excavator

New to me, but well used. 3200 hours. Picked up a 2012 Wacker Neuson 8003-2. Its about 18,000lbs. Yanmar 59HP diesel. Has WB manual quick attach, hammer lines and thumb line. AC still works great! Has 2 speed. All glass in-tact. Pretty good tracks.

Looking for a used digging bucket 18"-30" with teeth. Would prefer a 24" bucket but will consider other sizes. To my understanding any John Deere 50 or 60 Series mini Ex bucket will fit. Or, if you know of a source I might investigate, that would help too. Thanks.

excavator leveling tool I found this excavator leveling rake online, what do you think? Is the wide bucket better for cleaning embankments and slopes? What system do you use?

Hello guys. Have a new FF-13 Chinese mini excavator. Been doing some trench digging and learning how it works. It calls for ISO 46 hydraulic oil. Bot a couple gallons of AW46 to change it for the first time. Not sure how much it takes. Been reading a lot about guys adding an oil cooler...

I'm a new member and I recently purchased a Typhon Terror XVII cabin mini excavator with the kabota D902 engine. Was wondering if anyone has had any experience with this model

Hello guys. Got a FF13 mini excavator with the 13.5 hp Briggs and Stratton XR engine with EPA certification stickers. Long story but I bid on 2 excavators and won both on govplanet run by Ritchie Brothers. Just sold the FF15R to a friend for 5 grand. I've read through the long threads here...

Has anyone else found covermytractor.com for their tractors? They have a lot of soft cabs, covers, and canopies for different manufacturers and models. They even have things for skid steers, wheel loaders, and excavators. If anyone has any information or feed back on them, I would appreciate it...

Bought a 2018 Kubota KX-040-4 with 1635 hours, cab, thumb, and 6 way blade. I'll share some maintenance and repairs and projects that I do with it, hopefully it will help someone thinking about geeting a similar machine. The man I bought it from used it for personal use on his land. He...

Hi All, I'm doing some track maintenance on this excavator, and wondered if anyone knows the wrench size for the check valve nut? Tight quarters and a pain with a regular wrench. Any help would be appreciated! Thank you! Jim

My batteries are not recharging properly, so I pulled them to charge and when I put them back in, I put the corner of the battery on this fuse looking thing. What is this? I would look it up in shop manual, but I can't find it (I think my wife "put it away") any help would be appreciated.

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Hi, Is it harmful for a mini excavator to be driven carefully out of a garage immediately after startup without a 5 min warm up? Warm up will fill the garage with exhaust or should I use a hose on the exhaust to get the fumes outdoor? Thanks Erling

We just purchased a new property thats 48 acres, approximately 25 acres in hardwoods, 20 in pasture, and half of a 5-6 acre pond. I've got the pasture maintenance covered, and have a grapple to clean up downed trees, etc. I've gotten really interested in a 3-5 ton mini excavator with a flail...

I need some input and a little help about wheeled excavators. I know they are top heavy and not as agele as tracked ones. But I think one might work in certain applications. Elemateing a lot of track and wheel motor problems. If you have time, go Google search "wheel excavators". You will see...

Retirement is scheduled for 2025. soooo I have had the bug to get an excavator for some time. Rented one to do some work around my 2 acre pond years ago. I have a specific project to start with it. Its a wooded strip about 170 ft long and about 40 ft wide. Most trees in it are under say 20...

Wondering if anyone can recommend a rotating grapple for a Kubota kx057. I have a lot of woodland and stream bank work to do! Thank you for any pointers, Chris

Last week, you guys helped me out in finding the engine code for my old Yanmar YB20 minidigger (transformed in a tracked fork lift). I think it's a machine from the eighties. I managed to get a replacement waterpump, again thanks to the replies on this forum. Now I have to decide which coolant I...

Since 1999 I own an pretty old (but extremely reliable) former Yanmar YB20 mini-excavator that had been transformed into a forklift with tracks, before I bought it. So I have only used it as an "all terrain" forklift on tracks. Has never let me down. Until yesterday, when I heard a knocking...

