upnover
Well-Known Member
I finally had a chance to use my Mini Ex, a Yanmar 35-5 with a hydraulic thumb. I'm new to the excavator world but I think I was born to play in the dirt!
My question is this: When I close the bucket on the thumb the bucket hydraulics will force the thumb to retract. Is this normal? Does the bucket have more force that the thumb? Does this cause any problems? If a person was lifting a large rock would you have to keep the pressure on the thumb to keep it from letting go of the rock? I guess when I find some rocks to lift I'll find out but if someone with experiece could chime in that would be great
My question is this: When I close the bucket on the thumb the bucket hydraulics will force the thumb to retract. Is this normal? Does the bucket have more force that the thumb? Does this cause any problems? If a person was lifting a large rock would you have to keep the pressure on the thumb to keep it from letting go of the rock? I guess when I find some rocks to lift I'll find out but if someone with experiece could chime in that would be great