For drill owners and technicians — by S.Suvit Trading Ltd., Parts, Furukawa specialists since 1968 Full comparison of all four Item HD609 HD612 HD709 HD712 Fitted to HCR9 HCR12 HCR900 HCR1200 Series 600 (older) 600 (older) 700 (newer) 700 (newer) Impact power 12 kW (16 hp) 14 kW (18.5 hp) 14.2 kW (19 hp) 18.2 kW (24 hp) Max impact pressure 150 bar 175 bar 175 bar 175 bar Impact frequency 42 Hz (2,520/min) 41 Hz (2,460/min) 41 Hz (2,460/min) 41 Hz (2,460/min) Hole range 45–102

A reference for technicians and machine operators — by S.Suvit Trading, Furukawa specialists since 1968 Why reading the codes matters Furukawa drills fitted with a touchscreen (HCR1000-DS2, EDSII and related models) have a warning system called the Information Display, which shows an English message whenever a sensor detects a problem. The problem is that the screen tells you "what is wrong" but not "what to do about it." So many technicians see a code and guess — or worse, s

For owners and machine technicians — by S. Suvit Trading, Furukawa specialist since 1968 Why PM matters more than you think on these two models The HCR9-DS2 and HCR12-DS2 were built between 1995 and 2004 — which means every machine on the market today is 20 years old or more. That is what makes them completely different from a new rig. A new machine that misses a service interval still has material left to absorb the damage. A 20-year-old machine does not. Maintenance is the

A guide for used Furukawa drill buyers — by S. Suvit Trading, Furukawa specialist since 1968 HCR9-DS or HCR12-DS hour meter HCR900-DS,HCR1000-DS or HCR1200-DS hour meter Why fake hour meters matter The hour meter is the first number any used-drill buyer looks at, because it tells you the real working life of the machine — and lower hours = higher price. That is exactly the incentive for some sellers to falsify the reading downward. The problem is that a machine with high real

A comparison for used Furukawa drill buyers — by S. Suvit Trading, Furukawa specialist since 1968 Quick summary The HCR900-DS and HCR900-DS2 are nearly the same machine — they differ mainly in the engine. The drifter, boom, guide shell, rod changer, drilling control system, and chassis are all identical. HCR900-DS uses the CAT 3126B (176 hp) engine HCR900-DS2 uses the CAT C7 (225 hp) engine — the direct successor to the 3126B How to choose: Both engines come from the same fam

Furukawa HCR9 and HCR12 crawler drills run the ISUZU 6BG1 / 6BG1T — a 6.5-litre, 6-cylinder fully mechanical diesel (no ECU, no common rail). Real specs, strengths, weaknesses, maintenance, overhaul costs and pre-purchase checks, from the Furukawa specialists since 1968.

A neutral, specialist comparison of the Furukawa HCR9-DS2 vs HCR900-DS/DS2 crawler drill rigs — covering reliability, cost, drilling performance, capability, and the real weaknesses of each model. Written by a Furukawa specialist serving buyers since 1968.

Hydraulics Rockdrill manufacture form countries such as Japan, Korea, China, Europe, and the United States. Each manufacturer offers different specifications to the target country. Furthermore, each country has its preferred brand based on current market situation. United States prefers US brand drills such as Atlas Copco, while the EU chooses drill-like Tamrock. These countries prefer heavy-duty size machine. Their structure is gigantic and very heavy. Drills with cabin norm

The objective of the Tier System is to deliver higher performance engine while reaching Near-Zero emission. In Tier 4, emission has to decrease 25x of Tier 1 while key differences from Tier 4 is as follow. Particle Matter(PM) is to decrease from 0.4 g/bhp.hr to .09 g/bhp.hr (175 bhp to 300 bhp) while NMHC+NOx(Non Methane Hydrocarbon plus Nitrogen Mono or DiOxide) is to decrease from 6.9 g/bhp.hr to 3.0 g/bhp.hr. While key Tier 3 is only at 0.15g for PM and 3.0g for NMHC+NOx.

Covid-19 is a greatest pandemic the world ever face in 50 years. Over five millions populations is infected with over 300,000 deaths. It is believed to originate in Wuhan, China and now spread throughout every country. Lockdown the whole country is proved to be an effective method to deal with it. Some country can contain the situation, with minus 10 daily infection rate, and go for easing the lockdown while some decide to ease without good control of the virus. At the moment