New video soon on the dozer in a few days. Not going to dig into this excavator besides basic stuff until the dozer is done. I can't do two big projects at once, otherwise my beard will turn grey!
Thanks for be straightforward with how much you paid. So many TH-camrs say stuff like "I got a deal on it" etc etc etc. It's nice to see how transparent you are with all the numbers/cost of things. Keep up the good work.
@@Nighterlev One of the main reasons was that (for new equipment purchases), a lot of the "new machine!/new tool!" TH-cam videos are sponsored by the machinery/tool manufacturer, and the whole video is basically a cloaked/disingenuous advertisement. The FTC passed a few laws that now say TH-camrs (even on Instagram etc) must specifically state the word "AD" in their video description if they've been compensated in any way for the video. A bunch of TH-camrs still skate the law by pretending that they genuinely "love a product" etc etc. The reason the TH-camrs don't talk about the money is because they know it would drive a lot of regular working class people away, when they find out how much it is. The money can be huge, some tool manufacturers will offer 6-8k PER TOOL to have their product line put in dedicated video. That's a lot of dough, and it blows up the "just working hard out of my garage" image that some of the bigger channels have with 500k+ followers.
@@douganderson7002 as someone who would love to have a machine like this, how much something similar would reasonably go for is my business. It's a good reference for when the time comes that I go look at stuff to buy that I have an idea whats fair and what's not. Equipment prices don't vary that much across the lower 48 states. Places like richie bros sell to all over the country. It can be discussed without being a boastful jerk. This isn't a Ferrari, and even if it was, knowing what they are worth is helpful to people who are in the market for one. If they want to share, great. If they want to keep it private, that's cool too.
That's what I'm going for. RB prices are so inflated, that they pretty much price out the casual farm user, but I always wonder what happens to those junk machines after they sell and how much it costs to actually make them usable. Hopefully this kinda stuff helps someone else make a decision on what kind of stuff to buy.
@@ctdieselnut it blows my mind that people think "local price differences" applies to heavy equipment in this category. You can have a track hoe back-hauled clear across the country for like 4k (or could have before the crazy fuel hike), you just build it into the price when you buy
I have a hitachi excavator too and love it. Owned it for 20 years and still works perfect. Had to rebuild the swing gear on it but that’s it. Easy fix. There is a seal on the bottom of it that must be leaking on yours. Don’t run it dry. The gears are very expensive in there. Good luck on the refurbishment of this machine. It will be worth it
Congratulations on finding your next project. For what it's worth, I wouldn't wash the rust preventative off until it's time to actually get to work on it. Also, since it runs and rolls, please just put it on the trailer and get it home before anything else pops.
I'm amazed that this looks like it hasn't had any maintenance for a long time. I get pretty upset when I see how people fail to maintain their equipment. They have money to buy crap but not to maintain something. Takes very little effort. Looking forward to seeing this cleaned up and running!
Congrats on the new toy. Been watching your channel since the start of the dozer series. Just my two cents but if I were you I’d invest in or start keeping an eye out for a used flow meter setup that has adapter’s available to fit your equipment. A flow meter and a set of pressure gauges are extremely useful when diagnosing hydraulic gremlins and tuning cable operated pilot controls. As always you’re doing a great job editing and video along with your explanations,really been enjoying the channel since finding it.
It's nice to see how he makes the bulldozer. Maar het onderstel van de kraan is totaal versleten. En de speling op de kraan en lekkages in de olie leiding de repetities kosten zijn enorm. Kijk naar C&C Equipment in een van zijn video had hij zo'n kraan zag er wat netter uit. Het is jammer van de kraan maar die staat!
Hillbilly, thanks for the primer on the next project. Your honest approach, common sense and self deprecating humor not to mention hard work make it entertaining this side of the screen. Thanks!
Glad you are taking this on. I've learned so much watching you work on the D4. Just got my mid 70s 20 ton Drott to move yesterday, 5 hoses, two batteries, and 30 gals of hydraulic fluid later. Now it can get itself on a lowboy and come to my place. Going to need a lot of work. Brings me great joy.
You did great on the price . I have been watching price's go through the roof, on used equipment,parts,Etc. It should make you a very usable machine. All my best and looking forward on the Cat.
What a blessing with that guy actually giving you a break on the price at the last minute I'm telling you you don't see or hear of that very often do you? Great machine to work from!! They are well know and parts are more available than most!! All the best from Canada
It's always fun to have a seller lower the price after you make a lower offer it shows he might have some sort of conscience. It sounds like this machine just needed a lot of love that he wasn't willing to give it as opposed to major issues. But I've seen this happen a lot of times because folks would just perfer to buy another one rather than to spend a week or have somebody spend a week fixing what he had. Thanks from Virginia USA
I very seldom leave 2 comments but this has been a very enjoyable video! One of your best! And my Pops taught me long ago, to never leave home without #9 wire, electrical tape, and mini channel lock pliers
I always carry along with that tire puncture kit, zip ties , a piece of old bike tire tube, duct tape and a pair of small vice ans some assoerted rad clamps grips. Any wire, hose, line can be fixed temporarily.
Good deal Matt,,, I paid that for a kabota kx41 which is a 3400lb machine 1/4 the size. Took me 2yrs to find one under 18 grand. Your gonna love it when u get the bugs out👍
Matt I'm glad you're getting the tools needed to take care of your property! I'm also excited to be brought along for the journey. I watch a few channels that are similar to yours and I have to say I really enjoy your content. I don't hope everything is broken, but I hope everything is broken so we get to watch you work your way through the excavator! Lol, sorry to say that, but it's true!
