Conventional tail swing minis

[CPS]

My vote for old and great no longer with us, would be Hitachi EX60-2

Hitachi EX60URG

 

[TiltyShaun]

My vote for old and great no longer with us, would be Hitachi EX60-2

Big fan of the EX60-5 which I had for nearly 20years……but I do find the Kx71-3 a bit easier to tow behind the old Discovery!!

 

[CPS]

Big fan of the EX60-5 which I had for nearly 20years……but I do find the Kx71-3 a bit easier to tow behind the old Discovery!!

Yea put you at least tried to tow the EX60 with the discovery right?

 

[6feetdown]

Its a progression thing. Imo everything should always get better. So when I buy something 15 years newer then what I already have now its a bit annoying to have to then compromise.
My perfect towable digger would be.
-2.6t
-35-40mm bucket pins
-Full counterweight
-Bucket to meet the blade
- min of 1.5l engine
- full offset boom to the left.
- space behind the seat to fit a patterdale terrier
-dealer within an hour

If I can find something that did all that I'd buy tomorrow.

Plenty of dealers about just the wrong type

 

[Vinpetrol]

Its a progression thing. Imo everything should always get better. So when I buy something 15 years newer then what I already have now its a bit annoying to have to then compromise.
My perfect towable digger would be.
-2.6t
-35-40mm bucket pins
-Full counterweight
-Bucket to meet the blade
- min of 1.5l engine
- full offset boom to the left.
- space behind the seat to fit a patterdale terrier
-dealer within an hour

If I can find something that did all that I'd buy tomorrow.

What size are the bucket pins on the kobelco kx027-4

 

[Vinpetrol]

Hitachi EX60URG

First ex100/120 what a game changer ! Made the 53/63 series look lame and they were phenomenal when they came out

 

[Storrsy]

What size are the bucket pins on the kobelco kx027-4

Only 30mm pins. Would have been nice to have a bigger set on there to spread the wear a bit. But kingpost is a solid cast and it's all bushed (apparently some diggers don't have bushes in the kingpost?). The older model Kubota KX61-3 had same size pins and not sure it was ever a problem with premature wear etc ..

 

[JerryRtilt]

First ex100/120 what a game changer ! Made the 53/63 series look lame and they were phenomenal when they came out

Would be interesting to put as new condition ex up against a modern machine? Don't think it would be far behind

 

[TiltyShaun]

First ex100/120 what a game changer ! Made the 53/63 series look lame and they were phenomenal when they came out

Had both a 100-5 and a 120-3 and another which I think was a 120-5

 

[Vinpetrol]

Would be interesting to put as new condition ex up against a modern machine? Don't think it would be far behind

Possibly down on power compared to current 10-13 tonners but the balance and agility of them was unreal . I had an ex100 duck that was awesome and better balanced than the Komatsu I have now

 

[TiltyShaun]

Would be interesting to put as new condition ex up against a modern machine? Don't think it would be far behind

I wasn’t driving them back when I had the gangs. But I tried to but a 100-5 several years ago but unfortunately it was in the Isle of Man and the bloke from Scotland selling it wasn’t happy with me viewing it before he would send it!! He was trying to be quite helpful by offering free transport and money back if I wasn’t happy!! But my rules mean if I haven’t touched it I won’t pay for it!!

 

[JerryRtilt]

Had both a 100-5 and a 120-3 and another which I think was a 120-5

Think it was a 120-5 I had a bad experience with, snapped the slew motor shaft, apparently a known weekness, very nice Izuzu lump though.

 

[Vinpetrol]

Think it was a 120-5 I had a bad experience with, snapped the slew motor shaft, apparently a known weekness, very nice Izuzu lump though.

Same isuzu lump In my case . They are pretty bullet proof

 

[Vinpetrol]

What emission controls are on the Kubota 027-4 ?
Any ad blue or dpf ? Is that 1.5 engine tried and tested ?

 

[CPS]

Only 30mm pins. Would have been nice to have a bigger set on there to spread the wear a bit. But kingpost is a solid cast and it's all bushed (apparently some diggers don't have bushes in the kingpost?). The older model Kubota KX61-3 had same size pins and not sure it was ever a problem with premature wear etc ..

The KX027 has 35mm pins

 

[Vinpetrol]

The KX027 has 35mm pins

Pin Dimension: (mm)
Pin Diameter	35
Dipper Gap	111
Pin Centres	136

 

[Storrsy]

The KX027 has 35mm pins

Yeah just looked your right. The predecessor kx61-3 had 30mm pins so assumed it was the same.

 

[CPS]

Yeah just looked your right. The predecessor kx61-3 had 30mm pins so assumed it was the same.

The KX61 was a bit of an odd ball, every thing the same but 30mm pins

 

[Storrsy]

What emission controls are on the Kubota 027-4 ?
Any ad blue or dpf ? Is that 1.5 engine tried and tested ?

Looking today. Its the same v1550 (?) engine that has been in Kubota machines since the turn of the century. I had one in a chipper once and it was very reliable. Its was also in the previous model kx71-3 and I saw one online today that had done over 7000hrs.

 

[Lancs Lad]

Looking today. Its the same v1550 (?) engine that has been in Kubota machines since the turn of the century. I had one in a chipper once and it was very reliable. Its was also in the previous model kx71-3 and I saw one online today that had done over 7000hrs.

There's a reason why hire guys love em...?