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    Yanmar SV15 manuals

    Hi all. I recently purchased a Yanmar sv15 mini digger, year 2010. I'm looking for operators manual, service/workshop manual and parts manual for this machine. If anyone can help I would really appreciate it. Thanks
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    Rust prevention on final drive hub

    hi all I have just replaced the duo cone seals on my ex60-3 While replacing the seals I noticed the amount of rust built up around the seal lip. I cleaned this off with a wire wheel on a die grinder and it came up pretty good, albeit a bit pitted. Anyway put all back together and fingers crossed...
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    Ex60-3 oil leak

    hi all. My hitachi ex60-3 was recently leaking oil out between the final drive and sprocket. I replaced the brake piston seals, which were shot, drained the final drive and refilled to the correct level with gear oil. Even though I didn’t replace the duo cone seals on the final drive, I said...
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    Hydraulic oil temperature

    hi all. I recently done a bit of a refurbishment on my hitachi ex60-3 excavator. It’s now back together and running good. When running the machine, I have been doing more checks on the machine than usual, just for the first few hours just to be sure everything is ok. I have been checking the...
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    Hydraulic cylinder gland nut leaking after rebuilding

    Hi all I recently put new seals in the dipper arm cylinder of my excavator. Today was the first day I ran it properly since resealing. There is a small weap of oil coming from between the gland nut and cylinder barrel. I guess the oil is bypassing the o ring seal on the gland nut. I used a...
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    Hitachi ex60-3 sliding window glass removal

    Hi all I have stripped down the cab on my ex60-3 for spraying. I have removed all the glass from the cab. The sliding windows on the door and right hand side of the cab are in a metal frame which is just bonded to the cab. I have removed the frames, with glass from the cab. I would now like to...
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    24v radio to fit hitachi ex60-3

    hi all Does anyone know is there any such thing as a 24v fm radio available that will fit the small radio slot on the hitachi ex60-3? Have searched online and haven’t had any luck so far, closest I can find is one 180mm long, the am radio in mine is 160mm long. Thanks
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    Swing gear grease

    hi all, I’m doing a rebuild on my hitachi ex60-3. I’m going replacing the swing bearing while I have it stripped. The workshop manual says that ep2 grease should be used to lubricate the the ring gear and pinion gear, filled to the top of the gear teeth. Is there any better grade/type of grease...
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    Removing pattern changer valve

    Hi all, Doing a bit of a rebuild on my hitachi ex60-3 at the minute. While I have it stripped down I’m going to replace the majority of the hard to get to hydraulic hoses, namely the pilot hoses under the cab and up to the joysticks. My digger has a pattern control changer valve behind the cab...
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    Hitachi ex60-3 hydraulic pipe fittings

    hi all Are all the pipes on my ex60-3 either ORFS or JIC? Is there any other types used? Are the ORFS fittings metric or imperial thread? Reason I am asking is I want to order some blanking caps and plugs as I intend to start a strip down and rebuild of the digger soon and I want to be able...
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    Ex60-2 slew the same as ex60-3?

    hi all. Just wondering is the slew pinion gear in a hitachi ex60-2 the same as that in an ex60-3? Thanks
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    Torque multiplier to remove hydraulic cylinder piston nut

    hi all. I have 2 cylinders to reseal in my ex60-3. I was just wondering has anyone tried rigging up something with a mechanical torque multiplier tool to remove the large piston nut on the end of the rod, as I know they are very tight to remove. Thanks
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    External flange bottom track rollers

    hi all I’m putting a full new set of bottom rollers on my ex60-3 undercarriage. 5 rollers each side. All old rollers are internal flange type. Dealer that I bought the parts from supplied me with 6 internal flange rollers and 4 external flange rollers, He said this was a better job for keeping...
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    Removing rusted track motor and final drive

    hi all, I’m currently stripping down the undercarriage on my hitachi ex60-3, going doing a rebuild and going to sandblast and paint it as it’s quite rusty. I’ve removed everything except the track motor and final drive assemblies and I hope to remove them tomorrow. My question is, with all the...
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    Ex60-3 dash lights on with key removed

    Hi all. I was putting diesel in the machine this evening. I started the digger and moved it a few metres, then switched it off, removed the key and left the machine for about an hour. When I returned I noticed the dash lights, battery and oil pressure, along with several of the the green mode...
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    Hitachi zx lcn?

    hi all Just wondering what does the lcn on the hitachi zx series stand for? I.e. zx130 lcn. Long carriage n...? Thanks
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    Zx70 new price

    hi all Just a quick question, anyone in ireland/uk know the price of a new zx70 hitachi, or indeed any of its equivalents in other brands. Just contemplating on what to do with my current machine, ex60-3, needs a fair bit of money spent on it, undercarriage, bucket linkage pins and bushes and...
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    Pin and bush seals

    hi all, looking into replacing all the pins and bushes around the bucket linkage area on my ex60-3 as they are quite well worn. Wondering what your opinions on putting in new grease seals when doing the bushings, are they strictly necessary, some people saying they’re a waste of time as they...
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    Ex60-3 final drive filling with hydraulic oil

    hi all, First post here, Have a hitachi ex60-3, have one of the final drives in the track motor filling up with hydraulic oil. From time to time when I go to check the level, there is pressure in the final drive when I open the level plug and a full flow of oil comes out for a few seconds, the...
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