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    Auction site swing-arm/articulating brush cutter?

    Unfortunately it's pretty much impossible to get contractors to come out to do jobs smaller than digging a house foundation around here. That's why I own my own equipment. Renting the attachment might be an option, but so far I haven't found a local dealer that has one.
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    Auction site swing-arm/articulating brush cutter?

    I thought posting links to auction sales wasn't encouraged, but here you are: Cheap: https://www.ebay.com/itm/234898996989 Expensive: https://www.ebay.com/itm/265793093947 An online search for "articulating brush cutter" will bring up others.
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    Auction site swing-arm/articulating brush cutter?

    Hello, wondering if anyone has experience with these attachments. I have a mile of hawthorn and other brush encroaching onto my subdivision road. Too much to trim manually so I'm looking at one of these attachments (basically a small brush hog on an arm that allows tilt and lateral swing to...
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    Case 420CT Series 3 thoughts?

    I'm considering purchasing a Case 420CT Series 3 with 1000-ish hours, private sale. From the pictures the machine looks to have been not abused. Besides the obvious things like play in joints and engine issues, it'd be great to hear any thoughts on this machine and what to look out for for when...
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    Lazy track problem

    It's been a while (just over a year it seems) but I can now answer my own question: A guy from the local Volvo dealer came out to look at my ECR38 (primarily to set relief pressures on the new thumb's circuit). I asked him to look at the lazy drive problem while he was on-site. He isolated the...
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    Question about operating on ice

    Hello, I own a mini excavator which I use for landscaping and drainage projects on my property. I'm considering expanding the fleet to include a mini track loader (so far I have been borrowing a neighbor's tractor-loader to move material). I want a track machine because the terrain is very wet...
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    Question about surface grading

    Probably a dumb question, but... I want to establish "negative slope" around some buildings where the original builder didn't (with not great results when 3ft of snow melts all around). This means establishing a surface grade that is flat, but not quite level, consistently. I've seen fancy...
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    Ec35 driving issues

    I have the ECR38 Service Manual (note: different but related machine). It says operating pressure 240 bar, secondary pressure 300 bar. fwiw the manual was not too costly to buy on a popular auction site.
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    Ec35 driving issues

    Hi, I have a similar machine (ECR38) that has the opposite problem: it turns great but won't drive in a straight line in one direction. I haven't yet got the bottom of what's causing this (see other thread) but one technique I found useful in investigating which I don't think you mentioned...
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    Seeking bucket advice

    Following up on my original post here: I ordered a 24" digging and 36" ditching bucket from Phoenix Equipment Sales. They arrived a couple of days ago and yesterday I had some time to hitch up the ditching bucket and try it out removing silt from our pond. Very happy with the combination: I was...
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    Lazy track problem

    Hi thanks, sorry I'm a bit slow on this but I think you're saying to swap the hoses between ports on the drive motor such that it should run backwards. Then see if the fault stays on the same direction (implying a problem inside the drive motor) , or switches direction (implying a problem not in...
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    Lazy track problem

    Ok, I see : the fact that RPM drops the same as with the good side/direction implies that fluid flow is normal and the linkage from the lever to the control valve via the cable is operational, so the problem is probably somewhere beyond that point, in the drive motor.
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    Lazy track problem

    Thanks, I'll see if I can perform that test, although due to day job pressure I may get an expert to look at it. One more question : parts catalog shows (I'm assuming I can't post a screen shot here for legal reasons..) a cable from the travel lever to the main valve assembly. Is there any...
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    Lazy track problem

    Thanks for the pointers. It has two speeds however the bad side is "bad" at both speeds. That is in slow speed it still runs slower than the other side. I believe the drive oil is ok as it was checked recently although not by me personally. The bad side runs just fine in one direction.
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    Lazy track problem

    It seems that I'm a proper member of this group now because not only to I have a min-ex, but now I have a hydraulic problem ;) Would be grateful for some fault isolation advice. My Volvo ECR38 has one track that is not working quite right. I've done some Internet research and gathered the...
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    Seeking bucket advice

    I saw a guy on youtube who had a rope/chain attached to a manually dumping trailer that he used with the excavator bucket to make a hydraulic dump facility, using the excavator hydraulics. Basically the bucket hooked the rope and then he pulled the dump bed up with it using the excavator. Seemed...
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    Seeking bucket advice

    I had seen the trailer idea on youtube and it looks very interesting. However...when I went looking for suitable trailers (one that's significantly more capacity than a wheelbarrow or just the bucket) they seem to cost so much new that I may as well buy a beat up skid steer or a tractor with a...
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    Seeking bucket advice

    Thanks. I was aware of the weight issue, and in fact I have that chart sitting on my desk! I hadn't yet done the math on the weight of gravel vs volume + bucket weight yet though.
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    Seeking bucket advice

    Thanks! Until you posted this I wasn't aware 4-in-1 buckets were available for mini excavators. I'll look into this since it might save me installing a thumb. I mostly need a thumb for picking up small trees and brush.
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    Seeking bucket advice

    I'm a property owner who recently acquired a Volvo ECR38 (see previous thread), picture attached. I plan to use the machine to resolve various site drainage issues, for pond and creek restoration, trail construction, road/driveway maintenance and some light forest clearing. This is the only...
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