150 hour dousdan dx10 review/thoughts

[Giles]

so I've hit 150 hours on the dx10 and im happy with it, its got loads of power and digs well and I can grade with it although I need to build a wider grading beam to speed up as the 900 grader is a bit slow. its really helped as a tool I can keep at home not at yard for those quick jobs and teamed with the hinowa tracked dumper they're a great team.

few things ive found its really doesn't like being sat in new Derbyshire mot type 1 tracks always getting stopped by the stones and forever having to pick a side up and clear it to move which when you're coming down off a 20 ton pile can be hairy. not sketching around just straight tracking, my 1.5 ton Kubota is the same and old machine driver snapped a track on 1.5 by forcing it in limestone mot.

the narrow tracks for access mean if you're trying to climb a big pile of soft stufff it just bellies out so you can't drive it like you world bigger machines etc but that's the compromise with accessibility.

at 150 hours a few quality niggles, the paint has flaked off in some places, rubbed off on others where my knee touches dash board etc, the fuel gauge has started going a bit wappy but got a call in about warranty on that. the screw covers on the joysticks continually try pop off no mater how many times you push them back correctly aligned with the little tabs. lost one which annoys me. the fuel cap no longer locks bobcat key feels rough in it, need to have look why. just niggly little quality issues ive not had on 5000 hours kubotas etc

but even for a 6' 22 stone plus guy is big enough to spend the day on it comfortably more so than my Kubota kx016-4 although knees are sore after a good few hours on it without jumping off.

pulled some big stumps out with it and its got surprising amount of power, hoping to try the new Kubota micro out next year and might upgrade to the Kubota if moneys right.

oh Strickland grader without middle brace has deformed had to push it back straight on blade, only graded and loaded stone etc not been used to pull anything or hard dig

 

[Giles]

Trying again with pics not sideways

 

[doobin]

I always think they’re the best compromise out there. Proper micro narrow but comfy and enough power.

You can turn the revs up easily enough too.

 

[Giles]

I always think they’re the best compromise out there. Proper micro narrow but comfy and enough power.

You can turn the revs up easily enough too.

That might be a good shout how much did you turn it up?

 

[doobin]

That might be a good shout how much did you turn it up?

Can’t recall. Don’t always use full revs but it’s handy in a tough dig.

 

[Vinpetrol]

so I've hit 150 hours on the dx10 and im happy with it, its got loads of power and digs well and I can grade with it although I need to build a wider grading beam to speed up as the 900 grader is a bit slow. its really helped as a tool I can keep at home not at yard for those quick jobs and teamed with the hinowa tracked dumper they're a great team.

few things ive found its really doesn't like being sat in new Derbyshire mot type 1 tracks always getting stopped by the stones and forever having to pick a side up and clear it to move which when you're coming down off a 20 ton pile can be hairy. not sketching around just straight tracking, my 1.5 ton Kubota is the same and old machine driver snapped a track on 1.5 by forcing it in limestone mot.

the narrow tracks for access mean if you're trying to climb a big pile of soft stufff it just bellies out so you can't drive it like you world bigger machines etc but that's the compromise with accessibility.

at 150 hours a few quality niggles, the paint has flaked off in some places, rubbed off on others where my knee touches dash board etc, the fuel gauge has started going a bit wappy but got a call in about warranty on that. the screw covers on the joysticks continually try pop off no mater how many times you push them back correctly aligned with the little tabs. lost one which annoys me. the fuel cap no longer locks bobcat key feels rough in it, need to have look why. just niggly little quality issues ive not had on 5000 hours kubotas etc

but even for a 6' 22 stone plus guy is big enough to spend the day on it comfortably more so than my Kubota kx016-4 although knees are sore after a good few hours on it without jumping off.

pulled some big stumps out with it and its got surprising amount of power, hoping to try the new Kubota micro out next year and might upgrade to the Kubota if moneys right.

oh Strickland grader without middle brace has deformed had to push it back straight on blade, only graded and loaded stone etc not been used to pull anything or hard dig

That’s a good review Giles , a guy I work with has a wee Takeuchi which has a few annoying traits that
When I buy one I’d like to not have to put up with . You said you can grade with it . The Takeuchi is ok to grade with until you slew then all the power and speed in the boom and dipper are reduced massively . It’s very annoying . I found I was only able to grade in straight lines . Also very uncomfortable but servo controls beside the seat like a big machine a massive improvement on older ones with the levers in the pod on the front

 

[Stroppymonkey]

I think it’s generally agreed that the E10/D10 are best in class. Nothing else will squeeze as small, but then extend out to a stable 1100mm width and with as much power.
I’ve had a couple similar niggles to OP with my bobcat version. Fuel cap lock broke in the first month, but given that mine has a keypad not a keyed ignition it was annoying having to find a key for refuelling (might be why it broke). Keypad died and was replaced under warranty, it had a VERY flat battery at the same time so not sure if keypad took battery down or vice versa. Keypad was replaced under warranty but a regular bobcat key will plug into the loom. Given the £700 price tag on keypad… if it ever fails again I’d replace it with a £20 ignition barrel. Still on same battery and been fine since. Lost a bit of paint on the boom, most of which is from bucket contact by me being a tit and knocking soil off the auger by bouncing it off the boom.
The plastic buttons in the joystick fell out :-(
Had a problem with the low oil light beeping in the summer, but the oil was fine. It’s stopped being an issue so I suspect a sticking switch on the hyd oil tank. Not looked for it yet.