Congratulations, it’s these issues that make me come back to your channel. Loved your positivity, you keep saying “not a big deal” throughout the video. Cannot wait for the next videos.
I’ve been enjoying your channel very much. So much I was already wondering what I’ll watch when the Dozer project was complete. 🤔 Thanks for keeping up the excellent content and for giving me another “Matt’s machines” resto to look forward to!
Been watching your channel from the beginning of the bulldozer project. Really enjoying it. Much respect for taking on this new machine with so much work to be done on it. Your comments about the electronics really resonates with me. With many of the vehicles I have owned over the decades there was no electronics, and I could do all the maintenance myself. With todays vehicles I do not even know how to find out what is wrong with them. Problem is often that the basic equipment is working OK but the electronics is not. Two steps forward one step backward - or is it the other way around? Why don't we just go back to the old ways and throw all the electronics out.
That's a good deal on a excavator. It's nice that you keep a record of what the cost is from start to finish. Thanks for taking us along with the projects can't wait for the next video.
I have the same machine... 1996 John Deere 490e. Hitachi manufactured it for JD and JD just put in their engine. Mine is in a lot better condition- 4500 hours and ran fully pretty much when I bought it. Mine was overheating and I was worried it was a head gasket... Turned out to be just the fan was on backwards 😂. I paid $25,000 for mine. I am nearby you - Eatonville WA in the Pacific Northwest. Every time I start a project, I always forget all my tools and supplies too... 😫 I am guessing getting this machine fully repaired including the cab and glass, all the hoses replaced, radiator and other issues taken care of is going to cost at least $5-10k even using aftermarket parts. If the engine died when you put it to work, give it more power! My engine would die sometimes too when I put it to work in idle. Put it in economy mode or something. John Deere and their dealers are the biggest scam going... All parts are 3-5x more than aftermarket. And JD wants thousands to get all of the service manuals. And $65,000 for their software to connect 😂. I am impressed you were willing to take on this machine in this bad of shape! Edit: I just got to the end of the video and it turns out more throttle did it!
I picked up the same machine but in John Deere version and it has done work a backhoe couldn't think of doing. Fix the little things like leaks and hoses if possible. I was lucky in that the excavator was surrounded by a full forestry cage that is very heavily built. Just hope the pump hasn't been run low on oil as that is the big ticket item. Will look forward to see the work on this baby.
I’ve been running a similar vintage EX45 on my property for about 10 years - it’s rough but it works, great machine. I don’t have anywhere near your skills but I’ve been able to keep it going through a head gasket failure and final drive failure (both due to lack of maintenance..l) Its swivel leaks oil so it will be interesting to watch that part of your rebuild.
Can't wait to see what you'll do on this - I KNOW you can handle it. It was a good deal, too! I always wanted to see how these machines were made......
Sketchiest repair ever but you got it running. I have worked on excavators and the major issue seems to be neglection and not having been serviced in a long time. But you gonna make it work nice.
@@dimidomo7946 Good question. This is not the worst I have seen but almost at it's final stage to becoming scrap. I have faith Matt will put it back to life and get rid of the funky wire harness and all the other issues.
I'm just past Banks, OR... sounds like you're pretty knowledgeable about heavy equipment. I'm just getting into this stuff myself after moving last year to more land. Got a Chinese 2-ton for making trails and such.
Had a friend in woodenville WA , who who bought a loader ,a dump truck and excavator to clear his property and he had fun with the repairs and build a wonderful home ,although it took him 2 years .
Hi I’ve been watching your dozer build..you are very meticulous and through….the 120 ..I have a similar machine that did not need the repairs you will be making…so I’m glad to learn from your experiences…..you did not get fleeced…put new 1000 amp batteries and they will last for yrs I have 4600 hrs and I wonder the hrs on yours…the computer control is common fault and new ones electronic or mechanical conversions are reasonable…I like mine and modified the fixed thumb to hydraulic,…what a difference..so yours is already equipped….I went through all cylinders ..normal service and the center rotating valve had been changed before I got it and you may need that in the future Good luck and once repaired the machine will be really a good addition
So excited to see you work on this excavator on the channel. Between this and the CAT this channel is by far my favorite on TH-cam. I am so surprised that your sub count isn't over 100.000 yet but give it a little more time and with the comment section filling up you will be past that many subs in no time. Keep up the good work and looking forward to seeing more of your work.
This will be a fun project! The fact that ir runs so nice and the hydraulic pump works is a good starting point. Just a suggestion... for your type of work/hobby - get a really good battery jump pack! I use mine all the time. Mine is NOT lithium. Maybe it should be? But I'm happy with it.
Congratulations on your new purchase. Can't wait to see you work on this one. Oh yeah I will be super excited to see the dozer done and in operation. Love the videos
Good deal - Considering how meticulous you are with your work / restoration this unit will give you years of service and at least double your money back. Thanks for sharing !
