Hitachi ex60 or ex120

Hitachi120

hello all,
hoping for some advise here
im thinking of buying an en ex60 or 120,
its basically for own use on the farm, there is stone walls to be shifted,stubbing of bushes and drainage work to be done
id like to buy a good ex60 but im not sure if the ex60 would be up to that kind of work.
what do you track machine owners think.

me_right_one

I'm in the same predicament meself.I decided upon an ex60 mainly cos of the blade, and costs. Didnt get one yet tho. Can you get blades on bigger yokes?

Hitachi120

me_right_one wrote: »

I'm in the same predicament meself.I decided upon an ex60 mainly cos of the blade, and costs. Didnt get one yet tho. Can you get blades on bigger yokes?

to be honest ive never seen the blade on an ex 120

Rovi

The only 'fullsize' digger I've ever seen with a dozer blade is the Takeuchi TB1140.
A local tool hire place has one, and I had it for a couple of days earlier this year.
It's essentially a giant mini-digger (if that makes sense), in that it has a swinging boom and the dozer blade, and is a truly sweet piece of kit.
I was afraid to ask what it cost.

Lurching

Its normally only rubber tracked diggers that have them, to give them a bit more stability. As well as rubber ducks.

Hitachi120

Lurching wrote: »

Its normally only rubber tracked diggers that have them, to give them a bit more stability. As well as rubber ducks.

hows it going lurching, is there many excavator jobs going in sydney

demonx

They do sell blades on heavier excavators, I have seen them on 13 ton tracked excavators before. I know Case do a 13ton with blade, it's a CX135SR have a look at their web site. ( not sure bout Hitachi though!

You are talking about a 6 ton or a 12 ton right? If you had the space go for a 12 ton that way you wouldn't ever be stuck for power and it would be a sturdier unit. Parts etc. are not much more expensive between the two.

bbam

I'd say go for the 120 unless you have alot of work in very tight spaces..
For the farm work you describe more power, reach & stability can only be a good thing..

dar31

Hitachi120 wrote: »

hello all,
hoping for some advise here
im thinking of buying an en ex60 or 120,
its basically for own use on the farm, there is stone walls to be shifted,stubbing of bushes and drainage work to be done
id like to buy a good ex60 but im not sure if the ex60 would be up to that kind of work.
what do you track machine owners think.

was of the same mind a while back, wanted something in the 8-13 t bracked,and after a lot of looking and browzing donedeal, ended up getting a 120-2. a 6-8t machine would have been to small for most of the work, land drains, cleaning dikes, grading roads, and general destruction. think i would have regretted getting a smaller machine,for the rare occasion it would have been of benefit.
at the time a blade was a big plus for me, mainly down to my inexperience driving 360 machine, and being able to pick up loose material. now after a bit of time and practice i can pick up most stuff down to a few shovel fulls.

the bigger machine would be the best choice, i wouldn't go much bigger than a 12-13t one though

me_right_one

Just as a matter of interest, is there such a thing as a taxbook or VRT cert or anything for track machines? Say like if a company bought one, and they wanted to prove that they bought it, to write it off against tax?

kincaid

anyone know if the ex120 is much harder to run than the ex60..
the price of diesel at the minute is rough...

Hitachi120

can anybody give me some more advice on the ex120's, ive been told that the -1 and -5 are the best of of them, ive seen a few really clean ex120-2 diggers for sale, but im kinda afraid of buying 1 of them in case them give me a **** load of electrical problems.if anybody knows much about the ex120-2 diggers, please give me some advice.i want to buy a digger at the right money able to dig without spending further money.thanks

Milton09

Hitachi120 wrote: »

can anybody give me some more advice on the ex120's, ive been told that the -1 and -5 are the best of of them, ive seen a few really clean ex120-2 diggers for sale, but im kinda afraid of buying 1 of them in case them give me a **** load of electrical problems.if anybody knows much about the ex120-2 diggers, please give me some advice.i want to buy a digger at the right money able to dig without spending further money.thanks

I'm not an expert but as an Ex100-2A owner this is what I know.
The -1 and -5 are considered to be better than -2 and -3 partly because of electrical issues but also because they have twin pumps. Twin pumps allow you to track and operate boom simultaneously. TBH unless you are driving the machine all day everyday this is not an issue.

One of the major electrial problems that -2 and 3 can have is with the auto throttle, basically the throttle wont work. There is a mechanical fix which I think is not too expensive.

Another problem can be "jumpy levers" i.e jerky movements of the rams. This can be expensive to fix depending on the cause as there can be a few reasons for it.
This is the only problem I have come accross - and although it can be a bit annoying at times - its still bearable.

I'd be expecting to pay 10-12K for a nice clean -2 at present.
If you are confused about 120 or 60 - go for the 100.
I find it a nice tidy size and also very good on diesel.

hitachi60

Hi I own a Hitachi EX60. I have this machine for a number of years.
Recently the response while using the levers is not the same.
The machine has got slow while digging and slewing.
I would appreciate any help with solving the problem

kay 9

hitachi60 wrote: »

Hi I own a Hitachi EX60. I have this machine for a number of years.
Recently the response while using the levers is not the same.
The machine has got slow while digging and slewing.
I would appreciate any help with solving the problem

Sounds like pump problems. Oil levels ok? Changed it? Filters etc. Changed the oil in the final drives recently in my own and it was like treacle. Could be electrical issue, which one have ya?