Also…. It hates loose gravel and tracks bind easily. It’s not as bad as it was new , and track tension is correct (I think). Blade extensions are dog s**t but I have yet to see a good adaptation.
Once you get the hang of it you can push the throttle with a knee , and also track forward with knees whilst using servos.
I’d like a tilt grader for mine and a tilt grading beam…. And a counterweight

 

[Simon edwards]

we bought a little yanmar sv08 new just over a year ago,really would have preferred a bobcat/doosan but could’nt justify the price difference ,even year old ones were more than the yanmar.But I guess the operating experience is far superior but we Rarely do more than an hour or two at a time on it,so not a big deal.If we got rid of our 1.8 I would upgrade to one for sure as I think we could probably bridge the gap to the three toners this way.

 

[Vinpetrol]

we bought a little yanmar sv08 new just over a year ago,really would have preferred a bobcat/doosan but could’nt justify the price difference ,even year old ones were more than the yanmar.But I guess the operating experience is far superior but we Rarely do more than an hour or two at a time on it,so not a big deal.If we got rid of our 1.8 I would upgrade to one for sure as I think we could probably bridge the gap to the three toners this way.

That’s my thoughts as well . I’ve got the 2.7 kubota now and I didn’t sell the 1.8 Volvo . I could sell it and go for a micro or a framed mini rather than cabbed .

 

[doobin]

we bought a little yanmar sv08 new just over a year ago,really would have preferred a bobcat/doosan but could’nt justify the price difference ,even year old ones were more than the yanmar.But I guess the operating experience is far superior but we Rarely do more than an hour or two at a time on it,so not a big deal.If we got rid of our 1.8 I would upgrade to one for sure as I think we could probably bridge the gap to the three toners this way.

Coming from a similar place (running an E10, 1.9t, 2.7t plus a backhoe) I'm not so sure you could. Yes, they are a good little micro. But still nowhere like as productive as a 1.8t. All depends upon the type of access you have. A 1.8t is so much more efficient if you can sneak it in but not the 2.7t.

I'd stick with your Yanmar if its only for a few hours a time (and I guess the alternative is a shovel!)

 

[William127]

I've got a yanmar sv08, and while I'm sure the e10 is more comfortable with its servos and a bit meatier, it's 30mm wider (710mm) than the sv08 (680mm). Doesn't sound like a lot but I can think of at least half a dozen jobs where I have been literally touching gate posts/doorways at the same time. If I'd had anything a fraction wider I'd have done damage, not been able to do the job or had to hire something in.
I'm 6'5 and quite happy sitting on it all day while someone else runs the tracked dumper, or climbing on and off of it 60 times a day running both myself

Nothing against the BobSans, it would just take some seriously good reasons for me to buy even a tiny bit wider machine next time based on my experience

 

[Stroppymonkey]

I've got a yanmar sv08, and while I'm sure the e10 is more comfortable with its servos and a bit meatier, it's 30mm wider (710mm) than the sv08 (680mm). Doesn't sound like a lot but I can think of at least half a dozen jobs where I have been literally touching gate posts/doorways at the same time. If I'd had anything a fraction wider I'd have done damage, not been able to do the job or had to hire something in.
I'm 6'5 and quite happy sitting on it all day while someone else runs the tracked dumper, or climbing on and off of it 60 times a day running both myself

Nothing against the BobSans, it would just take some seriously good reasons for me to buy even a tiny bit wider machine next time based on my experience

I nearly went for the Takechui but that’s 760mm wide (I think) and there has been plenty of times that I couldn’t have used that in places where the E10 fits. I can hire a 800kg machine if I need to, but not needed it yet

 

[Giles]

We don’t do much domestic garden stuff so the micro/mini 1.2 ton dousan was good fit for us as our kx016-4 goes down to a metre but it has a massive rear end on it and as good as I’ve got at taking the canopy off rolling it backwards into trailer it’s a faff getting it back on for jobs like doing at mine currently through the back of the garage.

Also hard to get 1.6 ton and dumper on one trailer

The dx10 isn’t comparable to the 1.6 ton boom height being the major disadvantage of the little one harder to load 1 ton wheeled dumpers or 3 ton etc

But fills the hole for a compact workhorse that can be lifted into jobs as well easily enough with 5 or 8 ton. I’ve yet to connect the hydraulics up try the breaker that was another reason for us to reduce manual breaker use in tight spots

It will just lift our 160kg medium wacker off the trailer as well which is handy

The Kubota does look nice though especially with hydraulic quick hitch @Gunners thought highly off them

 

[V8Druid]

That’s my thoughts as well . I’ve got the 2.7 kubota now and I didn’t sell the 1.8 Volvo . I could sell it and go for a micro or a framed mini rather than cabbed .

and a couple of heated seat covers