!

    a machine with a blade has the same track gear with one without a blade. Berco make good aftermarket track gear , made in Italy.
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    Hitachi EX40U -2 track adjuster problems - how to remove?

    i had a feeling the spring was brocken they do that .If i was you i'd price up the bits to fix it and whole new assembly and compare prices , all the track adjusters i've done have had badly worn shafts and bores and need machining and new bits made up. I see your in nz also so if i was you i'd...
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    Hitachi EX40U -2 track adjuster problems - how to remove?

    or it could be compacted in there with mud and ****.
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    Hitachi EX40U -2 track adjuster problems - how to remove?

    hey mate , these track adjuster's just float inside the track frame .I've done a few of them and they come out easy unless the spring is broken and is binding up inside the track frame.I've had that happen before and makes it a pain in the ass to remove.
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    215 cat excavator

    I've had this happen a few times but on Hitachi's end's up being the hydraulic pump coupling shattering.Bit more info would be ideal.
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    New member from Newzealand

    Doug Hood ? nope im working for Bathurst resources from Western Austrailia.
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    Uploading pics on here

    Hey Folk's How do i upload pictures up on here ??
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    New D11Ts

    i use to work for Hasting's Deering in Brisbane assembling machines last year.My guess will be they havn't found homes to go to yet due to the down fall in mining.
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    Slewing ring (rotec) bearing replacement

    i have done dozen's of slew ring's on various sized excavator's very fun job if you ask me.
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    Radiator Stop Leak?

    i used seal-well on our hitachi ZX870-3LCH excavator it lasted for months.A very good product for a quick fix.
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    Komatsu 355 track ajustment problems

    ahhh crap i thought i was on the excavator forum bit, never mind that post ^^ it's regarding excavators rather then dozer's.
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    Komatsu 355 track ajustment problems

    i'd say track adjuster's , all the track adjusters i've done always get pitted chrome shafts and the bores get badly worn which i usually get a engineering shop to put a slevee in the bores .Hardest part of the job is splitting the track's.
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    Massive landslide damages Kennecott's Bingham Canyon Mine in Utah

    we had a big landslide at our mine last year and all they done was start from the top re-benching it and now they have it back to normal.But we got told from the geo that our mine is 100% cave in failure due to the ground.
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    New member from Newzealand

    Thank you AllDodge it's a very nice place here beautiful scenery.I'm more then happy to be apart of the forum.
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    Kentucky Mining Pics

    loving the pictures it's great seeing other countrie's mining scene.
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    Hitachi ZX 225 2 speed travel not working

    seen this before , turned out to be a sensor on the hydraulic pump.
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    New member from Newzealand

    Hey folks, Im a new member from Newzealand im 26 years old and im a diesel mechanic in an open cast coal mine .I've worked for Hitachi construction and mining equipment for 8 years.
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