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<blockquote data-quote="Land-Tech" data-source="post: 6492" data-attributes="member: 1679"><p>I have a 96 and it digs a little over 10', although it depends on on what size stick is on the machine. Its been a great rig but nobull's right about the tracks.I bought it in 99 and I've replaced the tracks twice. Once when I had a winter job and couldn't keep the frozen stuff off the machine and i think I stretched the tracks themselves,the second time I cut them on some shot rock out of a quarry.Rubber tracks shouldn't scare you away from a machine but there are situations where you should be very careful. Steel tracks might last longer and be be more expensive to rebuild but they seem to turn better on grass and certainly add weight to to lower end. The hydralics have held up great with little seal leakage and the kubota engine has run like a champ and always starts.My machine has been used and abused,(I learned on this machine what you can and cannot do) over 5000 hr and still capable. I have a new 435 and the technolgy is really nice but I will probably trade before too many hr because I see a high cost to rebuild or repair. Other than the tracks, I've replaced a track roller,and one hydralic line that frayed and broke.The swing pinion is wore and seems sloppy but with the hrs and abuse I feel thats pretty good.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Land-Tech, post: 6492, member: 1679"] I have a 96 and it digs a little over 10', although it depends on on what size stick is on the machine. Its been a great rig but nobull's right about the tracks.I bought it in 99 and I've replaced the tracks twice. Once when I had a winter job and couldn't keep the frozen stuff off the machine and i think I stretched the tracks themselves,the second time I cut them on some shot rock out of a quarry.Rubber tracks shouldn't scare you away from a machine but there are situations where you should be very careful. Steel tracks might last longer and be be more expensive to rebuild but they seem to turn better on grass and certainly add weight to to lower end. The hydralics have held up great with little seal leakage and the kubota engine has run like a champ and always starts.My machine has been used and abused,(I learned on this machine what you can and cannot do) over 5000 hr and still capable. I have a new 435 and the technolgy is really nice but I will probably trade before too many hr because I see a high cost to rebuild or repair. Other than the tracks, I've replaced a track roller,and one hydralic line that frayed and broke.The swing pinion is wore and seems sloppy but with the hrs and abuse I feel thats pretty good. [/QUOTE]
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