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    Lubricant Dyes

    Does anyone know of any dyes for lubricants? I was working out of town once and saw that they had all of the different oil types color coded. 10wt was blue and 30wt was red etc. I have asked a few different oil suppliers in the area and none of them have heard of this. I know you can get UV dyes...
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    Deere 330 LC

    Does anyone know the part #'s for the adapter cables to go from EDL V2 or 3 to the 4 blade diag plug on this machine? Have a melted wiring harness and have repaired harness since they are NLA but need to check a few things with computer.
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    Bomag Park brake

    Have a machine ser# 901583251838 Is it possible for the park brake to not apply? Do not normally deal with rollers but assume it would be hydraulic release and spring applied but customer is stating machine will roll on its own when park is engaged and have to cycle switch several times to get...
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    Deere 240D...odd code and warning light

    Customer called with a Deere 240D ser# 1FF240DXJA060340. This is the picture he sent me of the monitor and can not seem to find any info on ServiceAdvisor about the code or the light. Any help would be appreciated
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    Fed up with FedEx

    A couple weeks ago I had a piston nut for a Kobelco boom cylinder next day aired from their hub in Texas. 10 days later it never showed up so called local dealer and had them next day another one. Sure enough the original got dropped off later that day and 4 days later the second one shows up...
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    NES thread repair

    Does anyone have any experience with NES thread repair tools? Rebuilt the bucket cylinder on a 953 Saturday and the piston nut started to gall. The threads on the rod were no big deal and easy to clean up with a thread file but looking for something that can repair internal threads. Wound up...
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    Twin screw slurry mixer

    Hopefully someone has a better memory than me but am looking for the post from a couple years ago of a twin screw slurry mixer/ dewatering machine. Pretty sure the original post was of a dozer stuck up well into the cab and one of the comments was of this machine they use in place of dozers in...
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    More DOT

    Heard an advertisement on the radio tonight from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. They are specifically looking for truck enforcement officers. Usually when I am on that side of the creek I rarely get out of St Louis County and they have their own DOT. It seems to me there are quite a few in...
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    Doosan DX140LC-3 Codes/CEL

    SER#: DHKCEBAMSD0001038 Hello all. Had a new customer send me these pictures today and I have absolutely no Doosan experience or resources. Am really hoping someone in here can point me in the right direction. I have no problem with buying software/manuals normally but this is the first time I...
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    T770 tilt circuit drift

    Hello guys. I know it has been a while since I have been active here but have a bobcat t770 in the shop now that is giving me a fit. It is an AN8T11967 ser# and can not figure out this drift issue. Unhooked cylinders and put a gauge on the line and pressure bleeds off instantly as soon as you...
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    Hydraulics question

    Hey guys been a long while since I have been in and am in an argument about internally leaking cylinders. Can anyone point me in the direction of the topic where this was highly discussed and had diagrams and such so I can prove him wrong Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Tapatalk
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    973 cylinders

    Does anyone know the torque specs for the piston nut and head bolts in the loader lift and bucket tilt cylinders on a straight 973? I cant remember my username and password for sis lol. New computer and my passwords arent saved anymore. also does anyone know how to get my info back
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    86J 951B Tempurature

    Just thought i would ask some of the guys that have been around these things a bit if there is anything that can be done to help the machine run cooler. It was 95degrees F here today and i could only work tor about half and hour then let it sit and cool down for ten minutes. it does great on 70...
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    Some people really need to stay away from equipment

    I can only imagine being in that basket. I have only been in 1 or 2 manlifts and i know how bad a little bump can throw you around. On one hand it is kind of commical to watch but on the other i bet it was painful and he learned a good lesson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPlMbr1pnRc
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    951b/c hyd hose in tank

    I'm looking for part #s for the hyd hose inside of the hyd tank and also the gasket for between the 2 tanks. Ser# 86J3625 thanks in advance Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Tapatalk
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    Belzona Super Metal

    Have any of you guys ever used this stuff. I have used it before but how perminant is it. I know it is not as good as line boring but for a cheap old track loader that may see 100hrs a year would you use it. RayF you dont need to reply lol
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    Found these on youtube today

    Has anyone in seen either of these in use? They both look pretty neat and would deffinately be the cats meow in certain situations. The power dozer would be great for the guy building the berm for duck hunting http://www.powerdozer.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crwcq-c7peU...
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    In search of hyd pump parts

    A friend of mine has a 590d deere and his hydraulic pumps are shot. He has been looking for a few months now for aftermarket pump parts with no luck. Does anyone know of a place that would have a housing and thrust washers Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Tapatalk
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    Cat 267B Pros/Cons

    A friend of mine has a 267b for sale with less than 500hrs. It is fully loaded with post hole digger, 2 buckets, forks, trencher and I think that is it. It has been sitting for probably 8yrs since he closed up shop as a general contractor. He wants me to make him an offer an of course I want it...
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