Finally got the excavator I've been wanting!

[Happy Gilmore]

Today was a good day! I've been dreaming about a Kubota KX121-3 for many years and today after over 2 years of steady searching I got my excavator!

2011 KX121-3ST with cab heat/AC, 6 way blade, 24" QC bucket, factory thumb and 932hrs. It's a one owner/operator machine and super clean/tight. It came from cranberry country where the land is very sandy with barely any rock.

















I need to fill up the fuel tank, lol.

 

[Sodo]

I dream of a Kx121 too. Sounds like you got a nice one, 932 hrs thats just a babe, congrats. I used a 121 for an hour last month, what a dream machine. It had 4500 hrs. But a kx71 or kx91 makes more sense for me.

They say 500 hrs on the track drive 90wt oil. Here's a pic of my oil at 130 hrs. It was black & dirty. I let it settle for 2 months and this is how it looks. 500 hrs; I don't think so? Looking at the oil I could not see any sparkles/ metal, but after settling a little metal shows. I wonder what the rest of that crud is. They must specify 500hrs to ensure it won't last too long. Not me, it's so easy to change I can't run that slop for 400 more hours.

I have an 18v greasegun. It was satisfying to grease the tooth flanks continuously while spinning around in a circle. I excavated all day today, great fun.

You will enjoy that machine. I have a friend with a KX121, he says he's gonna have his son dig a big grave and he's taking it with him. He's only 55 and expects to use it for many years.

 

[gwstang]

That is one sweet machine! :thumbsup: Now, can I borrow it?

 

[RedNeckRacin]

aWESOME LOOKING MACHINE! Of course we need pictures or better yet videos of it in action!

 

[Happy Gilmore]

Thanks guys!

 

[Snobdds]

Welcome to the world of excavators. Life will never be the same for you.

Very nice machine. The teeth look close to new on the bucket.

 

[roadhunter]

Sweet rig. I like the 6 way blade. Now you are going to make jealous with all the cool projects you can do with it.

 

[Happy Gilmore]

 

[Tomtint]

Very nice, I came across one a few months ago that I could not pass up. Mine has several more hours than yours and still operates great. Congrats.

 

[AStanton]

Good luck with it; you got to love that thumb.

 

[Paystar]

Very nice! They are sweet.

And yes, as Sodo said, don't neglect the final drive oil. They only take a couple quarts and it's cheap insurance compared to a couple grand if they fail.

 

[Code54]

You wont believe how darn handy it is to have one around, we use ours for lots of little 5-10 minute jobs (as well as the normal "real" jobs.)
Dumb things like when the wife bought 6 little bushes, had to take a single small scoop but had the holes in within 5 minutes and was done. Sure was nice when it 90 degrees out....

 

[Happy Gilmore]

Bucking up wood off the ground is nice!







I've never run an excavator before, so I decided to practice with picking up rounds and stacking them. I then proceeded on picking them off one by one. There's a learning curve, but I'm starting to figure it out.

 

[dragoneggs]

Way to pull the trigger, Happy! Nice looking machine... okay, yes I am jealous. Looks like you are already putting it to good use. Is this a learning experience for you or have you already experience with excavators? Just curious as to the learning curve. I assume that it isn't much difference than a BH?

 

[Happy Gilmore]

Way to pull the trigger, Happy! Nice looking machine... okay, yes I am jealous. Looks like you are already putting it to good use. Is this a learning experience for you or have you already experience with excavators? Just curious as to the learning curve. I assume that it isn't much difference than a BH?

Thanks DE! It's a learning experience, I've never run one before. My experience is with loaders and farm equipment.

 

[Happy Gilmore]

Cutting in a drainage ditch, I guess the best way to learn is just get at it.

 

[Gordon Gould]

I guess the best way to learn is just get at it.

Sounds right.

I rarely feel jealous of nicer or better equipment than I have but a machine like that is a different matter. Have fun learning !!!

gg

 

[k0ua]

Congratulations, what a beautiful and useful machine. I am a little green with envy.

 

[ovrszd]

Nice, very nice.

Wish I could figure out how to justify one...... But to do that I'd hafta work more..... I'll just be jealous!!!!

 

[radair]

Great looking machine! That 6-way blade must be really handy. The only downside is you will not enjoy running a backhoe as much ever again.