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    Dresser TD8H Losing Clutch Pressure (I assume)

    Yes Sir! Thanks for the FIX Update!
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    CAT 426B AC evaperator drain location

    Hello, can anyone tell me where the AC evaporator drain hose exits the cab? I just charged the AC and now i'm getting a bath every time I make a turn or hit uneven ground. I imagine the hose is plugged and am thinking of blowing air up the hose to clear it then flush the evaporator coil with...
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    Dresta/Dresser 175C pre purchase advice please

    I'm going to pass on this one and keep looking for a CAT or Deere. Thanks to everybody for the Information!
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    I bought a Cat 426B today!

    Nice looking machine! I can imagine the work it will do compared to a 416. I'm feeling good about getting the new CAT 4 in 1 for $2250.00 plus it weighs about 1600lbs. which will help with my rear heavy feeling of the 2wd 426. I have had 4 in 1's on everything I have owned in the past so I'm...
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    I bought a Cat 426B today!

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    I bought a Cat 426B today!

    Everything I have ever had before was 4x4. There is a BIG difference when loading the bucket with dirt and....for the occasional time I go a little to far in soft soil. I found a NEW Cat 4 in 1 bucket for $2500.00 so I'm going to put it on. The first thing I noticed about this 426 was how heavy...
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    Cat Backhoe front bucket iterchangability.

    Hello, does anyone know if a 2168820 4 in 1 bucket for models 414E; 416D; 416E; 420D; 420E; 430D; 430E; would fit a 1994 426B? Thanks in advance for any information.
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    Case 580 CK stuck wheel or brakes

    I had the exact same problem on a JD 310D. It ended up being the rear end gears. I fixed it with parts from Brokentractor.com. I hope your is easier to repair than mine was!
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    I bought a Cat 426B today!

    Hello all, It was raining today and I was on the computer looking through classified ads and stumbled across a 1994 Cat 426B with 4005hrs for $10K about 9 miles from the house....so I bought it! It's a EROPS with heat and AC, 2wd, GP bucket, plumbed with extra hydraulics front & rear. I can see...
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    Dresta/Dresser 175C pre purchase advice please

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    Dresta/Dresser 175C pre purchase advice please

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    Dresta/Dresser 175C pre purchase advice please

    Mike, thanks for the Info.! Do you by any chance know when the machines were labeled Dresta and when did they go to the 5.9 Cummins?
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    Dresta/Dresser 175C pre purchase advice please

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    Dresta/Dresser 175C pre purchase advice please

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    Dresta/Dresser 175C pre purchase advice please

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