Excavator problems

[osikasculptor]

My 4200 has been no trouble except for one servo and a leaky piston that needed a new o ring. But the real test in my view is Martin Hough "Digging with Martin" I asked him how his original 4200 is holding up:

Tom:

I have ran mine a whole lot more than maybe most everyone for 6 yrs and its still the same everything except......... here is the list of parts I have replaced;

3 or 4 track motors (due to my own fault of forcing them)
3 dig lights, they just wear out
1 radio, dropped it
both boom lift cylinders, seals wore out
4 servos, they wear out & burn up
1 curl cylinder, seals leak from wear

I had over 7,000 videos uploaded and the google+ switch over did away with half of them. and consider that I only post less than half of the vids I actually take, I probably have filmed over 18,000 videos or more. I would say its a pretty tough machine for less than half the price of the others. but, mine has a very worn, loose boom and swing from all the yrs of use.

Martin

[Rimrock]

Great to hear that some machines are performing good over the years with the original set-up. On the other hand many owners are not that lucky, that's just a matter of fact. It's a bit of a lottery purchasing the low end machines, IMO, but as long as the local dealer is willing to replace no good parts with new ones for free, it's naturally great.
7000, 18000 videos, 6 years. Wow, that's numbers way beyond my imagination. Okay, it's all about having a great time, enjoying the hobby)