Thats an absolute steal. Been looking for another excavator myself. That thing would fetch 25 pretty easy where i am located in midwest. Just saw a Tak145 with 13k hours which is crazy for a mini sell for 22k. A Ex 120 with only 3600 hrs and you paid less than $1/hr is insanity. You better go buy some lottery tickets after being lucky enough to score that deal.
I definitely agree, I was thinking around 25k is what it’s realistically worth as well. That being said it’s too good of a deal to ever sell it. It’s proof that’s it’s not about what you know, but who you know
@@rangeandi honestly worth every penny if you need it all the time, I don’t know if I would have got it at market value just due to the fact I didn’t really need one this size
A bargain of a machine I a zaxis 120_5 hitachi someone painted that machine it was originally orange its either a 03 to 06 year machine very reliable I wouldn't trust them hours on that age machine you can get a heavy equipment mechanic to plug in to it and get the through hours with them Hours that machine should be fast on the hydraulics and as for the engine there bullet pruf. A very popular machine here in Ireland and no problem getting parts for them a great investment good luck with it👍
Wow, what a deal! Even someone like me could even afford that. Very impressed. I also would love to find a deal like that too. Enjoy my friend! Thanks for the video
That’s a really good idea! The temps I’ve been recording are still hovering around 190 F, thermostat cycles flawlessly as well. Maybe during the summer is when the problems will begin to show up, the radiator does seem like it would clog fairly easily
It's very possible that the Autozone temp gauge or sensor isn't right, maybe temp-wise just fine. I would change that right away and see if that fixes the issue.
I have a meat thermometer that I use for vent temps for hvac and to read radiator temps, I forgot to mention in the video that I left that in the top of the radiator with the cap off and it read pretty similar temps while the coolant was circulating, I’m definitely going to add a gauge cluster with better quality pieces and most likely a hydraulic fluid temperature as well
Nice find I wish there was something like that round me in Canada for less than 25-30K I got offered a mile of rail bed gravel for less than 15K locally. I think I can sell it but it's got to be dug and hauled that kills the deal if I can't do most of it myself. My buddy priced in his machine to even stock pile it at nearly $21K Canadian for 2 weeks with a driver. Then I need a big dump trailer or 2 on top, but I think I can hire them for 2 weeks to pull with big 4wd farm tractors . Thanks for the video, Take care.
Looks like a solid medium machine it will make u more than it cost the undercarriage looks in good shape too u got a sweet deal on that I've seen some go for x3 as much ready for the scrap yard too
Drop the temperature by bonding a lubricant to everything in the engine? It will also drop the wear in your hydraulics dramatically... extending your fluid lifespan significantly. 🙂
That's is a z-axis dash 1. Not ex series. 7 roller undercarriage. Sold as zx120 or ZX 130. Plate should be near bottom of that leaky ram. Also you don't need to take ram off to repair it. Bang top pin across and let ram swing down. Replace seals that way. I've a lot of hours put up in a ZX 130 dash 1. They can run hot on a hot day here in ireland. Always have. Always have to keep radiators blew out.
Btw 40k dollars is just stupid for an engine. If theres people giving that for engine over there. I'm going move to the us. Become a Hitachi dealer or something.
This is why RU-vid is awesome! I really appreciate the info especially since I don’t know much about these machines. I’m going to start looking into the ram here soon while it’s the wintertime so we will see how it goes. Certainly a learning curve
When you opened the radiator door did you notice all the dirt and debris in the radiator core or screen , this maybe your overheating issue because it’s far worse than you think usually just pressure wash it out
A few years back I used to operate a Hitachi ZX 140 W -6 wheeled excavator with a three piece boom. The cab was filled with those grey twiddle switch things for axle locks outriggers blade and multiple different travel settings!! On your walk round it looks like there's no safety pin in your quick hitch!! The back larger diameter hole probably should have a steel pin through with a bucket clip to hold the release mechanism from opening during use. As yours looks probably spring loaded. I've not used this type but safety pins were pretty much standard on this item so just check ✔️.
Could the coolant resevoir be the reason why it is overheating, Maybe it needs to have some low pressure in the system to cool properly, which it can't do ?
@@nathanchurchillHi Nathan, Yeah just a thought, If the resevior has a whole in it, maybe it can't create enough pressure to blow the cap and push coolant around the system ? Good score with the Digger and cool if the new reseviour works, Too easy !.
Looks like a good machine, only thing I could suggest is that you weld some grousers on those flat plate feet she’s got, especially when you will be ,working on uneven sites, probably clay, chances of slipping when walking her or taking a bite are pretty high and believe me that’s a ride you don’t want. Pretty sure you will lick her into place.
Blow out radiator with air then wash out. For 3500.can do a lot repair. You have to remember a business be better to buy a new machine and take tax right off rather then tieing up several thousand in this machine. There's the old term. One man trash is another man's treasure.
forced to comment as a European. I have driven many makes and models of excavators. ex and zx series Hitachi are the best. hydraulically, a 2001 model year machine is much more comfortable and more accurate than, for example, a 2017 model 317 CAT
I operated a 30 tone Hitachi super it had a lot of hours and the radiator got shanked by reo bar due to a missing belly plate,it ran great but began to over heat now and again Wich blew the head gasket,WHY? Some wanker put the fan on backwards
To their defense, all dealerships have to play the safe side and if the engine truly was overheating with no external cause, that would lead to a concern for them. For all I know it might have a cracked head and it’s a ticking time bomb but I sure hope not 🤷🏼♂️
That head could be repaired, no need for a new head. Find a good machine shop that does "one offs" and prototyping. I'm sure you can resource and find a machinist/mechanic to weld repair and re-machine the head. Get the intake and exhaust ports ground out for better flow, there is other tweaks you can do to keep your operation temps down while at full duty cycle. Great deal on the machine......
I would get it serviced engine oil and diesel filters air filters don’t wait for something to go wrong any plant and machinery I buy that’s what I do before we use it service service every time good luck
I’ve changed every filter on the entire machine as well as every fluid including a hydraulic fluid flush, I posted a video about it on my channel and it made the machine much more responsive when warmed up
3500!!! 😮. That is more then sort of a steal. That’s a ridiculous deal man!!! We’ll done for being smart enough to buy it. The parts alone on it are worth five times that
I got a Hitachi zx 200 in really good shape for 14k$ and it work perfectly but iam sell it because there is not much work because it big for so many jobs
The local John Deere dealership was convinced it had a cracked head and told the owners that it would be $30-40k to fix it, so far there are no signs of a cracked head or overheating
We have been using it for grading and are currently demoing a swim club with it. We demo homes and some fuels mitigation, I have a dozer ripper laying around that would be cool to weld on to a coupler for this machine
Yes it’s running well and have almost 40 hours of run time on it so far, have flushed every fluid as well and that helped the hydraulics with being sluggish
You stole it at the price. That thumb was exstended by the looks of it. New thermosta and make sure radiator is clean and the fan is working. I think it s going to make lots of money for you.
@@nathanchurchill Lucky Link Bely Komatsu and otherr use this same basic Japan built machine so parts can be eaily had. I ran a 1989 Lc2800II and blew hoses and a locla atou parts store made them . Love those Izuzu power plants since they are so wodely use parts and nothing compared to rebadged JD parts.
@@scottfoster2487 you make a great point I’ve been easily able to source parts that are common to break and have been able to find engine related parts at auto stores
