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    Cat 259B3 built for mine work, need a bit of help, as 2% may have been equipped like this one.

    Thanks IceHole. That pretty much tells me the direction I need to go.
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    Cat 259B3 built for mine work, need a bit of help, as 2% may have been equipped like this one.

    Thanks Nige. Being that I’ve eliminated the exhaust scrubbers and the associated radiator which was large and stacked below the hydraulic radiator with both receiving air flow from a hydraulic run fan below both of them, can the hydraulic radiator dissipate enough heat the straight convection...
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    Cat 259B3 built for mine work, need a bit of help, as 2% may have been equipped like this one.

    Does this help for the data info? I’m now going to eliminate the pneumatics and add a starter, alt, battery making it a little more user friendly and the ability to have a few more gauges on it. Thank you for your assistance.
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    Cat 259B3 built for mine work, need a bit of help, as 2% may have been equipped like this one.

    I’ve now dug very deep, literally, into this machine. Removed about 23 gallons of what is called “coal mud, while de-mining it. A very good learning experience, both good and bad. What I mean by “de-mining it” is removing the items that are not needed on surface operation; exhaust scrubbers...
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    Cat 259B3 built for mine work, need a bit of help, as 2% may have been equipped like this one.

    Thanks Nige. It’s good to hear about the two speed. Someone had said they lock it out. Just more to chase down. The great part is when I’m done figuring it out, I’ll know it well.
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    Cat 259B3 built for mine work, need a bit of help, as 2% may have been equipped like this one.

    Thank you Nige for the response. Here is the S/N CAT0259BLYYZ02888
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    Cat 259B3 built for mine work, need a bit of help, as 2% may have been equipped like this one.

    Good day all. I bought a 2012 259B3 it doesn’t have a dash, battery, wiring harness. It’s all mechanical and pneumatic for starting. It had scrubbers for the exhaust, those have been removed. In some respects this great, as it won’t throw a code for a DEF sensor or anything else we deal with...
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