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NH 180 skid steer

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TAZDOG

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Not sure if this is the right place or forum.
Looking at buying a Nh L:S 180 skid steer. Any in put on this had a Bobcat T250 and loved it but she gave up the ghost and its hard to fine one in this are thats not all beat to Hell.
these machines where snow moval machines up in SD
have around 1500 -1800 hrs on the motors buckets need replaced for sure.
2 have 2 speeds one dosn't but thats not a big deal. Just not sure what to look at for problems . Any help would be great.
 
They're good machines.... but I'd kinda question the hours if the buckets are beat to being unservicable in that number of hours... especially on snow removal. A fair number of instrument clusters get changed out on those machines... perhaps in hope of fixing other electrical problems that might seem to be the cluster.
I've got an LS170 and the biggest issues I've had have been recurring wheel bearing replacements and I've also had to replace the motor shafts on each side due to wear on the drive splines. This machine has also taken quite a beating working in mud and manure. Overall I think they're one of the best loaders out there for their vintage... and probably that vintage NH was their best. I'm not so impressed with the newer series loaders.

Rod
 
Do the buckets just need a new cutting edge? Anybody doing any amount of snow clearing will have a bolt on cutting edge. Do they only have one bucket each and is it a dirt bucket or the much large snow and light material bucket? I ask because if it's a snow bucket, you'll need another bucket to use for most other jobs. Seems like low hours if the meter is accurate. You don't see a lot of NH skid steers used by contractors here.
 
An LS180 is a good machine. Booms can crack and cracks around the pivot booms where they mount to the machine. Usually only on 3000+ hour machines. Also the servo controls can start sticking. You will know this if the machine seams jerky and you have trouble getting the machine to stay still after you try to come to a stop. Again, mainly happens on higher hour machines.
 
Just looking at pics seems to be the cutting edge thats worn Thats an easy fix replaced a few
already.
going to look at them next week and drive thoughjt about the drives and if they where jumpy
so a test drive shuld tell a lot.
Thanks
 
They are a very good machine. Like mentioned the back of the booms can crack. But can be repaired if caught before they go to far. Usually from abuse. Now as far as the cutting edges' if they're plowing snow on asphalt it's normal. And for the jumpy steering. It is generally worn steering linkage parts or poor adjustment. The hours could be right or the board may have been replaced. You will tell more by inspecting machine. But I didn't here about a year on these machines they were made for many years.
 
If the drive controls are jumpy is often because the pump to engine coupling is gone. At least on machines with a double U-joint. I don't know what HN uses but on some machines, you can't grease the u-joints. I grease mine every time I change the oil.
 
I think you will be disappointed in a new holland if your use to a bobcat, my two cents anyway, I don't want to tell you what to do but I think you'd be happy with Another bobcat
 
Why should he be disapointed with having a machine in which he can see what he's doing without toppling over all the time?

Rod
 
Remember those wheel bearings are NOT oil lubricated from the chain case. You have to grease them. A good way to test the hydros is to apply the parking brake and move the control levers fully. (The machine should not move much if the brake is adjusted properly.)At full throttle this should load the engine close to the poInt of stalling. Do this with both sides together and individually to compare. The worst thing people do to hydros is not running them up to speed.

Good luck
 
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