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    D6R no track guards

    Is it unusual for a D6R XL to have no track guards whatsoever? Would it be expected there would be threaded holes in the track frame to take them?
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    8V92TA Running Hot

    The 8V92TA in our truck has gradually started running hotter and hotter. The big Horton fan rarely came on but now it comes on driving down a flat road if the truck is loaded. I have had the radiator out, cleaned and rodded twice, thermostats checked and or replaced, new water pump kit too...
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    D6H XR and XL differences

    Can someone please tell me what differences there are between a D6H XL and XR models?
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    Grunty 12-14 tonner

    Out of all the latest 12-14 tonne excavators what would everyone say has the best breakout power, speed and travel motor performance ?
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    D6N

    Does anyone here run a D6N? Would like to hear thoughts and comments on them please
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    Komatsu D65ex-16 Good Dozer?

    Would like thoughts and opinions on the D65ex-16 dozer, going to have a look at one 8500hrs on clock, rebuilt engine approximately 1000 - 1500hrs ago due to cracked rings. Is this unusual for one of these engines and how many hrs should the drive train be good for? Thanks
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    ZX160 tilt rams

    Our ZX160 has developed a problem where the tilt bucket goes floppy on one side, even as you are just tracking along the bucket drops down on the left side and goes all loose so you have to re tilt it to centre constantly, it's getting worse while digging too, looses pressure on one side so you...
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    TS14B Hydraulic Pump Pressure

    Can anyone please tell me what pressure the hydraulic pump should be making on my TS14B and where/how to adjust it? Thanks
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    Hitachi Zaxis cab swap

    Can anyone please tell me how difficult it is to fit a zaxis-3 or -5 rops cab onto a 160 zaxis -1 machine?
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    Sumitomo Sh120-2 Proportional Solenoid

    Our SH120 keeps cooking it proportional control solenoid/valve. I thought it was being caused by some frayed wires by the plug. I repaired them and installed a new solenoid but it cooked it instantly. I checked the voltage coming out of the wires that connect to it, one had 27 volts coming thru...
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    Zx160 LC weak hydraulics with new pump

    I have a ZX160 LC Hitachi non common rail model 12000 hrs that for nearly two years now has driven myself and the service man nuts. It's performance dropped to about 70% of what it was and it started heating its hydraulic oil. It's since had numerous flow testing, hydraulic pump stripped and...
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    ZX160 slow and weak

    Hi, we have a Hitachi zx160 11000 hrs on clock that has lost a great deal of speed and power in all attachments. Still travels ok on flat but weak up hill. Hydraulic oil temp gets hot too on a hotish day, up to 90 degrees or so. Pumps have been pressure and flow tested and passed easily. Of...
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    Chineese travel motor

    Does anybody know about or had any experience with chineese travel motors? Would they be worth a punt for an old machine or just rubbish? Can get one for less than a used unit...
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    Does one weak travel motor affect the other?

    We have a 120-2 Sumitomo that has one newish travel motor and the other side is original, done 10,000hrs. Its quite weak in its tracks, dosent seem to track one way severely in second gear, but did track off badly in top gear. It now wont come out of second gear and lacks power in both tracks...
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