A popular compact excavator where rubber-track life, hydraulic drift, and the house-swivel are the cost centers. Rental units hide hard hours.
The E35 is one of the most common compact excavators in rental fleets and on small job sites, so hard, anonymous hours are the norm. The big wear items are the rubber tracks and undercarriage, the hydraulics (watch for drift), and the swivel between the house and undercarriage. We check for the abuse a rental life leaves behind.
Rubber tracks wear, crack, and delaminate, and the undercarriage wears underneath.
CHECK Measure track life and inspect for cracks, missing lugs, and roller wear.
Worn cylinders and valves let functions drift and weaken.
CHECK Hold a load and check for drift and test auxiliary hydraulics.
The swivel joint and swing bearing wear and leak.
CHECK Check for swing play and inspect the swivel for leaks.
Cylinders leak and pins wear with heavy use.
CHECK Inspect cylinders for leaks and check pin play.
Newer units carry emissions systems that need proper regen.
CHECK Verify regen and check for derate warnings.
Heavy-duty diagnostic laptop with OEM adapters & software · Hydraulic pressure test kit with assorted fittings · Undercarriage wear gauges · Pin & bushing wear measurement tools · Ultrasonic thickness gauge for structural steel & buckets · Infrared thermometer / thermal camera · Oil & fluid sampling kit for lab analysis · Digital borescope …
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Pre-tagged for the Bobcat E35 Mini Excavator (All series).