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Recent content by 2grit

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    Question for the welders

    I cannot read the gauges well on your picture. Does the secondary gauge read as PSI or KPA? If it is KPA it would make sense because 30 PSI is approx. 200 KPA
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    Komatsu 37ex-21

    D31EX-21 I own is an awesome machine
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    Excavator controls ISO or SAE

    Am I missing something with your friend's thinking? No matter which pattern you have, you are loading the bucket when pulling back on the sticks. Maybe I misunderstand what you're saying
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    The things I've seen me do...

    One Friday, the boss sent me to dig the footers for an addition to a house. I'm sure he didn't like the look I gave him when he told me the homeowner would be my laborer. I stressed to the homeowner the importance of hand digging when we got close to the underground utilities feeding the house...
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    Sticky joystick on Komatsu D31-EX21

    2650 hours
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    Sticky joystick on Komatsu D31-EX21

    Thanks for replying. As far as I know, it is not a 21A. There is no play in the joystick. The stickiness is worse in either full forward or full reverse. It gets to be a real pain when I have to pull/push fairly hard to dislodge it, when it should be a smooth pull or push. I will get a schematic...
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    Sticky joystick on Komatsu D31-EX21

    I should add that the joystick is sticky only in drive mode, forward and reverse, and works smooth for steering
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    Sticky joystick on Komatsu D31-EX21

    The drive/steer joystick on my dozer has slowly been getting a little sticky. I have the rubber boots off now and can see inside the mechanism. The factory used grease on the joints so I'm assuming the grease is just wore away. Question is, can anyone tell me an easy way to relube the mechanism...
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    How important is 4wd on a backhoe?

    I can't remember the last time I saw a 2 wheel drive hoe being pulled behind a truck, and for good reason
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    Trenching pond dike to drain pond

    Appreciate the advice very much
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    Trenching pond dike to drain pond

    All advice appreciated very much. Any more?
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    Trenching pond dike to drain pond

    It has been suggested to me to cut a trench in the dike of a pond I am cleaning in order to drain all the water. I like the idea of doing this versus pumping the pond down. I'm just concerned that the cut won't heal and keep the water back once it refills.First of all, the facts: The pond is...
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    Pond cleaning with excavator

    No bottom? I've been fortunate enough around here to push through 3-5 feet of muck with a solid clay bottom that made it easy enough to clean most ponds
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    BackHoe Rates

    The best part is that you got paid to learn. Doesn't get any better than that
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    Welding Question

    Like the last poster said, pull the ground cable. You also want to ground the welder as close to where you are welding as possible. In short, do not let the welding current pass through any bearing, hinge, nothing. Good luck
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