Thomas7740
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Nearly at 10k hours, got in April 2016 with 5200 hours. Often wonder should sell and upgrade or do a few bits and pieces to her and keep her
CPS
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I think our old mans is getting a face lift soon
she got new tracks and pins and bushes awhile ago and is hopefully getting a lick of paint soon
Furniss
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My mate ran one for years and still rates it compared to his newer Hitachis.
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
"better the devil you know" if it hasn't any major issues ... I'd be investing in it 
JD450A
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Best thing Hitachi made and is in the 175 league. Spend the money and keep her fresh...... Last of the greats
Thomas7740
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Yous have all said what we have been thinking some pins and bushes, slew ring and 2 top rollers and she be good for a long while yet I think
some pins and bushes, slew ring and 2 top rollers and she be good for a long while yet I think
Thomas7740
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Took Monday and Tuesday off to do some work at our own place seeing as it's the Twelfth. Have a wee block of land about 30 acres, but a few main drains split it into different wee bits, piped and filled one in, gives us two 15 acre bits now, will do until we get the next part sorted.
What it started like
First bit done and stoned
Blocked pipe sorted, cattle had squashed it
Used 6inch coil drainage pipe for this job
Never too far from nature
Had to go about 8ft here to find water
Nearly there, just need more soil to fill it up properly with. 1 good days work, 100 ton 2inch clean and 150m pipe later.
Foreman Eric supervising
What it started like
First bit done and stoned
Blocked pipe sorted, cattle had squashed it
Used 6inch coil drainage pipe for this job
Never too far from nature
Had to go about 8ft here to find water
Nearly there, just need more soil to fill it up properly with. 1 good days work, 100 ton 2inch clean and 150m pipe later.
Foreman Eric supervising
Thomas7740
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Handy couple of hours getting tidied up for next 4 houses to be marked out. On subfloors tomorrow. 140x, nice machine, doesn’t seem to like tracking and moving the boom or dipper, was fine on the 150x we had out.
Thomas7740
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As new draining bucket acquired for the EX60, not bad for £170
Few subfloors
just after Christmas we started a job in Antrim, powder coating factory being turned into a van outfitting factory. 9x8 pit to fill in and concrete.
Garden dig out and stoned. Just up to customer to decide what they want next.
Cracking on with subfloors and a wall being knocked down at the Antrim Factory job
My trailer is nearly ready to come back home
Few subfloors
just after Christmas we started a job in Antrim, powder coating factory being turned into a van outfitting factory. 9x8 pit to fill in and concrete.
Garden dig out and stoned. Just up to customer to decide what they want next.
Cracking on with subfloors and a wall being knocked down at the Antrim Factory job
My trailer is nearly ready to come back home
CPS
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If your thinking about selling the EX60, I no someone looking for one 
JD450A
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Got told last month that EX60's where topping the 20k mark for export
Thomas7740
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For 20k she would be long gone 
be a nice bit towards one of these
be a nice bit towards one of these
TiltyShaun
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Still miss mine but the Kobelco is making a similar mark!!Actually have been thinking about selling it
Thomas7740
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How are you getting on with the Kobelco?
CPS
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I went with a friend to look at one on Saturday, great condition and had 9 buckets/attachments with it! He did the deal there and then, but the guy called him that night to say he was keeping it as the one he was buying was sold! Needless to say he was disappointed, but has settled that he wants an EX60-5Actually have been thinking about selling it
TiltyShaun
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My only frustration with it is the tracking. It seems down on power. It had metal tracks and rubber blocks which I thing sap some of the get up and go. I am expecting the fitter to do a computer reset for me as I replaced the batteries at Xmas and that may be the issue. Over than that it is a match for the Ex60. Mine is the conventional boom rather than the king post and has an Engcon.
GazCro
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Far too much is made of/expected from ecu resets imho. The simple fact with newer machines and emissions and load sensing hydraulics is they are designed with v little hyd capacity spare and tracking seems to be one of the main points that suffers.
Thomas7740
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@CPS if the money is right we will sell her.
60-5
year 2000, 9993 hours (will go up as being used)
Blade and long dipper and hyd hitch. Piped for breaker. 450mm pads.
Undercarriage good but does need a top roller. Bit of play in slew ring. Has just started leaking oil around slew ring, spoke to Paddy McIlvar, he says it rotary coupling seals. If we don’t sell her she will be going to him to get fixed. Bit of play in the pins and bushes, not too bad for a 10k hour machine. Have owner her from 5200hours
60-5
year 2000, 9993 hours (will go up as being used)
Blade and long dipper and hyd hitch. Piped for breaker. 450mm pads.
Undercarriage good but does need a top roller. Bit of play in slew ring. Has just started leaking oil around slew ring, spoke to Paddy McIlvar, he says it rotary coupling seals. If we don’t sell her she will be going to him to get fixed. Bit of play in the pins and bushes, not too bad for a 10k hour machine. Have owner her from 5200hours
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