Thank you on showing your repair/ trouble shot. You help me understand. Don't feel bad. I bought my 1978 Dynahoe 190 in 2003 it had over 8000 hours on her. The two front lift cylinder were flowing like a river. No brakes. I still wanted it. I ran them in the late 70s, on a mainline sewers job. It had so much power digging the side sewer stubs. I was driven out to machine by foreman, he left me alone with her. Having never run one. Boy talk about easy learning. That's why I had to have one. Like a guy buying a hot rod to Restore. We got it on a lift trailer with winch. Found a guy by my home who matter of fact use to sell them. I had them go through it all. Not me. To make long story short. I have replaced all Hydraulic hoses. New tires. Hydraulic pump replacement. I was able to buy 5 Hydraulic filters from a marine filter outfit that sold filters to fishing fleets. They were going to get rid of inventory, because the Hydraulic filters were not selling. He sold the 5 at there cost. It a special Hydraulic system. The big filter goes inside the tank. All filter on her are Detroit 353 system filter.( Sock types) anyway have put 100s of hours on her. Other than cylinder being repacked. It has been a great machine for me. I just use it for a small garden in my back yard. I call her Little Muskie after Big Muskie. The biggest Dragline built by Bucyrus-Erie. When you look at my garden area. It size is like Big Muskie. I turn my garden soil over completely every year. Or extra Dirt I have I add to garden. I so bad want you to see her. Can we get together. Just asking. Would love to see your heavy Equipment. I could walk you through my Dynahoe. We could do a video together. For your channel. What ever you want. Just asking. You remind me of me. I also have a 871 Detroit in my 1971 SeaGrave Engine restoration project.
Good thinking about accessing the problems. The electronics can be fixed, that U turn on the the cooler also. After that, the cilinders have to be fixed one by one. Good luck with it.
I think you did ok, it's going to need some time put into it but not a ton of money. We have a 6 ton Sumitomo and don't know what we'd do without it at our place. Should be a good addition to the homestead.
For plumbing and wiring ID, go to a telecom place, get a big hunk of cable, they have many colors, great for washing, so many color combos. Done it for years. No guessing.
Earlier EX120's are fantastic machines - over the years, I've run a few. Never, not ever, bought one, fixed it up, done the work/contract with it then sold it for a profit - often a good profit on the resale plus the contract completed. EX60's are similar - they're fixable, solid, people love them & they re-sell fast/easily when you're done doin the job with them - if you bother doing the repairs, making it tidy/have glass/start, run, stop on the key - which isn't a big ask.
I've also been watching prices in Oregon. Think you got a good deal. Lots of work but even on the 20k ones you end up replacing all the hydraulic seals, fixing wiring and stuff anyways on a 20+ year old piece of heavy equipment. You just have to do it all at once with this instead of every couple months with one that's running and driving. Appreciate the transparency!
Wow. I think I would turn that machine down if it was free. That’s gonna take a lot of time and money to get right. Gonna make for interesting content and I’m excited to watch… just hope it turns out well for you.
Nice score and good luck getting it rehabilitated. But that rain and dreary weather! I'm originally from Portland but escaped to NE Washington state where the sun actually does shine. My mental health improved. lol.
Pretty good score! I’m sure you’ll have it all fixed up soon. A good pressure washing will make it a lot nicer! It looks like it has good bones. Congratulations!!
Hi. Congratulations on your purchase. I left subscribed and will follow your channel. I have the oldest fully functional excavator from 1959. Now in my spare time I work on an old Komatsu from the '82. - Regards from Poland , Paweł.
Enjoyed the video. I don't understand why your first goal wasn't to get the frigg'n thing out of the water and mud, the heck with the bucket going up and down. I think you got a great deal. A few hours with a pressure washer, some degreaser, a full complete servicing, some hoses replaced, some "O" rings and seals replaced and you have a fine machine that will last. And, you get to play with an excavator. OK, I am jealous!
Oh the joys of getting used equipment running and functioning properly. If anybody can get it done young man it would be you, that I have no doubt. Looking forward to the rebuild on the excavator. Stay the course you will win in the end. Thanks for the ride along.
Cool ! I am going to follow the new adventures of this "Cinderella" carefully, just like that of the D2, if the restoration is the same it will be exciting, see you soon
I think you have a diamond in the rough. If you have the time to strip it down and repair everything as you put it all back together, you will have a nice machine. For having this be your first go at an excavator, I think you are doing great!
Congratulations, nice buy! It never ceases to amaze me that outfits that need their machines to WORK just run them into the ground with zero maintenance. Must have pockets full of dollars and no cents!
I’ve got a 2000 hitachi EX35U. Only 4 ton so nothing compared to yours but I tell ya what that 35 is a fighter! Always runs no matter what, more power that it’s 8,000lb self can handle and just reliable.
Sounds like a good price. I bought a komatsu pc30mr1 with 3 buckets for 400.00. Said it needed a head gasket. Come to find out it needs a head. They want half as much as what you gave for yours just for the head. Think I will make a boat anchor out of it.
Have that same machine, had the same boom line issue, after many attempts to repair because it was leaking at the face seals at valve bank I realized there is a replacement part that changes the hard piped line to hard / rubber hose combo line (need two part numbers to get the whole section replaced). Once I replaced that line no more leaks.
awesome. great work on getting it going and that's a good deal despite its issues. Ive got my Hy-hoe and deere mini but would love a 120 hitachi or deere equipped like that. Please stop walking out the front window though. with all the electrical issues if that lockout lever doesn't work for some reason and you get caught up on the controls its an easy way to die.
It's one of the best of its era company I worked for for ten years had a zaxis 17 for the whole time I was there it would do the work of the 22jcb and lebherr 195 and it had 17 k hours on it and got new tracks and was going good when I left .
