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    666 CAT polished up some

    If you care to press this title in the box- bostonpowercat.com - with the volume on full for the best effect. tctractors
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    Caterpillar Sproket Removal (also Komatsu)

    Just thought I would start a new thread on stuff I get up to, this will include sproket removal etc from D9G/H down through to D3, and Komatsus' from D30 to 155 as I dig out the pics. (May contain traces of nuts).
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    953C Mag Coil.

    I am working on a shovel with low hydraulic pressure (1200psi at rod end) this is useing the test port on the tank, the seals are knackered on the MPRV on the block with the test port, but what does the mag coil just below the R.V do, it does magnetize when the engine is running, but it makes no...
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    Crusher Jaw swapping,

    Just thought I would ask for any hot tips or tricks to getting this task sorted, I have worked on plenty of single toggle crushers in the past, a couple of Extec C12+ units have just landed in the last few months in my Parish, it would seem that getting the jaws out is still a right dog of a...
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    CAT 725 Dumpers

    On Friday I have to pull out some front suspension struts that are leaking on these small dumpers, I have done this job on 735 and 740 trucks moving the taps to raise and lower the strut untill the gas charge was exhausted, is this the same on these 725's they are about 2 1/2 to 3 years old, so...
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    CAT D9 Tractor Hunt

    I am looking for an early D9 Tractor with possibly the Air Blown Back end and Manual Transmission, or a D9 in Farm spec, UK tractors are all Dogged to Death in general, so it looks like the USA is the best place to go Hunting???, any help would be keenly followed up, the port of Baltimore would...
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    Volvo & Scania

    I get involved with Heavy Haulage in the U.K. this week we had a Volvo tractor unit on demo, we did run an FH16, set at 675 hp a few years ago, Scania R series tractors are used mainly, the Salesman told me that Volvo are used heavily in the USA is this correct? or a sales Dream??? the reason...
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    Hi,from tctractors

    I work as a freelance Plant Mechanic, traveling all over the U.K. and still work regular on D8H/K tractors with the odd D9 thown in , this looks a good place to be, tctractors
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