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Muckin_Slusher said:
Good job taking a break instead of making things worse. That only gets learned by making lots of things worse, like for example, by reusing excavator grease in a helicopter. :flipoff2:
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it'd be just fine for something like mounting tires with
the petro grease makes the beads on dried out old tires gummy again, so they seal on your pitted shitty wheels
 
Two of those China Micro Excavators at auction an between Charlottesville and Fredericksburg, VA.

It ends tonight (5/14) I always browse last minute on Wilson's sales that way I don't fall in love with anything and overspend. lol

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NEW Lanty LAT-13 Mini Excavator w/ 14” Bucket & Auxiliary Hookups

NEW Lanty LAT-13 Mini Excavator w/ 14” Bucket & Auxiliary Hookups
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AlxJ64 said:
Two of those China Micro Excavators at auction an between Charlottesville and Fredericksburg, VA.

It ends tonight (5/14) I always browse last minute on Wilson's sales that way I don't fall in love with anything and overspend. lol

bid.bidwilson.com

NEW Lanty LAT-13 Mini Excavator w/ 14” Bucket & Auxiliary Hookups

NEW Lanty LAT-13 Mini Excavator w/ 14” Bucket & Auxiliary Hookups
bid.bidwilson.com bid.bidwilson.com
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the last auction I was looking at those were selling for 3500-4000 looks like its going higher.


the little stand on skid steers were 2000-2500. i'm thinking of getting one just for moving around trailers for the price. I'm always shuffling, dump, deck overs or a car trailer around. ground isn't good enough for a forklift to run on.
 
AlxJ64 said:
Two of those China Micro Excavators at auction an between Charlottesville and Fredericksburg, VA.

It ends tonight (5/14) I always browse last minute on Wilson's sales that way I don't fall in love with anything and overspend. lol

bid.bidwilson.com

NEW Lanty LAT-13 Mini Excavator w/ 14” Bucket & Auxiliary Hookups

NEW Lanty LAT-13 Mini Excavator w/ 14” Bucket & Auxiliary Hookups
bid.bidwilson.com bid.bidwilson.com
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Those are the cheaper of the cheap minis. I wouldn't pay much more than where it's at right now. Especially because you'll be paying 10% buyer's premium and 3% cc fee on top of that. There are some dealers selling slightly nicer versions of those for $5k-ish.
 
Not even 30 hours on this machine and I'm already tearing it up. I managed to snag a stump when putting the blade down and it pulled on the hoses going to the angle blade cylinder. There is a guard on top, but not under - I will be changing that.

In the meantime, I had to tear down the cylinder, just cut the old fitting off (it was too twisted to repair in confidence) and welded on a new fitting.

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Blue hydraulic fluid at $160 for 5 gallons.
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303 fluid is straight garbage. Doesn't belong in anything remotely new. There was actually a big lawsuit over the shit quality of it awhile back.
 
V30crewcab said:
303 fluid is straight garbage. Doesn't belong in anything remotely new. There was actually a big lawsuit over the shit quality of it awhile back.
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aww yeah gargle that shock jock nutsack
"there oughta be a law; protect me from myself daddy gov't"
 
besides that its not formulated for hydrostatic systems, and alot of equipment pumps are variable hydrostatic type. if you wanna wear your shit out fast go for it.
 
V30crewcab said:
besides that its not formulated for hydrostatic systems
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it isn't formulated for anything, it isn't even 303
it's the leftovers from flushing out bulk oil delivery lines and the shit from right around where they put pigs through pipelines

it's "oily oil" with a viscosity anywhere from DTE light to DTE heavy
Doubtless it's at the very least "AW" hydraulic oil.
 
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303 for $45.99
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I think at first I missed the sarcasm ^.

Turns out the machine should have the red flavor (warmer climate) but the machine was originally ordered by a dealership further north and I ended up with it and it had the blue in it.

When I picked up the replacement oil yesterday, all the dealership sells is Red. They argued with me that it wasn't blue, and was red. I showed them pictures and they said "huh, well put red in it as it will be fine". It took 4 gallons total which is impressive that I ran the machine that long before noticing the leak, but in my defense that AC was cold and the tunes were good, it was raining, and edge of dark.

Doing some reading on it and it appears that the difference is rather minimal in the normal operating range and these oils are more or less the same as AW32 (Blue) and AW46 (Red) and the additives are all the same. Right now the sight glass on the res has a nice light purple hue to it.

Once the machine is out of warranty (3 more years) I'll consider less spendy oil. For instance, the 50 hr service suggests tracking the machine around a bit and replacing the planetary oil in the finals, along with the main hydro filter and the case drain filter. Makes sense to get the break in materials out of it. Doesn't call for an engine oil break in change, but I might do one anyways. This is just a toy so I intend on keeping it overly nice.

Edit, I just looked at what you meant by 303... yea, nah... I don't use that in anything I own except maybe maybe an old log splitter from the 80s, but with 5 gallons buckets of AW46 from the leaking skid steer, the splitter gets that too.
 
