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    Hayes trucks in the logging industry

    Cant remmember the dat aprox 1987(ron young was master m,we found spare rads that where smaller than the original hdx and ther was several trucks running with these rads,which caused cavitation as the 08 water punp far more flow than preveous engines.sereta had isues with the top tanks,no shunt...
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    Hayes trucks in the logging industry

    coment on 3408 cat vibration,they wher informed to use a special drive shaft engine to trans,aspower impulses frome 4cycle more pronounced than 12v71s.but some m&b masters would not listen.as well,over heating was a isue as the rads where not upgraded when repowered.the 1271 rad did not have the...
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    Skagit Iron and Steel Works, Sedro Wooley, Washington

    I was ther on a training tour in 1962 was a aprentic meckanic for finning who was a skajit dealer. latter years overhauled a few of the ford (lincon) y blocks from sj4s,usually due to over speed,.cliff
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    British Columbia Forest Products Ltd.

    left camp6 in1969 went to finning as apprentic wound up service maniger in victoria wher i met and did buisness with chum carly, we became good frends,did lots with fred who was in renfrew.we also did lots of work for pat carson.rather neat to grow up in camp6 bcfp years and come back,haveing...
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    British Columbia Forest Products Ltd.

    I disagree that bcfp was cheap,i lived in camp3 with my parents till i was 17 then worked in the shop,and onto the cat shop in 6 with doug taylor,found them a well run co and was paid well for every hr i worked.doug was a great guy to work with and fred denman was supper as well
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    Cat battery

    cat does not make ther batteries ,but they ar made to ther spec,which is more sueted to vibration and shock. they moniter the supplyer as withmost of ther parts supplyers. the extra cost is justified when the aplication warrents.
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    Oil in the radiator

    oil in the rad what about the trans cooler,is oil black or cleanish
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    High Output D8

    a few more,76v 1974 to1981. 76v00832 after cooler standerd 77voooo1 first pined hard bar 1974 to1981. a situation with cat on strike mid 60s alot of scotish built d8s came to bc.for some reason they wher plaiged with final drive problems and engine problems,droped linners wher 1 isue, they wher...
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    High Output D8

    I was trying to get the serial prefex asto my recolection the only high output was a 13a,tho may have bin a high output in later 2u,as with oilclutches later 2ues had oil clutch all 13as wher oil master clutch. also the english built d8s had different prefexes,
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    British Columbia Forest Products Ltd.

    was a chokerman in camp3,early shift,brathwaits cummins had flames 4ft out of the stack cuming up for a load.will search some old pictures and send(not alowed yet still a aprentic,but love the site(grew up in camp 3 worked in the cat shop camp6 for 3 years
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    S. Madill, Blacksmith, Founded in 1911 in Nanaimo BC

    ar those not butler brother trucks built in sanich
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    High Output D8

    cat serial for older d8 should be 1h then #S or 2u then #s,iwas interested as ther was a high output 13a series,was not aware of earlyer. thanks yblock
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    Oil in the radiator

    d7h should have a cooling system pressure gauge,run it for 30 min or so under load if pressure goes into red you have big problems,if it stayes in yellow should be ok.3306s would show some bubles with no rad cap on or releaf valve broken. but the dy in water preveous poster is a verry good idea.
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    D9D awaken from a 20yr nap. VIDEO

    ther was a dry clutch between the flywheel and the torqu to phacilitate gear and direction changes. yblock
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    High Output D8

    what is the serial # ih or 2u.cliff
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