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Thank you for the information Dan, I will look for a mechanic in my area that can help, I certainly do not have any experience at this.

No air in the lines.

Yes everything works as it should except lowering the boom, it slams down.

I figure so, no worries we have other equipment so we aren’t in a bind. I’m just not experienced in hydraulics I'm not sure I will check with our mechanic.

Yes we did, it was sold as is. Any idea why the boom drops so hard?

We bought a KX-080 Excavator at an auction recently and once it arrived we noticed that it is almost impossible to operate the boom lowering it at a reasonable rate. The slightest movement of the stick cause the boom to slam the bucker to the ground. It seems like there is a flow restrictor or...