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  1. bindian

    Lull Quick Tach

    My Lull 644D-34 has quick tach. I have been trying to remove the forks off it. I pull the handle, while it is tilted down, and the plate moves back but nothing else moves. What am I doing wrong? I had to pressure wash the plate area to get it to move, as years of crud and dirt was in there...
  2. bindian

    LULL 644D-34 HIGHLANDER

    I just won the bid on a Lull 644D-34 and have a question. I change all fluids when I buy used equipment. I use Shell Spirax S4 TXM for my Mahindra tractor transmission/hydraulic fluid. I use Chevron Torqforce for my CAT excavator hydraulic fluid. Does the Lull use a certain type of fluid...
  3. bindian

    Gradall 534C-6

    Is a Gradall 534C-6 a grey market machine? I am looking to bid on one and there is no serial number listed and no photo of a data plate. hugs, Brandi
  4. bindian

    Boom Gouge

    I posted this on another thread, titled Safety Relay. I am hoping here my question will get answered. My excavator went off the side of the trailer. I lifted it (flipped it?) with my Mahindra's loader bucket. I gouged the side of the boom in front of the light mount. It is about a 10th of an...
  5. bindian

    Dug Pond Screwup (not by me)

    I need some advice on how to proceed sloping this pond with my 7.5 ton excavator. The owner wants the slope to begin about 3-4 feet below the water level that is about 36 feet in diameter right now. It was dug 10 feet down. He wants the top crest sloped down. It is solid clay from the...
  6. bindian

    Safety Relay

    I have a Mitsubishi MS070 and I am forced to rewire the whole machine because of old wiring that got too hot and melted. Some wires are just so old, the insulation is falling off. I have burnt steaks showing through the electrical tape, in the harness, all the way back to the battery relay and...
  7. bindian

    Mitsibishi hydraulic packings

    I finally pulled my boom cylinder from my rebadged CAT E70. It was a Mitsubishi MS070 before CAT got ahold of it. The cylinder leak went from drips to a stream as the fluid warmed up. After the fluid warned up, the leak would stop. My local hyd. shop could not find a ram piston seal...
  8. bindian

    Adding a Stick Tapped Bolt Hole

    Can I tap a 5/16th or 3/8 th inch bolt (one) hole in the side of my dipper stick for a quick disconnect bracket for my thumb? Or would I need to tap the hole in a piece of metal plate and weld the plate on? If so, what shape of plate? Weld it with what type of wire? There are no doublers in...
  9. bindian

    CAT Hydraulic Thumb Diverter Valve

    I finally bought a Gentec HT1440 thumb. I will be putting it on my CAT E70, rebadged Mitsubishi MS070. I had it welded on Friday. Hyd. system pressure is 2490. I'll be putting this relief valve in adjusted to 1800 psi.... Can I plumb the thumb relief line back to the tank relief valve...
  10. bindian

    Welded Thumb Plate

    Yesterday, I had my Gentec HT1440 Thumb welded on. Gentec said not to weld across the top of the plate and not on any corner. The corners were knotched at 45 degrees for about an inch. So, what can I put at the top of the plate on the stick to keep moisture out? They told me to weld the 3...
  11. bindian

    Mudd Mats

    I just made some mud mats with 10 foot long treated 2x10s. I nailed 2x6s to the 2x10. My question is, how do Y'all move them? Do Y'all have cables attached to them, or just grab them with the thumb when removing and loading them. I don't have a thumb on my CAT, yet. I realize my mats...
  12. bindian

    I learned 3 things today

    1. A stuck drive pedal can get you where you don't want to go. 2. My CAT has hydraulic problems...........stick won't move while traveling. Boom works a little while traveling 3. Just because you went down a slope once, doesn't mean you can do it again on disturbed dirt. I slide the CAT...
  13. bindian

    3 to 1 Pond Slope

    I am cleaning silt and moving back the shoreline on my island pond. I almost finished draining it yesterday. I want to put in a 3 to 1 slope on the new shore. I'm using a 4 foot cleanout bucket on the CAT and I am having a hard time getting the slope right. Any ideas or techniques Y'all use...
  14. bindian

    Mud sticking to dump bed

    I bought a 1992 Ford F700 dump truck to haul off the spoils from enlarging my pond. I am hauling a lot of wet clay. Is there something I can spray the inside of the bed with to keep the mud from sticking? hugs, Brandi
  15. bindian

    CAT Earning Her Keep

    I finally got the CAT ready for some projects. I still have a few bypassing hyd. issues I will figure out later. Anyway, I got new pins and bushings for the bucket and installed the 28 inch bucket. Added a second septic tank and extra lines. Also took out a huge dead pine tree. Overall I am...
  16. bindian

    Data Plate

    I found the place where my serial number data plate Was on my Caterpillar E70. The remains of the rivets look corroded. Is there anyway I can verify my serial number by engine serial number? Thanks in advance. hugs...
  17. bindian

    Final Drive Plugs

    My Cat E70 service manual says to put pipe dope on the final driveplugs after changing the oil. Do they mean the pipe dope used on galvanized pipe threads? What do Y'all use? hugs, Brandi
  18. bindian

    Caterpillar Hydraulic Strainer

    My E70B service manual says remove the plate (on top of the tank), then the spring, then the strainer. The strainer is on the bottom end of a 1/2 inch or so shaft with a large hex nut on top. I first tried to pulled it all out, then put a socket on the huge hex, but the hex just threads to the...
  19. bindian

    Caterpillar Rotary Joint

    Two weeks ago I bought a Caterpillar E70B. It's my first excavator. Before the Cat, I have put over a 1000 hours on my Mahindra 6520 4WD with backhoe. Besides changing a couple of lines and loose linkages on the bucket, I don't have much to do, except TLC and changing fluids and filters...
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