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    West Michigan heavy equipment mechanic?

    Please let me know if this is the wrong place for this ask, but I'm looking for a recommendation for a heavy equpiment mechanic who can adjust / tune / fix hydraulics on a '92 Hitachi EX200 LC-2 in West Michigan, specifically within reasonable driving distance of Big Rapids, MI. I've owned this...
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    Hitachi EX200 LC-2 Questions

    As of this week, I'm the new owner of a very well used but functional 1992 EX200. Picture below, but it's an ex-demo machine and you can tell it from the looks. However, the undercarriage still has enough life for my use, the engine starts up (in the cold no less) easily and runs well, and all...
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    Likely Cause? Pump Bogging on Hitachi EX200

    I'm looking into a beat up Hitachi EX200 that has a number of issues, but one in particular I'm hoping for some insight on - according to the dealer selling it it has a hydraulic pump issue. It will run and dig, but apparently the pump bogs down under load, and will come back to normal when you...
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    Ballpark Shipping Costs

    I'm trying to understand the details around shipping / transport and excavators. When looking at more compact equipment like loaders/dozers, it seems like cost is roughly $3/mile to have them shipped. What I've looked at there though is mostly 8' and under width, and under 15 ton. Excavators...
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    Track Type

    I'm looking for some insight on a type of track, seen in the photo below, that I'm finding while looking at some 1970's era excavators. My understanding is that this is a crane type track, and my assumption is that compared to a more modern grouser track this is likely to have worse traction...
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    Questions on 2 JD Crawlers

    Hello again all - I'm still on the hunt for a crawler loader for my site clearing project after the 951 I was considering went off the table. For those who raised it in the original thread, I am locked in on finding a machine with ROPS at this point, to keep things safe in the woods. I'm also...
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    Help Evaluating '74 Cat 951c

    Hey all - I'm a landowner looking at potentially buying a machine to clear and level forested land, lay in a drive, drag timber around, etc. on a budget. Ideally I'd like to buy a machine, get good use out of it for a year or so without major work on the machine, and then make the call to sell...
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