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    CAT 308 E2 intermittent won’t boom down

    TMX00470, just about 8,000 hours. Intermittently will not boom down. Just as a quick check I had the operator change the control pattern and tried it again, still wouldn’t boom down. Machine was brought back to the shop and I removed the filter and cut it open. Found a fair amount of black...
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    KX057-4 ac inop

    Working on a Kubota KX057-4. AC does not blow cold. Static pressure of 110 psi. Ambient temp 90F. When I push the ac switch the light does not come on the panel. The blower fan does work on all 3 speeds. All fuses are good. I don’t have much info on this machine. An electrical...
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    IT62G broken bucket quick coupler.

    IT62G, AYA prefix. The hooks on the MP bucket are extremely wore out, so are the tubes on the coupler. This caused an excessive amount of movement in the coupler to bucket joint. The “fix” was welding them together with filler pieces in between. And someone (not me) really stacked the welds on...
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    This CAT 321D needs a diaper

    This 2013 CAT 321D with 7,800 hours has a messy undercarriage. There is a gooey mess leaking out of the swing bearing all over the lower frame. I was called out to it while it had been running so it was good and warmed up. The swing drive oil level was very high up on the dipstick. Cleaned out...
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    14 M circle repair

    I work for a construction company in California. Nice fleet of mostly Cat equipment. The operator of the 14M said there is too much free play/movement in the circle. The pinion was totally hammered and the circle was bad enough to replace 4 segments of the teeth. This is one that I have repaired...
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