Emergency field fix for leaky hard lines: Always carry a couple of hose clamps and a bit of neoprene rubber, or even a chunk of old inner tube. wrap the crack and tighten down the clamp(s) real tight, and positioned over the hole/crack. It won't be pretty, but will at least let you move the machine to where you can work on it more easily.
From my experience I think it's better to spend more upfront on equipment like this Excavator than to start with something clapped out and try to fix a bunch of hodge podge. I know it's big and resembles a nice size Excavator but all the time in fixing it could have been spent working making money UNLESS........you bought it knowing this and want the youtube content it produces which is highly sought after (Excavator repairs) which you are clearly doing so touche sir. Keep it up. Right up.......
Hey, Matt, I'm new to your channel and really enjoying it and learning from you. Just finished catching up by binge-watching the D4 project. This looks like it's been rode hard and put away wet, but after seeing what you've done with the D4, I am really looking forward to watching you make it work like new. That's going to be awesome to have on the farm. I'm betting the pond is gonna meet its match.
You should try buy the Howard price mower that was sitting behind the excavator at end of video. I believe it was a 180 commercial mower. Would be neat to see it going again.
In the current market, you got this at a very good price and with a bit of tlc and a few spare parts, you should have yourself a nice little excavator.
I'm starting to like more and more the vehicles and machines that are old school with few or no computers. Part of the reason I currently drive a 2002 mazda with a 5 speed manual, it just works. When something does break its usually easy to fix, though finding replacement parts for it is becoming more difficult each year. Has only two very simple computers, the engine ecu and airbag srs module, no abs module. (Well three computers if you count the basic radio/stereo with bluetooth.) I wonder if this is what people had felt about the model A's and T's and other old machines when the new stuff was upsold.
The motor controller, actually hydraulic pump piston plate angle sensor started acting properly after you unhooked that last bare wire twisted together it started working right. What was going to happen before you untwisted those last three wires was blowing the pump up. You can imagine those tiny pistons jamming into a dead stop when pulling up the boom. Like dead heading a car piston full of water. Now it is working right fix the wires properly, clean the living death out of it and straighten the metal so as to be proud of it. Good one hillbilly. This will take a while to fix all the leaks. The travel motors might need replumbed as well. I am not sure if you got a good deal or not with those sprockets and stretched chain tracks. But talk about an internet show, rebuilding this thing will take a couple years.
The trick with mud puddle like that is to swing by the local lumber yard for some of the free pallets they usually have stacked up. A cordless vacuum/blower is great for getting detritus out of small spaces.
My case 888 TTL (1987) is all hydraulically spool driven and that sounds the exact same when they get rusty or dirt gets into them. It has a valve block in next to the swing motor that looks like a pressure relief block but it is all the excavator functions inside the block. The pump on my machine has hydraulically driven spools inside the pump as well. So when you put them under pressure it stalls the engine because they are impacted or stuck under load. The machine sounds like it is hydraulically stuck under load. The way you can overcome that is by sometimes revving up the engine and retrying but it also heats up the hydraulic oil fast. If that still doesn't help you have to take apart the hydraulic system in-order to fix it.
excellent diagnostics. Like everything, it's worth what you think it's worth to you. Number one on the to do list is a good long pressure washing with degreaser. What a mess. It's hard to believe that people own something like that and clearly perform ZERO maintenance. If the rad pipe is aluminum, they make a brazing rod that works with a propane (mapp) torch you could band aid it with.
Hey What about the Dozer?
New video soon on the dozer in a few days. Not going to dig into this excavator besides basic stuff until the dozer is done. I can't do two big projects at once, otherwise my beard will turn grey!
@@PacificNorthwestHillbilly Haha this is all too familiar... I eagerly await the next acquisition
Don't be like other Chanel's let's stick to one project at a time till done.
Cross that off the bucket list
@@PacificNorthwestHillbilly nothing wrong with a gray beard if you earned it
I love your can do attitude, your non-whiny commentary & your GREAT Self-deprecating humor. Stay strong and ignore the hater’s!
Thanks for be straightforward with how much you paid. So many TH-camrs say stuff like "I got a deal on it" etc etc etc. It's nice to see how transparent you are with all the numbers/cost of things. Keep up the good work.
@@Nighterlev One of the main reasons was that (for new equipment purchases), a lot of the "new machine!/new tool!" TH-cam videos are sponsored by the machinery/tool manufacturer, and the whole video is basically a cloaked/disingenuous advertisement. The FTC passed a few laws that now say TH-camrs (even on Instagram etc) must specifically state the word "AD" in their video description if they've been compensated in any way for the video. A bunch of TH-camrs still skate the law by pretending that they genuinely "love a product" etc etc. The reason the TH-camrs don't talk about the money is because they know it would drive a lot of regular working class people away, when they find out how much it is. The money can be huge, some tool manufacturers will offer 6-8k PER TOOL to have their product line put in dedicated video. That's a lot of dough, and it blows up the "just working hard out of my garage" image that some of the bigger channels have with 500k+ followers.
@@douganderson7002 as someone who would love to have a machine like this, how much something similar would reasonably go for is my business. It's a good reference for when the time comes that I go look at stuff to buy that I have an idea whats fair and what's not. Equipment prices don't vary that much across the lower 48 states. Places like richie bros sell to all over the country. It can be discussed without being a boastful jerk. This isn't a Ferrari, and even if it was, knowing what they are worth is helpful to people who are in the market for one. If they want to share, great. If they want to keep it private, that's cool too.