Can I build this worn area up with a weld bead? How can i find out if this roller is weldable? it works npw and will work for awhile if i don't weld it. but i don't want it to crack if I weld it. For that case I'd be better off just running it out.

i’m considering buying a Chinese excavator with a brand name of “terror”. Does anyone have any experience or comments to share on this particular excavator? The one I’m looking at is 2 tons in weight and it has a three cylinder Kabota diesel engine. The LA dealership is asking just shy of...

Hi, I'm looking to purchase a new Kubota KX040 excavator and see on youtube that the 5 series has been unveiled with new cab layout and electronics, which is something I'd be willing to wait for if only a few months away. Does anyone know when this will be available to order?

I have a mini excavator with a Kubota Z482-EF04 motor. I tipped it on its side today. After I up righted it I tried to start it but it would not turnover, I tried again to start it and it started but its blowing a lot of white smoke. I let it run at idle for about 45 minutes but its still...

I'm adapting a chinese excavator smooth face tilt bucket to my Kubota BH92 backhoe. MEchanically, it actually was pretty easy. I'll document that success separately. Now I need to adapt the tilt cylinder hoses to common Ag couplers. Attached two pics. The first is the hose end. Can't...

I'm a new mini excavator owner (love the machine) and am wondering if it's normal that the thumb on the excavator drops when I'm parked in the shed (machine off, of course). I ask because if I leave the bucket an inch or so off the concrete, it'll be in the same spot the next day (or next week)...

Hi, while using excavator Yanmar ViO80-1A from time to time im getting error code 00 003242.04 on the screen, i have tried searching it in manual but can't find this exact error code, anyone have any clue?

I have a Typhon Terror X and live in FL. Need to make sure the engine and hydraulics stay as cool as possible. Does anyone have any suggestions or pictures of what fan(s) and cooler to use? Best place to locate the equipment for max cooling? I saw another thread about installing a hydraulic...

On the base model Chinese mini excavators with the gas engines I've noticed there are three part numbers for the main drive motors. I think they're all the same size but with a minor difference in CC. The part numbers are BM6-310, BM6-315, and BM6K-315. The part number on AGT website is the...

I've got a new KX040 with about 20 hours on it, half a dozen times now the tracks have made a load popping .. which I assume is a mis-alignment on the sprocket as it follows a tight turn. I try to exercise good practice and keep both tracks moving when turning. I think I know the cause, the...

Has anyone on this forum had experience with an adapter that allows the use of skid steer implements on a KX71-3 mini excavator or similar ?

Make: Komatsu Model: PC45MR-5 Year: 2018 Hours: 1,334 Operating Weight: 10,500 lbs Price: $39,000.00 Contact Lane (call or text) at (719) 401-3006 - Auxiliary hydraulic line that enables the use of various hydraulic attachments - Dozer blade attachment used for leveling, grading, backfilling...

Here in the near future I will be buying a new mini excavator to use on my land not for business. I would like some thoughts on my dilemma: 1. The closest dealership (5 min away) is a Bobcat dealer. I have never run or worked on a Bobcat and know very little about them. The dealer sells and...

I have a Komatsu PC75 excavator and I want to change the controls from ISO to SAE (backhoe). This is a pilot-operated machine, so this should be easily done at the valve stack. The question is how can I figure out which lines I need to swap? This machine has 9 spool sections so the valve...

The only solenoid I see in the repair manual is the system bypass solenoid. I unplugged it and the code did not change. If I have the right one I am thinking it must a wire shorted out. Does anyone know if this is the right solenoid and what ohm reading the coil should have? Thanks.

I am looking at a very nice 2019 Kubota Kx71-3ss with a cab. I was surprised to find that it was built without air conditioning. On a tractor, I wouldn't even consider that, but maybe on an excavator it is more manageable. I probably wouldn't be spending an entire day in the cab, like with a...

I have had it a week working through doing the next service, greasing, filling fluids etc. I have 2 questions. 1- I have a warning light that looks like a simple clock. A circle w/ hands set at 9 oclock and the typical warning triangle stabbing the clock at about 5 oclock. I have spent hours and...

I have a gray market Mini-ex ME-15 which I believe to be a Mitsubishi 1.5 ton machine. Perkins diesel. I recently replaced one of the hoses to the right pilot controls and now having issues with both sides pilot controls. Machine tracks back and forth no issues. Left Side pilot controls is...

