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    Skytrak Telehandler slips out of gear

    Nope, not when turning. Only at a low rpm if the machine hasn't been running for a minute or so. When it does to it, like I said, I can count to about 6 or 7 and then it re-engages and is fine.
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    Skytrak Telehandler slips out of gear

    I have a 2012 skytrak 8042. I'm having issues with my machine randomly disengaging from gear. Say I start up the machine to move. I'll put it in reverse, and maybe after a few feet it will disengage. I can usually count to 7, then it re-engages. Sometimes it will do it two or three times in a...
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    Skytrak Telehandler hydraulics killing the engine

    For it to start back up, I've got to hold the lever for a hydraulic function and hold the pedal down. It will then blow a lot of black smoke and then be fine. Sometimes the engine will die when retracting the boom, tilting the forks, or even just turning the wheels.
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    Skytrak Telehandler hydraulics killing the engine

    Yeah we tried that and the pressure didn't really drop off too bad. Something in the engine? Injector pump?
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    Skytrak Telehandler hydraulics killing the engine

    Nope, it's just fine in drive
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    Skytrak Telehandler hydraulics killing the engine

    New fuel filter the other day. When the mechanic was out the other day, he got someone from JLG on the phone. The JLG guy seemed to think hydraulic pump. The mechanic thinks it's something in the engine. I asked the mechanic about the hydraulic filter. He said they have a built in by pass and...
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    Skytrak Telehandler hydraulics killing the engine

    I have a 2012 Skytrak 8042. When I'm running the hydraulics, the engine is bogging down and dying. The local JLG mechanic isn't convinced it's the hydraulic pump. Any thoughts?
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