That's what I'm going for. RB prices are so inflated, that they pretty much price out the casual farm user, but I always wonder what happens to those junk machines after they sell and how much it costs to actually make them usable. Hopefully this kinda stuff helps someone else make a decision on what kind of stuff to buy.
@@ctdieselnut it blows my mind that people think "local price differences" applies to heavy equipment in this category. You can have a track hoe back-hauled clear across the country for like 4k (or could have before the crazy fuel hike), you just build it into the price when you buy
@@Nighterlev me neithier they act like its some huge secret.
I have a hitachi excavator too and love it. Owned it for 20 years and still works perfect. Had to rebuild the swing gear on it but that’s it. Easy fix. There is a seal on the bottom of it that must be leaking on yours. Don’t run it dry. The gears are very expensive in there. Good luck on the refurbishment of this machine. It will be worth it
Congratulations on finding your next project. For what it's worth, I wouldn't wash the rust preventative off until it's time to actually get to work on it. Also, since it runs and rolls, please just put it on the trailer and get it home before anything else pops.
Marty T another youtuber has one of those in New Zealand. Got it out of a forest.
Completely different kettle of fish. Martys uho Hitachi be more reliable than this Dash 2 bag of shit.
I'm amazed that this looks like it hasn't had any maintenance for a long time. I get pretty upset when I see how people fail to maintain their equipment. They have money to buy crap but not to maintain something. Takes very little effort. Looking forward to seeing this cleaned up and running!
I give you a ton of credit for taking these projects on and I like you pragmatic approach to bringing them back to life. Smart buy on them both.
You are a man of faith and talent. I hope you can get her fixed up. May the force be with you!!!!!!
Congrats on the new toy. Been watching your channel since the start of the dozer series. Just my two cents but if I were you I’d invest in or start keeping an eye out for a used flow meter setup that has adapter’s available to fit your equipment. A flow meter and a set of pressure gauges are extremely useful when diagnosing hydraulic gremlins and tuning cable operated pilot controls. As always you’re doing a great job editing and video along with your explanations,really been enjoying the channel since finding it.
Very good advice
It's nice to see how he makes the bulldozer. Maar het onderstel van de kraan is totaal versleten. En de speling op de kraan en lekkages in de olie leiding de repetities kosten zijn enorm. Kijk naar C&C Equipment in een van zijn video had hij zo'n kraan zag er wat netter uit. Het is jammer van de kraan maar die staat!
Hillbilly, thanks for the primer on the next project. Your honest approach, common sense and self deprecating humor not to mention hard work make it entertaining this side of the screen.
Thanks!
Glad you are taking this on. I've learned so much watching you work on the D4. Just got my mid 70s 20 ton Drott to move yesterday, 5 hoses, two batteries, and 30 gals of hydraulic fluid later. Now it can get itself on a lowboy and come to my place. Going to need a lot of work. Brings me great joy.
You did great on the price . I have been watching price's go through the roof, on used equipment,parts,Etc. It should make you a very usable machine. All my best and looking forward on the Cat.
What a blessing with that guy actually giving you a break on the price at the last minute I'm telling you you don't see or hear of that very often do you? Great machine to work from!! They are well know and parts are more available than most!! All the best from Canada
It's always fun to have a seller lower the price after you make a lower offer it shows he might have some sort of conscience. It sounds like this machine just needed a lot of love that he wasn't willing to give it as opposed to major issues. But I've seen this happen a lot of times because folks would just perfer to buy another one rather than to spend a week or have somebody spend a week fixing what he had. Thanks from Virginia USA
I very seldom leave 2 comments but this has been a very enjoyable video! One of your best! And my Pops taught me long ago, to never leave home without #9 wire, electrical tape, and mini channel lock pliers
I always carry along with that tire puncture kit, zip ties , a piece of old bike tire tube, duct tape and a pair of small vice ans some assoerted rad clamps grips. Any wire, hose, line can be fixed temporarily.
That’s some great advice from your Pops👍
Good deal Matt,,, I paid that for a kabota kx41 which is a 3400lb machine 1/4 the size. Took me 2yrs to find one under 18 grand. Your gonna love it when u get the bugs out👍
Matt I'm glad you're getting the tools needed to take care of your property! I'm also excited to be brought along for the journey. I watch a few channels that are similar to yours and I have to say I really enjoy your content. I don't hope everything is broken, but I hope everything is broken so we get to watch you work your way through the excavator! Lol, sorry to say that, but it's true!
Congratulations, it’s these issues that make me come back to your channel. Loved your positivity, you keep saying “not a big deal” throughout the video. Cannot wait for the next videos.
I’ve been enjoying your channel very much. So much I was already wondering what I’ll watch when the Dozer project was complete. 🤔 Thanks for keeping up the excellent content and for giving me another “Matt’s machines” resto to look forward to!
You scored on this one Matt! A little TLC and copper wire and you should be good to go!
Been watching your channel from the beginning of the bulldozer project. Really enjoying it. Much respect for taking on this new machine with so much work to be done on it. Your comments about the electronics really resonates with me. With many of the vehicles I have owned over the decades there was no electronics, and I could do all the maintenance myself. With todays vehicles I do not even know how to find out what is wrong with them. Problem is often that the basic equipment is working OK but the electronics is not. Two steps forward one step backward - or is it the other way around? Why don't we just go back to the old ways and throw all the electronics out.