I paid a crew to cut something like 15 oak trees and one cherry, ranging from maybe 10" thick at chest height to over two feet. I now have a bunch of stumps. I had the idea that the crew had some kind of Kaiju-type machine that would rip the stumps out of the ground, but it turned out I was the...

The video is old, but I've never seen it before, though good chance neither has anyone else...

Anyone who has one of these things knows what a hassle it is to get to the dipstick, not to mention refilling it after an oil change. Does B&S or anyone else make an extended tube to fit this engine?

Anybody found solution? The tracks really stretch. They are are adjusted to max tension. Maybe get steel tracks?

New community member here. I have a 331 looking for some advice or experience using a forestry mulcher on it. I spoke with Fecon for their 28" and they said it would not work. Torrent says their 28" will work. Does anyone have any experience with one of these brands or with a mulcher (not a...

OEM link is obsolete. Changed stick pin size to 45mm. Have a bucket system with 45mm pins. Need to find a H link with a 45mm bucket pin and a 35mm cylinder pin. H link 6 1/4" wide x 11" to 13" pin to pin.

I know there is a lot of talk about the 1 ton's, but I am interested in the 2 ton's specifically this one https://www.ebay.com/itm/354985732038 anyone own one, know if it has a hydro filter, and what attachments can be ordered?

The left track of my excavator (Kubota KX41-2V) does not have enough power to make a turn. I replaced the left final drive but that didn't solve the problem. So I connected an extra set of hoses directly from the control valve left travel section to the drive motor, but no difference. The...

Hey all, I decided last fall I could really use a backhoe/mini ex for a bunch of projects around my property. Renting is complicated due to the frequent but short time I would need to dig, figured I would sell when i'm done or decide i cant live without it. These projects include: *Dig up poles...

I have now had my Rhinoceros (Xiniu) XN08 for nearly 6y, imported from China in 2018. My main TBN thread so far has been about importing it, and modifying it to do what I want, and not get damaged...

It works impressively well. Will have to see about the longevity of it since it was only 2k. I’m going to mod it so it has a door that can open on the front to mulch tall trees and vines easier. The tree I’m holding is what we call an ironwood and is a pretty tough wood.

I bought an excavator to do some land management (stumps, lantana, clean-ups). It's a self-imported electric 2.5t excavator from China. I am happy with it in principle. However, the controls are shocking. I can nicely operate the boom and stick on my back-hoe, but these controls are jerky, not...

Does anyone have a service manual # 6902745 for the Bobcat 325 excavator that they are willing to part with?

After four surgeries in the past three years, I can’t lift or run a shovel anymore. Decided to get a little help!

Where do I find a forum here for Yanmar excavators?

Just installed a thumb on my Bobcat 325. Need to lower the pressure. Where is the adjustment located? Thanks

I'm looking at buying a used excavator. It'll likely be an older, high hour excavator since I don't have a large budget. What should I look for? Are there any particular repairs I should stay away from? Any other telltale signs of an excavator that hasn't been taking care of?

Hi all, My Bobcat 331 started overheating last Fall, so I started looking at rebuilding it. I signed up here and posted about its issues in another topic, so I won't rehash those details here. However, I knew a rebuild would be a stretch (both in terms of time and money), so I spent a lot of...

Hello, I'm trying to add a sectional valve to my old Kubota excavator to run a hydraulic thumb off of it. It being so old, all the valve controls are mechanical, and I would like to have an electronic control on one of the sticks for the thumb. I imagine a solenoid actuated valve would make a...

I just bought a KX057-5 and it's my first excavator (for property maintenance). I've been doing a lot of research trying to educate myself on operation and common maintenance. Anyway, I've only got 5 hours on the machine and I noticed that the tracks are showing metal on the "lugs" that I...

Hello everyone, im new to the site and this is my first post. I picked up a older IHI 35J excavator. I’m slowly bringing it back to life. Was told the fuel pump wasn’t working. Back story: it was in a pasture for many years. Asked owner would it be for sale. He replied no I’m going to fix it. I...