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  1. M

    Komatsu D31a-16

    So that’s some good information there, but I’m talking about the tilt cylinder that tilts corner of blade down left or right. What’s odd about mine I was grubbing mesquites and it was cold that day and it was working just fine tilted to each side evenly until it warmed up. I’m thinking I have a...
  2. M

    Komatsu D31a-16

    I have no clue if it is or not. It was already on the machine when I got it. I guess I could turn it around and try it
  3. M

    Komatsu D31a-16

    You’re right about the extending of it, when I did extend it the blade would not level out. It was twisted to the right even with cylinder extended to push blade to the left. I don’t think the pitch of the blade has changed. Whenever I got this machine the blade was off of it due to the engine...
  4. M

    Komatsu D31a-16

    It’s a piece of 2” steel. I was surprised the old one was bent. I’m beginning to think it’s the problem. But what I don’t understand is what changed like you flipped a switch ?
  5. M

    Komatsu D31a-16

    Sure I can post pictures this evening. I would like to know what the length of the rod is supposed to be from factory. As far as I can tell the cylinder rod is moving full stroke and not bleeding off. You can pickup front of dozer with the blade tilted and it doesn’t push the cylinder back in.
  6. M

    Komatsu D31a-16

    I checked it this morning it still looks good.
  7. M

    Komatsu D31a-16

    I’ve got a weird issue going on with my d31-16. Haven’t owned machine maybe 7 months, sat for around 10 years before I got it. Engine was bad, rebuilt and reinstalled everything running great. The issue at hand now is that the 6 way blade will tilt way to the left and barely past level to the...
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