That's a good deal on a excavator. It's nice that you keep a record of what the cost is from start to finish. Thanks for taking us along with the projects can't wait for the next video.
Please get us an epic pressure washing video!
I have the same machine... 1996 John Deere 490e. Hitachi manufactured it for JD and JD just put in their engine. Mine is in a lot better condition- 4500 hours and ran fully pretty much when I bought it. Mine was overheating and I was worried it was a head gasket... Turned out to be just the fan was on backwards 😂. I paid $25,000 for mine.
I am nearby you - Eatonville WA in the Pacific Northwest.
Every time I start a project, I always forget all my tools and supplies too... 😫
I am guessing getting this machine fully repaired including the cab and glass, all the hoses replaced, radiator and other issues taken care of is going to cost at least $5-10k even using aftermarket parts.
If the engine died when you put it to work, give it more power! My engine would die sometimes too when I put it to work in idle. Put it in economy mode or something.
John Deere and their dealers are the biggest scam going... All parts are 3-5x more than aftermarket. And JD wants thousands to get all of the service manuals. And $65,000 for their software to connect 😂.
I am impressed you were willing to take on this machine in this bad of shape!
Edit: I just got to the end of the video and it turns out more throttle did it!
I picked up the same machine but in John Deere version and it has done work a backhoe couldn't think of doing. Fix the little things like leaks and hoses if possible. I was lucky in that the excavator was surrounded by a full forestry cage that is very heavily built. Just hope the pump hasn't been run low on oil as that is the big ticket item.
Will look forward to see the work on this baby.
I’ve been running a similar vintage EX45 on my property for about 10 years - it’s rough but it works, great machine. I don’t have anywhere near your skills but I’ve been able to keep it going through a head gasket failure and final drive failure (both due to lack of maintenance..l) Its swivel leaks oil so it will be interesting to watch that part of your rebuild.
Can't wait to see what you'll do on this - I KNOW you can handle it. It was a good deal, too! I always wanted to see how these machines were made......
Sketchiest repair ever but you got it running. I have worked on excavators and the major issue seems to be neglection and not having been serviced in a long time. But you gonna make it work nice.
I agree. Why would previous owner(s) neglect machinery to the point of total disrepair? This excavator needs an overhaul.
@@dimidomo7946 Good question. This is not the worst I have seen but almost at it's final stage to becoming scrap. I have faith Matt will put it back to life and get rid of the funky wire harness and all the other issues.
Power wash, power wash. You are the man for this machine. congrats You might google where the diesel exhaust fluid goes.
You amaze me with your ambition and diagnosing abilities. This will be a great project! Extremely useful piece of equipment.
I'm just past Banks, OR... sounds like you're pretty knowledgeable about heavy equipment. I'm just getting into this stuff myself after moving last year to more land. Got a Chinese 2-ton for making trails and such.
My new fav. channel. Lot of similar channels out there but they try to be quirky and funny and it puts me off. Will suggest this to my mates too.
Looks like a great project. It runs and you seem to know what it needs. Looking forward to seeing more. Hitachi is a good name in diggers .
one hell of a project, if you show the repairs i will watch every bit of it, cheers
Paint, floor mats, and new glass you're good to go !
this project is way beyond my depth and interest - glad you're capable and able!
Had a friend in woodenville WA , who who bought a loader ,a dump truck and excavator to clear his property and he had fun with the repairs and build a wonderful home ,although it took him 2 years .
Hi I’ve been watching your dozer build..you are very meticulous and through….the 120 ..I have a similar machine that did not need the repairs you will be making…so I’m glad to learn from your experiences…..you did not get fleeced…put new 1000 amp batteries and they will last for yrs
I have 4600 hrs and I wonder the hrs on yours…the computer control is common fault and new ones electronic or mechanical conversions are reasonable…I like mine and modified the fixed thumb to hydraulic,…what a difference..so yours is already equipped….I went through all cylinders ..normal service and the center rotating valve had been changed before I got it and you may need that in the future
Good luck and once repaired the machine will be really a good addition
Awesome video and awesome find…I enjoyed watching both the dozer rebuild and Lord willing watching this machine recovery
Nice video! Love your demeanor and patience. Thanks for taking us along!!
So excited to see you work on this excavator on the channel. Between this and the CAT this channel is by far my favorite on TH-cam. I am so surprised that your sub count isn't over 100.000 yet but give it a little more time and with the comment section filling up you will be past that many subs in no time. Keep up the good work and looking forward to seeing more of your work.
This will be a fun project! The fact that ir runs so nice and the hydraulic pump works is a good starting point. Just a suggestion... for your type of work/hobby - get a really good battery jump pack! I use mine all the time. Mine is NOT lithium. Maybe it should be? But I'm happy with it.
Congratulations on your new purchase. Can't wait to see you work on this one. Oh yeah I will be super excited to see the dozer done and in operation. Love the videos
Good deal - Considering how meticulous you are with your work / restoration this unit will give you years of service and at least double your money back. Thanks for sharing !
