The 'Today's Job' thread

[V8Druid]

I'm dead tonight ...
But helluva day.
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better sky than we've seen here - in fact we haven't seen the sky for days

 

[Lancs Lad]

better sky than we've seen here - in fact we haven't seen the sky for days

Been under fog for last two days and was all way to lakes until over 2000ft up. Didn't expect it, beut of a day

 

[6feetdown]

Yeah damp and misty here last few days

 

[TiltyShaun]

She is a dash 5

I really should pay more attention!!

My favourite digger!!

 

[JerryRtilt]

She is a dash 5

How many hours she done Aiden ? I had a dash 3 and a 5, Japanese engineering at its best

 

[CPS]

I really should pay more attention!!

My favourite digger!!

Great digger, he has it now about 17 years. He had me looking at a few rougher dash 2s and 3s the time.... glad he went a bit further and got that one.

 

[CPS]

How many hours she done Aiden ? I had a dash 3 and a 5, Japanese engineering at its best

Im going to say 7000 or so, im not actually sure. It doesnt do much i think it had 5k on it when it came.

 

[Furniss]

How many hours she done Aiden ? I had a dash 3 and a 5, Japanese engineering at its best

Bloke I knew ran one for years and many machines later has said it's not been bettered.

 

[JerryRtilt]

Bloke I knew ran one for years and many machines later has said it's not been bettered.

It maybe a case of looking back with rose tinted glasses, or whatever the expression is, but particularly the dash 3 was so responsive, but still smooth.
Thinking back it wasn’t much earlier I was operating a 580c so the Hitachi was inevitably bit of a eye opener
would be interesting to know how Aiden rates the old EX60 compared to a current Hitachi.?

 

[Furniss]

He has stayed loyal to Hitachi

 

[Rob65]

Yes both sets are here, ill pop out in the morning and measure them

Did ya get distracted by something more urgent / interesting?

 

[Rob65]

Interesting project

Finally managed to get it all working today using hard wired switches.

Next step is to work out how to radio control it. I can get switches that work using standard drone type radio gear but I then need to generate a pwm signal on the same channel to control the proportional valve. I can do this with a motor speed controller. The bit I’ve not worked out is how to coordinate it all.

 

[jd6820]

Finally managed to get it all working today using hard wired switches.

Next step is to work out how to radio control it. I can get switches that work using standard drone type radio gear but I then need to generate a pwm signal on the same channel to control the proportional valve. I can do this with a motor speed controller. The bit I’ve not worked out is how to coordinate it all.

Would a radio remote from a model aircraft work for proportional controls? Not robust like the wireless controls found on Hiabs but depends what yoyu are after... Obviously you'd have to take the outputs from the receiver that usually drive servo motors and translate that using an Arduino and a mosfett driver board to allow you to drive the solenoids directly.

eBay might just have the answer for such a project without all the above complexity and a built in safety stop....

 

[Lancs Lad]

Towed this grockle back onto the tarmac..
You really do wonder what goes through folks minds at times
Luckily had a welded eye on what felt like the tank so stuck a soft shackle on and gently tugged him back and sent him on his way.

 

[CPS]

Let it snow baby ........ please

 

[CPS]

would be interesting to know how Aiden rates the old EX60 compared to a current Hitachi.?

I think the EX60-5 is iconic, especially over here as the EX60 was alot of peoples stepping stone to the plant world... ether driving them or owning them.
The first track machine i drove was an EX60urg.. had the levers up front and the parallel offset... the places that machine could go.
The dash 5 was the best of the EX60 range in my opinion. Go for ever.

As for comparing them to the new Hitachi? Do you mean the ZX65 that i have? If so it wouldn't be a fair comparison as the EX60 is really a size up... its in the 8 ton class really.
As for other new Hitachi such as the ZX85s etc, i have drove them but never really spent enough time in them to judge. I never seen anything i didn’t like with them though.

The new ZX95-7 looks a serious machine. Id like a go on one of those.

 

[Smiffy]

I think the EX60-5 is iconic, especially over here as the EX60 was alot of peoples stepping stone to the plant world... ether driving them or owning them.
The first track machine i drove was an EX60urg.. had the levers up front and the parallel offset... the places that machine could go.
The dash 5 was the best of the EX60 range in my opinion. Go for ever.

As for comparing them to the new Hitachi? Do you mean the ZX65 that i have? If so it wouldn't be a fair comparison as the EX60 is really a size up... its in the 8 ton class really.
As for other new Hitachi such as the ZX85s etc, i have drove them but never really spent enough time in them to judge. I never seen anything i didn’t like with them though.

The new ZX95-7 looks a serious machine. Id like a go on one of those.

Not driven an ex60 but have driven the ex70
The zx85's are equally as smooth but the cabs are on complete opposite ends of the spectrum. The 85 has a similar cab to a 2.5t machine. The 70 felt like a 13 tonner

 

[TiltyShaun]

Not driven an ex60 but have driven the ex70
The zx85's are equally as smooth but the cabs are on complete opposite ends of the spectrum. The 85 has a similar cab to a 2.5t machine. The 70 felt like a 13 tonner

I always thought the Ex60-5 punched well above its weight. I am pretty impressed with the Kobelco. This is also a conventional boom rather than a king post. I guess that helps with lifting and balance.

 

[DaveDCB]

Let it snow baby ........ please View attachment 67643

When I got myself a snow plough … it never snowed again

 

[CPS]

When I got myself a snow plough … it never snowed again

I can see that happening too