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August 2015

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N abbing some of the highest scores we've seen from a reviewed machine so far, there was a common theme among our experts when discussing how the Komatsu PC210LC-10 impresses: speed and agility. And with nearly 15,000 hours combined on this excavator among them, several of our experts say the PC210LC-10 is simply "better all around," than compet- ing machines they have used in the past. David Rowe, of Mount Airy, North Carolina-based heavy highway contractor Smith Rowe, says his relation- ship with Komatsu excavators goes back quite a ways. "We've tried several different brands over the years but the Komatsu is our favorite because of the advan- tages we see mechanically as well as in performance." While the overall scores for the machine don't reveal many negatives, as we detail in the breakdown below, many of our experts did take issue with at least one aspect of the machine, whether in relation to comfort, serviceability or dealer service. Telematics are rated highly, but not without some confusion as to the technology's full feature set. The same was not true on performance and opera- tor features, as you can see from the scores on this page. All ratings are given on a scale from 1 to 10 with 10 being the best possible score and 1 being the worst possible score. EquipmentWorld.com | August 2015 37 Overall machine ratings: Rating Serviceability 9.1 Performance 9.2 Telematics 8.9 Operator features 9.1 Machine options 9.3 Dealer 8.9 TOTAL 9.1 reader reviews | by Wayne Grayson TELL US YOUR OPINION A full review of the Komatsu PC210LC-10 is on our website, equipmentworld.com/reviews. There you'll see what individual reviewers thought, plus you'll be able to join the conversation, adding your comments to those of our reviewers. Komatsu PC210LC-10 excavator out of 10 9.1 OVERALL RATING: Serviceability 9.1 out of 10 Receiving fairly high marks from all of our experts, serviceability of the PC210LC-10 was particularly lauded by a Florida forestry contractor who says, "This machine was built with the operator in mind. It takes (primary operator) Dale half the time to grease and perform preventive maintenance checks and service on the 210 as opposed to other hoe manufac- turers we own." A few of our reviewers dinged the machine for its ease of radiator clean out while Rowe says the ac-

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