Cool deal man I pray I find one some day will enjoy watching you fixer up and am loving watching you repair the dozer good luck with them both
Thank you on showing your repair/ trouble shot. You help me understand. Don't feel bad. I bought my 1978 Dynahoe 190 in 2003 it had over 8000 hours on her. The two front lift cylinder were flowing like a river. No brakes. I still wanted it. I ran them in the late 70s, on a mainline sewers job. It had so much power digging the side sewer stubs. I was driven out to machine by foreman, he left me alone with her. Having never run one. Boy talk about easy learning. That's why I had to have one. Like a guy buying a hot rod to Restore. We got it on a lift trailer with winch. Found a guy by my home who matter of fact use to sell them. I had them go through it all. Not me. To make long story short. I have replaced all Hydraulic hoses. New tires. Hydraulic pump replacement. I was able to buy 5 Hydraulic filters from a marine filter outfit that sold filters to fishing fleets. They were going to get rid of inventory, because the Hydraulic filters were not selling. He sold the 5 at there cost. It a special Hydraulic system. The big filter goes inside the tank. All filter on her are Detroit 353 system filter.( Sock types) anyway have put 100s of hours on her. Other than cylinder being repacked. It has been a great machine for me. I just use it for a small garden in my back yard. I call her Little Muskie after Big Muskie. The biggest Dragline built by Bucyrus-Erie. When you look at my garden area. It size is like Big Muskie. I turn my garden soil over completely every year. Or extra Dirt I have I add to garden. I so bad want you to see her. Can we get together. Just asking. Would love to see your heavy Equipment. I could walk you through my Dynahoe. We could do a video together. For your channel. What ever you want. Just asking. You remind me of me. I also have a 871 Detroit in my 1971 SeaGrave Engine restoration project.
Great video! Look forward to you restoring it!
Good thinking about accessing the problems. The electronics can be fixed, that U turn on the the cooler also. After that, the cilinders have to be fixed one by one. Good luck with it.
Great video! I was worried when the dozer was finished your channel would end. Thanks for finding another project. You are a great diagnostician!
I think you did ok, it's going to need some time put into it but not a ton of money. We have a 6 ton Sumitomo and don't know what we'd do without it at our place. Should be a good addition to the homestead.
Aqui no Brasil precisamos de pessoas com essa agilidade sou do Pará garimpo de tucuma um abraço
For plumbing and wiring ID, go to a telecom place, get a big hunk of cable, they have many colors, great for washing, so many color combos. Done it for years. No guessing.
Earlier EX120's are fantastic machines - over the years, I've run a few. Never, not ever, bought one, fixed it up, done the work/contract with it then sold it for a profit - often a good profit on the resale plus the contract completed. EX60's are similar - they're fixable, solid, people love them & they re-sell fast/easily when you're done doin the job with them - if you bother doing the repairs, making it tidy/have glass/start, run, stop on the key - which isn't a big ask.
I just know that this is going to be great to watch after the D4 rebuild and it's going to end up looking like it came out of the factory 👍👍👍
I've also been watching prices in Oregon. Think you got a good deal. Lots of work but even on the 20k ones you end up replacing all the hydraulic seals, fixing wiring and stuff anyways on a 20+ year old piece of heavy equipment. You just have to do it all at once with this instead of every couple months with one that's running and driving. Appreciate the transparency!
Wow. I think I would turn that machine down if it was free. That’s gonna take a lot of time and money to get right. Gonna make for interesting content and I’m excited to watch… just hope it turns out well for you.
Nice score and good luck getting it rehabilitated. But that rain and dreary weather! I'm originally from Portland but escaped to NE Washington state where the sun actually does shine. My mental health improved. lol.
That's a big project in front of you Matt. Really enjoying you channel. Can't wait to see you fix this up.
Pretty good score! I’m sure you’ll have it all fixed up soon. A good pressure washing will make it a lot nicer! It looks like it has good bones. Congratulations!!
I have the same machine. Lots of cleanup but well worth it.
muffler wrap for a temporary fix- available at any car parts store. use the digger to lift stuff for the dozer.
Thats a versatile tool when you address the issues. Money well spent.
Hi.
Congratulations on your purchase. I left subscribed and will follow your channel. I have the oldest fully functional excavator from 1959. Now in my spare time I work on an old Komatsu from the '82.
- Regards from Poland , Paweł.
Enjoyed the video. I don't understand why your first goal wasn't to get the frigg'n thing out of the water and mud, the heck with the bucket going up and down. I think you got a great deal. A few hours with a pressure washer, some degreaser, a full complete servicing, some hoses replaced, some "O" rings and seals replaced and you have a fine machine that will last. And, you get to play with an excavator. OK, I am jealous!
Awesome! Cant wait for this project series. Wish I could help👍
Oh the joys of getting used equipment running and functioning properly. If anybody can get it done young man it would be you, that I have no doubt. Looking forward to the rebuild on the excavator. Stay the course you will win in the end. Thanks for the ride along.
I love that honest selling, countering with lower than the offer!! Got my car like that. 😁
Cool ! I am going to follow the new adventures of this "Cinderella" carefully, just like that of the D2, if the restoration is the same it will be exciting, see you soon
I think you have a diamond in the rough. If you have the time to strip it down and repair everything as you put it all back together, you will have a nice machine. For having this be your first go at an excavator, I think you are doing great!
Congratulations, nice buy! It never ceases to amaze me that outfits that need their machines to WORK just run them into the ground with zero maintenance. Must have pockets full of dollars and no cents!
Exactly, if i something that already works all i do is spend time cleaning oiling and greasing so it won't let me down
That was a great video Matt!! Really appreciate the monetary overview at the end. Thanks for bringing us along again!!
I’ve got a 2000 hitachi EX35U. Only 4 ton so nothing compared to yours but I tell ya what that 35 is a fighter! Always runs no matter what, more power that it’s 8,000lb self can handle and just reliable.
