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    Komatsu PC30UU3 - slow and overheating hydraulics

    Hi all, I’ve got a Komatsu PC30UU-3 Serial No. 13417 mini excavator that has slow and overheating hydraulics. Works fine when it’s cold, but once it’s worked for a couple of hours, will struggle to lift the boom (very slow) and sluggish controls all round. Machine starts up fine and has plenty...
    • Pralhad Birdi
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    • excavator komatsu mini excavator overheating slow hydraulics
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Excavators
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    Kubota Kx057-5 vs. Deere 60P

    It is finally time to purchase an excavator. I am looking at the Kubota Kx057-5 and the Deere 60P. It will be used primarily for forestry, land clearing, moving dirt, boulders etc…. I have checked out both machines and I am having trouble making a decision. Does anyone have experience with both...
    • CrisSilva
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    • 60p deere excavator kubota kx057-5 mini excavator
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Excavators
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    JCB Mini Excavator Service Manual

    Hello Guys, I'm looking for JCB 8025 Mini Excavator Service Manual. JCB 08025 L 01226500 S No.: 01226500
  4. TerrainTamer

    PC50UU-1 Track/Undercarriage Types — Questions on Rubber Tracks

    Hi all, I’m looking at a PC50UU-1, almost certainly a grey-market machine, with a serial number around 15xx. It’s fitted with rubber tracks, but I have some doubts that they are the correct ones for this model. Observations: The tracks don’t sit well in the load rollers. The idlers show flat...
    • TerrainTamer
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    • digger gray-market komatsu mini excavator pc50uu-1 rubber track
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Excavators
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    Cat 301.8 No electrical power

    Hello all I was using my Cat 301.8 today, tracked over a mound and it came down with a bit of a jolt, it instantly cut out and now I have no electrical power at all, nothing at the key. The battery is good. Is there a cut out somewhere on the machine that would cause it to do this? I have looked...
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    Mini excavators ire20

    Looking at mini excavators specifically the ire 20 with yanmar motor. Diesel. Mainly hoping to replace manual labor for things like removing debris, Cutting stairs into incline's planting trees. Possibly lifting Rocks 200-300lbs. Does anyone have any thoughts/experience with this type of...
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    Case CX-47 Hydraulic Issues

    Hello All, I’ve got a 2004 case cx47, it’s always been a great machine but recently started getting a little weak when hot. Ran through the pressure checks in the shop manual, and have found (a) issue… The piston pump has two outlets, they both come into the control valve next to each...
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    Hydraulic oil level disappears

    Hi. I purchased a TEREX tc50 and the hydraulic level in the sight glass sits about midway between high and low when the machine is off, cold, and has everything stretched out. The second I start this machine, the oil in the sight glass disappears below low level and won’t reappear again until...
    • KCC50
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    • hydraulic fluid mini excavator oil level pos sight glass
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Compact Excavators
  9. CONCRETEQUEEN88

    John Deere 26G Wont Start

    Hello All! I'm Keri. I'm new to the site and in need of help desperately!! I have a 2019 JD 26G mini excavator that I dropped off to my mechanic and he's too busy to get to the tracks and hydraulic line that it needed. I have since done research and found i can do it myself since it's been 2...
    • CONCRETEQUEEN88
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    • diesel diagnostics fuse issue help me ignition john deere 26g mini excavator safety relay service manual starter problem
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Compact Excavators
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    Steel vs Rubber tracks

    Hi everyone, I run a landscaping company in norwestern ontario. we do lots of natural stone work ie. retaining walls/stone steps and flag stone. we have a brand new this year cat 305 with rubber tracks and have just about 800 hours on it and counting will be just under 1000 by end of season...
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    Tracking Maintenance Intervals CAT 306CR

    Recently purchased a used CAT 306CR Excavator. It almost look like the “Maintenance” option has been removed from the menu on the machine’s display. See the attached photo that shows the operators manual (where it is suppose to be) and our actual display where it is missing. I am trying to...
    • D6braun
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    • 306cr cat 306 machine display mini excavator recommended maintenance intervals
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Compact Excavators
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    Should I rent or buy?

    Here’s my situation. I’ve bought 10 acres connecting to my parents property, they have 36 acres. There is another 10 acres next to my property that I want to buy in the future. I’ve been clearing trees for the past year, as all the acreage that I bought is wooded. The property is mainly a steep...
    • Wildcat95
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    • backhoe loader dozer mini excavator
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Dozers
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    Need Help with Komatsu PC55 **Possible Hydraulic Issue**

    I have a Komatsu PC55-MR3 that I purchased from China and got it shipped here in Calgary, Canada. The machine was dropped at a Komatsu dealership and they filled up the machine with fluids and diesel and performed the following work: Filled hydraulic fluid, engine oil & coolant Change the...
    • Amjad.kamal
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    • hydraulic komatsu mini excavator pc55mr-3
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Excavators
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    Bobcat 435 bogs under load after a while

    Hi all- I have a 2006 Bobcat 435, S/N 563212092 and am seeing some issues with it bogging down after use (10 minutes to an hour, variable). Prior to this it will start and run normally. Once it bogs, if I back off usually it stays running as long as I’m quick enough, otherwise it stalls. After...
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    Just purchased a used 07’ Terex tc50. I cannot find the iso/ase control pattern switch.

    I just purchased this used machine and the controls are not what I am used to (iso) and it is throwing me way off as my brain just won’t learn the current pattern. I’ve read online that this machine has a switch to toggle between iso/ase but nobody says anything about the location and I’ve gone...
    • KCC50
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    • excavator hand control pattern hand controls iso ase location mini excavator tc50 terex terex excavator
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Compact Excavators
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    Slow starter while battery is good

    Hi, I would apreciate your thoughts on this problem: I have one of those chinese mini excavators (HT10 with Koop KD192f diesel motor). I recently couldn't get it to start while motor was warm, the starter seems to turn too slow. What we checked/tried so far: 1-the battery is ok (12,70 volts)...
    • Guto
    • Thread
    • koop kd192f mini excavator starter problems
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Excavators
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    Scat Trak Mini Excavator

    Anyone parting out a Scat Trak Mini Excavator? Looking for a swing motor. Preferably within a few hours of NYC
    • BuckNasty
    • Thread
    • 520v mini excavator scattrak swing swing motor
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Excavators
  18. catmanjan

    Engine swap a Chinese mini excavator?

    Has anyone seen this done? I have the opportunity to buy an excavator with a bad single cylinder diesel, I have a kubota d722 sitting in the shed - what’s involved in swapping them? I understand the bigger mini excavator comes with this same Kubota engine
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    John Deere 26G 27D 35D 35G Mini Excavators

    I am looking to buy some used attachments for my JD 27d. Do you guys know if all of the listed (26G 27D 35D 35G) models use the same size bucket ears for the JD quick attach wedge coupler? Are attachments for all the John Deere 26G 27D 35D 35G interchangable?
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    Kubota Excavator Canopy/ROPS Removal

    I have a customer contacting me about a job in a courtyard that would require access through a low-height breezeway. I am currently away on a military construction project with the National Guard and unable to look at my machine to see if I can remove the ROPS for the job. I was hoping someone...
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