Stumped by my excavator's hesitation on deep digs

Honestly, I was on a site last week digging for a basement. Every time I went deep, the excavator would pause for a second before responding. Tbh, it made the whole process way slower and less precise. Has anyone else seen this? I'm curious if it's a maintenance thing or just how some machines are.

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linda_jenkins37mo ago

HAVE you checked the hydraulic fluid? I used to blame it on old machines, but my buddy proved low fluid causes that WEIRD pause.

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olivermason7mo ago

What about cold weather thickening the fluid?

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rowanh847mo ago

Low fluid plus cold thickens it, which could make @the_blake's air-in-lines theory worse.

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the_blake7mo ago

What about air in the lines causing that pause?

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