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    Cat d4d temp gauge not sure needle is showing warm or normal temps

    It’s been very hot lately and I realized the temp gauge is showing what I’m interpreting as running warm is this normal or should I add water? I drained the radiator in January because it got almost below freezing temps. Then I refilled and the gauge had been right in the middle or a bit to the...
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    new member with a d4d from the 60s direct drive with toolbar

    Hey hello again, so I loosened up both tracks and gave the dozer a test run mostly im teaching myself how to operate the machine its a direct drive so there are 6 levers to keep an eye on at all times while running the machine. So you were 100% correct about the hydraulic hoses one of them got...
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    wrench set / braker bar / impact sockets

    Hello again, I would like to ask if its true that cheap wrench sets brake or bend right out of the box sometimes and that its better to buy expensive wrenches. If this is true then what brand do you recommend? For example a 1-7/8 "jumbo" wrench for tight spots where a pipe wrench wont fit (like...
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    new member with a d4d from the 60s direct drive with toolbar

    Hi, yeah its not broken fortunatley as I had thought at first, I took the bolt to a shop to get the threads done and I bought a new big nut, the bolt fastens into the other side where there is the another sort of "nut cylinder" that also works with the mechanism to losen or tigthen the tracks...
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    new member with a d4d from the 60s direct drive with toolbar

    I just logged on my phone here are the r photos I have a problem with the recoil spring bolt on the right side I don’t know what to do with it and I don’t want to adjust the tracks with that center bolt unfastened or too lose or too tight
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    new member with a d4d from the 60s direct drive with toolbar

    Well for the hoses I just fasten them to the cabin using hay bale twine for the moment, but I am worried about the tracks being too tight and now I have to adjust the steering clutches because the machine is not steering at all it seems like the steering levers are not engaging fully, Ill post...
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    new member with a d4d from the 60s direct drive with toolbar

    I would like to find all the manuals and diagrams maintenence guides etc possible for my machine but I have always been able to find CATERPILLAR LUBRICATION AND MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS and OPERATOR'S MANUAL (FORMS FE045116-02 and FE045069-01) from jensales.com. This is my machine I havent...
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