SL10 Haas dies yet again

[Thee Dragracer1951]

Bout every two months or so, my SL10 will puke it's little guts out. This time when I started it this morning, I get a low hydraulic pressure alarm and an X axis fault alarm

Ran just fine a week ago.

Wonder how much it'll cost to get it to run so I can get it the Hell out of my shop.

I've already talked to my Daewoo dealer. He has a 240SMC waiting in the warehouse. I've owned this machine for almost two years. I've spent over $15k in repairs. Never again.

I ain't even bitchin anymore. I'm just disgusted with it

[Programinator]

We are thinking about getting one but are not sure......sounds like its a no from you.

[MACHINEMASTERG]

sounds like a lemon to me... weve had only good machines from HAAS, 10 in all, mills and lathes and anything that might have gone wrong we have fixed ourselves there quite simple to work on ...now my buddies shop had nothing but problums with there daewoo lathe so you never know ???

[Guest]

Greg,

 

While I agree any machine maker can and do have problems with machines.

 

I have heard far more and I mean waaaay more complaints about HAAS than about Daewoo or many other manufacturers.

[Randy Morton @ Clem Industrial]

I worked in a shop with an SL20 and SL40 (I think that's what they were). The bigger one was quite strong, but the smaller one was constantly having similar issues. Another issue it had was the turret not reseating properly thus giving a turret alarm.

 

Where I am at now we have 4 daewoo lathes (Puma 400, 450, and (2) 12L-C's. The 400 and 450 series are great machine. Enough ponies to do some decent cutting and low on the maint. front. I would go with the Daewoo over haas (I dun wanna hear it John! )

[Thee Dragracer1951]

Yes, I realize that I have gotten a lemon. The factory has refused to even discuss the issue. The machine has been a problem since the day I got it. The mark of a great company is in how they handle these issues. Haas has failed miserably as far as I'm concerned.

But on a lighter note...The Okuma guy stopped by yesterday. We talked about Horizontals...

[1 master]

nice dragracer. Im thinking about getting a ma-500h. Btw what do you drive? (drag race)

[Thee Dragracer1951]

I'd like to get a 500mm machine but I think I'll be getting a 400mm. It will do what I need it to do.

I race bikes. T/F when I can afford it. Pro Mod when I can't

 

This is the Fuel bike this past summer.

We've gone into the 6.20's

 

[ 12-03-2007, 10:36 AM: Message edited by: Dragracer1951 ]

[Lee.]

Jim,

 

How much would you want for the machine?

 

as is!

[Thee Dragracer1951]

Lemme check...

[Lee.]

ok.

 

you can e-mail me if you like, or prefer.

[gms1]

Ill be dropping an ma-600hb on the floor in a couple weeks. I cant wait as this will be my first horizontal machine.

[GoetzInd]

For what it's worth, we've had good luck with doosan/daewoo Lynx and puma machines. tough and accurate and not too bad on the checkbook. We have some haas mills wich are nice but we got rid of our sl20 a month after we got it. Just could not get it to hold.

 

Mike

[Thee Dragracer1951]

I'm looking at a Daewoo 240SMC with under 10 hours on it. $121k

Comes with an LNS barfeed and chip conveyer, yada yada. It's a repo from a father son shop where the son decided he didn't want to do this....

[Thee Dragracer1951]

Seems as though it ate it's X axis motor. At least the portion that releases the internal brake....

$1800 in parts later.

[GoetzInd]

quote:

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I'm looking at a Daewoo 240SMC with under 10 hours on it. $121k

Comes with an LNS barfeed and chip conveyer, yada yada. It's a repo from a father son shop where the son decided he didn't want to do this....

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We have a Puma 240. Very tough machine. We also have LNS S3 bar loaders. Great results with both.

[CRFJim]

Dragracer1951, sorry to hear about the machine gremlins, but I just had to say how much I like your bike! Ever make it to Northern Ca? Where do you run it primarily? Do you ride it, tune it, or both? Very, very nice!

[elraiis]

hey guys... am rather surprized to hear so much negative about HAAS!! i rather love those things, they hardly brake and they run so well like super and their hight feed is soo accurate i wouldn't want to use any other type of machines. we have only 3 haas here and am trying to convince the owner to get more of them and get rid of the rest we got. we have those huge FAMUP ones i donno if any of u guys know them. Some italian machine and those really REALLY cause trouble.. anyhow just wanted to chare a little and honestly u got me worried here making me starting to think are we only lucky with our haas and its not always the case with the rest of them or what!