Buying A Hitachi Ex60 Need Advice Please

kincaid

Hi, Im On The Lookout For An Ex60 And Am To Look At A 1996 Ex60-Dash 3 Tomorrow.. Its Suppose To Be Tight 80% Undercarriage And Has The Wide Steel Tracks, 2 Buckets, Semi Quick Hitch, Air Conditioning, All Glass In Cab And 4200 Hours On Clock But No Blade..
Cosmetic Condition About 75% Never Painted..
Anyone Any Advice On What To Look Out For On These Dash 3 Machines, Someone Mentioned They Give Less Trouble Than The Previous Dash 2 Machines,,,
Think These All Come With The Nissan Engine Which Is Very Good…

Any Advice/information Appreciated -Thanks

dunsandin

Biggest problem with the -3 60's(and all 90's 60's is the little poxy fuel filter directly after the tank blocking up with crud and causing the engine to have the power of a mouse. Its an easyish fix, after that, they are a rock of a machine, just ensure its not worn to death(especially the grooves that the idlers run/adjust in) and check for leaks, squeaks and roars. The electrics in the cab can be a bit caffish, so check that they all do what they did when they were kids, and have a glance through the filler holes to see what state the oil has been in (black crud gives away the lack of past servicing). Good machine though. Oh yeah, check that the boom bushes and pins are not loose, cos if nobodys greased her in a while,(and loads of fresh grease is worse than a big build up of old, hard, black grease) driving it can be a bit like working a puppet on a string.

kincaid

ok thanks - whats this 96 ex60-3 worth roughly in todays market going on what i have stated above

dunsandin

8.5k to 12.5k depending on condition would be a ballpark. 8.5 being what I'd like(aim) to pay and 12.5 being what he'd ask me for. Ish.

kincaid

ok thanks dunsandin, tight enough but paintwork/body 70/75% ..he is looking 12k for it... he wont budge at all on price..
by the way its the Japanese ex60 landy model which he says is worth more

dunsandin

Paint/tinwork dosn't matter- dont buy shiny paint, better to have an honest, un-molested machine. A lot of lads say the landy "version" is better, but unless im wrong, its just a sticker. Money sounds about right though. I'm just a mean sod!!

kincaid

THANKS MATE BUT DIDNT BUY.. IM A BIT LIKE YOU IL LIKE IT CHEAPER AT AROUND THE 9-10K (MONEY ABIT TIGHT AT MINUTE)... SO IM STILL ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ONE SO IF YOU HEAR OF ANY GOOD DIGGERS - 6-12 TON AT A KEEN PRICE LET ME KNOW

THANKS

kay 9

I have the Ex60-5 landy and the only difference I can see in the landys is that they have shorter dippers.

kincaid

how much shorter is it, would you be at a slight disadvantage digging???
What do you think of them ? is yours 1999/2000

kay 9

Mine is 00/01, It will be better if your doing harder digging which I do sometimes. You will lack a bit of reach but not that much. I can't complain with mine, lovely digger to work and never gave any trouble. Only thing you might have to do is take out a track pad and chain link to shorten the piston length to prevent the tracks from coming off more frequently. Not a problem though. You won't go wrong with an ex60-1 or -5, best of them. Only thing about the -1 is the operating handles are badly postioned.;)
Ps. try and get one with a blade, very handy tool to have. Not a dozer but handy scraper or for topsoil and such. I take mine off when working in softer ground such as bog because if you go down with that on your in trouble.

kincaid

that must be a nice machine you have kay 9
anyway was told that the landy japanese machine never had blades on them and this one has not either but are they expensive to buy and fit..

also this one has only semi q/h - would prefer the hydraulic

Slidey

Unless the slew valve has the necessary ports in it for the blade it would be very expensive

kincaid

im guessing then that these machines would not have the necessary ports

kay 9

kincaid wrote: »

that must be a nice machine you have kay 9
anyway was told that the landy japanese machine never had blades on them and this one has not either but are they expensive to buy and fit..

also this one has only semi q/h - would prefer the hydraulic

Mine has the undercarriage for the blade and was a direct Jap import;) They are a lovely machine. If ya can get a decent one jump at it.
One other thing to take into consideration when purchasing, don't buy depending on hours, as 99% of them are clocked anyway. Mine said it had 2200 hrs when I bought it but it had a little more I'd say. Alot depends on the driver owner and so on.

kincaid

thanks - what would a good blade cost.. im sure you could get them secondhand

kay 9

I was selling my blade about 18months ago funnily enough, but decided to keep as it's very handy around sheds and scraping soil. The machine is more original with it anyway. I was looking for 1500 including pins. If your thinking of doing it that way as in getting the blade after the purchase, make sure your undercarriage is rigged for a blade. It be handy if it was piped too they tend to run through the cavity and might not be too easy pipe afterwards;);)