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    Drilling holes oversize in track shoes

    If he has a plasma shop or water jet shop nearby, simply bring them by for that, they will make a jig and pop them out in less than a minute each. That said if there isn't he may still be in business if he/ you knows how to do precision layout and make a jig and has a handheld plasma cutter...
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    Torch Broken Bottom Roller Bolts

    Keep at it with the welding, its the best way IMHO. try this. Ive welded about 15-20 nuts on a head bolt in a atv head once, frustrating as hell, but it worked. If your arc welding it, take your torch and pre heat the hell out of just the bolt, i mean get it glowing red hot, just the bolt, let...
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    Southeast timber and pulp prices

    Theres plywood mills and OSB mills in operation in Louisiana and Mississippi I know of in operation, large ones. Last year this time pinewood and hardwood pulp were fetching me $3 a ton in North LA, and it all went to a pellet mill. The mills have all the loggers on daily quotas so its hard to...
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    Section for komatsu d20,21 and similar grey market dozers

    Thanks, Ill prob be calling soon. As far as price, Im dealing with H&E equipment in Baton Rouge who is the Komastsu dealer here so im sure youll be cheaper by a long shot. Another question, Im looking at my service manual, It looks like the final drive seal is pulled from inside the steering...
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    Section for komatsu d20,21 and similar grey market dozers

    tearing into my steering clutch on my d21p6, left side has about 1" of light oil in the case. Going to rebuild the steering booster cylinder but was also goin to replace the oil seal on the bevel gear since Im there already, and IDK if its leaking from the steering cylinder or the bevel gear...
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    Komatsu d21p-6 steering clutch issue

    I’ve had this machine for a year now The guy I got if from replaced both steering clutches over the years the left one is older and never pushed as strong as the right side. Not bad but when pushing it vered left a bit just disengaging the right straightened it up. The left side was always hard...
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