AlxJ64 said:
I think at first I missed the sarcasm ^.
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no huhu
my current pile of a bobcat gets the drippings from the trays under the bulk oil spouts at work, filtered with a coffee filter
'303' is the 'I don't get free garbage' equivalent
 
Built a skid plate for the angle blade cylinder to help reduce the chances of that hose and fitting getting snagged again. I'll have to remain conscious of keeping dirt and rocks out of there since the dealer said the reason the machine doesn't have one is during testing of the angle blade system, that area with a skid would get packed with debris and then the cylinder would swing when the blade was angled and the fittings would get broken off or the rods would get bent because the cylinder tube couldn't swing properly. Makes sense, but this thing is a toy and I'll be mindful of it.

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In its original form, it was too big to fit in my SWAG press brake so the writing is from where I took it to a friend's shop to have him break it for me and his press said "nope". He wrote on it something about FAIL and not looking at the air bending chart in advance when I told him it was 3/8" and not 3/16". I cut the end cap off and then gave it a go in my press. It couldn't quite get the full 90 and distorted the holes a little (design flaw on my part) so I cleaned it up and reamed the holes in the mill.

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Went with fine thread since the lower frame is only 3/8" thick. Figured less likely to strip the threads out. Started the threads with a chamfer tap and a starter block, then cut them in fully with a spiral gun tap.

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Back to chasing leaks.. this is my swing motor.. have a few concerns.. we’ll see what it looks like when I get things fully inspected..

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This gear is ~$900.. I think it’ll survive with most of its teeth.

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urjb said:
Back to chasing leaks.. this is my swing motor.. have a few concerns.. we’ll see what it looks like when I get things fully inspected..

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This gear is ~$900.. I think it’ll survive with most of its teeth.

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Weld it up and file it back into shape. Swing motor gears don't do all that much work unless you are constantly swinging back and forth on a steep incline.
 
Finally got my load of Chinese "1.8 ton" machines delivered yesterday. First impressions - I like them. Kubota D722 diesels, hydro thumb, expanding tracks and an ISO switch so old farmers that only know backhoe controls can run them too. :laughing:

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Decided to appropriately brand them.
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God Damn You Mongorians!!!
 
That looks like a fuktun of thumb to move cinder blocks.

1 40’ container for all of them?


Edit-the old disc in the back is probably built x10 what those shovels are.
 
BUCKLAND said:
That looks like a fuktun of thumb to move cinder blocks.

1 40’ container for all of them?


Edit-the old disc in the back is probably built x10 what those shovels are.
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Thank you for your valuable feedback. Your opinion is very important to me. I'll file it alongside all the others that I don't give a fuck about.

Duc said:
How much are the machines going for?
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~ $15k after tax.
 
bgaidan said:
Thank you for your valuable feedback. Your opinion is very important to me. I'll file it alongside all the others that I don't give a fuck about.



~ $15k after tax.
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Punkin, I was just surprised at the size of the thumb (with no valuable reference in the picture) and truly thought the old plow up on the hill was cool.

K ?
 
Is that a sweet little lunch box holder for all your tampons and vagisil? Looks like there’s only enough room for tiny jap feet there unless you remove your tampon holster:flipoff2:
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BUCKLAND said:
Is that a sweet little lunch box holder for all your tampons and vagisil? Looks like there’s only enough room for tiny jap feet there unless you remove your tampon holster:flipoff2:
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Having tiny feet allows them to do spinny ninja kicks faster.
 
Soooo,

As an ignorant 3rd party. I say this as someone who is 'Harry Homeowner' when it comes to THIS equipment, so use that to set perspective.

I have one of his earlier Gas units. They are fine for what they are with the limitations that they have. I know the gas one I have will probably do everything I need it to do, but that is with me accepting it's weaknesses and working around it.

Just the 5 hours I have on mine have shown me I want something better.

These smaller units are better enough that I am going to get one and replace the gas one I have.

These are really pretty sweet units if you aren't commercial and making a living using them 8x5.

The gas ones beat the hell out of a shovel, the 1.8t are just a real step up.
 
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Ok, got another miniX question enquiring minds want to know. So you out in the middle of nowhere digging a hole. Your truck is parked conveniently a 100 yards away. You are digging away, minding your own business and out of nowhere comes a 500 lb. Bear. He is mad and walking towards you. He is 25 feet away.

1. Do you jump off the machine and run for the truck?

2. Do you jump off the machine and just walk around the machine keeping the bear on the other side?

3. Or do you swing the bucket to be between you and the bear. When he gets close enough, you punch him with the bucket. If he try’s to get around the side of the bucket, you round house punch him and knock him on his ass. Maybe smash him. Show him who has some real teeth.

All joking aside, I think I would choose number three.
 
Definitely not number 1.


2 or 3 depending on my instant reaction. But adding in drawing my 10mm to have as actual defense
 
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