Hitachi 120-5

massey101

Thinking about buying this machine for general farm work and draining. Is there thgs i nèed to look out for in his model. https://www.donedeal.ie/plantmachinery-for-sale/hitachi-ex120-5-trade-for-your-old-digger/20638603 i no its hard telling what a machine is like looking at pictures but would this 1 be good value.. any thoughts appreciated thankd

OilBaron

All them -5 hitachi’s were a great digger in my expierence, very seldom I’ve ever heard of any problems from them. New undercarriage is a big plus on a machine like that and wide tracks are great for in land. At 10,000 hours I think he’s a bit high with his price but that might just be me (I always like a bargain 😉) just make sure the pumps aren’t whining much and check the slew ring and brake for wear. They’d be the two biggest repairs I’d foresee on a machine that age. If you want a “checklist” for buying a digger I can PM you one I made for ourselves because I always found I’d forget something or other every time I looked at a machine.
Best of luck with it ðŸ‘ðŸ¼

massey101

Ya a checklist would be great.Im goin to see it the weekend might try and bargin him down.. thanks for the info