Great video, looking forward to the series on you repair, fully tear down, by time your done your know that machine really well..
Sounds like a good price. I bought a komatsu pc30mr1 with 3 buckets for 400.00. Said it needed a head gasket. Come to find out it needs a head. They want half as much as what you gave for yours just for the head. Think I will make a boat anchor out of it.
Great Purchase Matt.
Always enjoy your videos.
Surprised (good) us with this one.
Look forward to the journey with this one also.
Have that same machine, had the same boom line issue, after many attempts to repair because it was leaking at the face seals at valve bank I realized there is a replacement part that changes the hard piped line to hard / rubber hose combo line (need two part numbers to get the whole section replaced). Once I replaced that line no more leaks.
I'll have to look into that, thanks
Like it Matt ....Now you have something to do after the D4....Good luck with it....
As they say.... don't pass up a good deal....
Cheers Don
awesome. great work on getting it going and that's a good deal despite its issues. Ive got my Hy-hoe and deere mini but would love a 120 hitachi or deere equipped like that. Please stop walking out the front window though. with all the electrical issues if that lockout lever doesn't work for some reason and you get caught up on the controls its an easy way to die.
It's one of the best of its era company I worked for for ten years had a zaxis 17 for the whole time I was there it would do the work of the 22jcb and lebherr 195 and it had 17 k hours on it and got new tracks and was going good when I left .
Emergency field fix for leaky hard lines: Always carry a couple of hose clamps and a bit of neoprene rubber, or even a chunk of old inner tube. wrap the crack and tighten down the clamp(s) real tight, and positioned over the hole/crack. It won't be pretty, but will at least let you move the machine to where you can work on it more easily.
From my experience I think it's better to spend more upfront on equipment like this Excavator than to start with something clapped out and try to fix a bunch of hodge podge. I know it's big and resembles a nice size Excavator but all the time in fixing it could have been spent working making money UNLESS........you bought it knowing this and want the youtube content it produces which is highly sought after (Excavator repairs) which you are clearly doing so touche sir. Keep it up. Right up.......
It’s a great project machine I’m sure with some work it will be just fine.
You have the good thumb with the extra linkage , good machine
Hey, Matt, I'm new to your channel and really enjoying it and learning from you. Just finished catching up by binge-watching the D4 project. This looks like it's been rode hard and put away wet, but after seeing what you've done with the D4, I am really looking forward to watching you make it work like new. That's going to be awesome to have on the farm. I'm betting the pond is gonna meet its match.
I love the look back at the camera at 19:18, almost like he was going to say, “holy sh*t this thing is running on its own”
Good job getting it rolling.
Damn another project, I'll need to get a new popcorn popper. Best of luck!
You should try buy the Howard price mower that was sitting behind the excavator at end of video. I believe it was a 180 commercial mower. Would be neat to see it going again.
In the current market, you got this at a very good price and with a bit of tlc and a few spare parts, you should have yourself a nice little excavator.
I'm starting to like more and more the vehicles and machines that are old school with few or no computers.
Part of the reason I currently drive a 2002 mazda with a 5 speed manual, it just works.
When something does break its usually easy to fix, though finding replacement parts for it is becoming more difficult each year.
Has only two very simple computers, the engine ecu and airbag srs module, no abs module.
(Well three computers if you count the basic radio/stereo with bluetooth.)
I wonder if this is what people had felt about the model A's and T's and other old machines when the new stuff was upsold.
Your presentations are getting better!
Enjoying your videos!
The motor controller, actually hydraulic pump piston plate angle sensor started acting properly after you unhooked that last bare wire twisted together it started working right. What was going to happen before you untwisted those last three wires was blowing the pump up. You can imagine those tiny pistons jamming into a dead stop when pulling up the boom. Like dead heading a car piston full of water. Now it is working right fix the wires properly, clean the living death out of it and straighten the metal so as to be proud of it. Good one hillbilly. This will take a while to fix all the leaks. The travel motors might need replumbed as well. I am not sure if you got a good deal or not with those sprockets and stretched chain tracks. But talk about an internet show, rebuilding this thing will take a couple years.
The trick with mud puddle like that is to swing by the local lumber yard for some of the free pallets they usually have stacked up. A cordless vacuum/blower is great for getting detritus out of small spaces.
"computer controled hellscape" is how I'd describe what working on newer stuff is like
Once it's home id start with a good pressure washing first so you can work on it without getting covered in grease
My case 888 TTL (1987) is all hydraulically spool driven and that sounds the exact same when they get rusty or dirt gets into them. It has a valve block in next to the swing motor that looks like a pressure relief block but it is all the excavator functions inside the block. The pump on my machine has hydraulically driven spools inside the pump as well. So when you put them under pressure it stalls the engine because they are impacted or stuck under load. The machine sounds like it is hydraulically stuck under load. The way you can overcome that is by sometimes revving up the engine and retrying but it also heats up the hydraulic oil fast. If that still doesn't help you have to take apart the hydraulic system in-order to fix it.
You got yourself a real gem there! Lol, can’t wait for the rebuild/restoration videos!
excellent diagnostics. Like everything, it's worth what you think it's worth to you. Number one on the to do list is a good long pressure washing with degreaser. What a mess. It's hard to believe that people own something like that and clearly perform ZERO maintenance.
If the rad pipe is aluminum, they make a brazing rod that works with a propane (mapp) torch you could band aid it with.
I have to wonder if the problem he had with that hard line was related to the that pump angle issue.