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    JD 9300 backhoe control rework

    I am looking to rework the control levers of my JD 9300 backhoe attachment, currently mounted on a JD 450B shovel dozer. Hydraulic pump, main boom cylinder control valve and main boom cylinder have all been rebuilt or replaced with good components. I think I might not be getting full valve...
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    Vendors for hydraulic test gauge kit

    I have been having some trouble getting the hydraulics on my JD 450B track loader with 9300 backhoe set properly. I broke a clam cylinder on the 4 in 1 bucket and I suspect a poorly set relief valve. Can someone recommend a hydraulic pressure gage test set, for 1/2 hose with flare fittings? I...
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    Torch Trolley

    I finally got tired of my converted hand truck as a torch cart. Cheap, commercial torch carts are not designed for common propane bottles. A discussion on cheap, salvage, popcorn cart wheels led to better wheels from Northern Tool and a custom design. Steel was purchased locally, as was chain...
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    Forged in Fire

    There is a show on the History channel about competition blacksmithing. http://www.history.com/shows/forged-in-fire Last week's show (we finally watched it last night) required them to obtain steel for a knife blade from a used backhoe bucket. It was almost comical to watch four different...
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    Front Bucket teeth...

    This weekend I got a chance to get really good at changing the series 23 teeth on the JD 450B. The first couple of teeth were terrible, and then I figured it out! Since the flex pins and teeth were NOT going to be reused, they were removed using destructive techniques...let me share the...
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    JD 9300 backhoe removal/replacement procedure

    I am the happy owner of a JD 450B track loader with the JD 9300 backhoe attachment. What I would like is assistance on what I have heard is the correct procedure for removal/replacement of the roughly 5,000lb attachment. This is the top pin and bottom hook variety with quick disconnects for...
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    backhoe bucket lifting eye position

    Good Morning to All, I am putting a new to me bucket, a 17" digmor on my JD 9300 backhoe that is mounted on a JD 450B Crawler Loader with a four in 1 bucket. I would like to install a lifting eye on the bucket. I have seen various forms of this, usually mounted six or so inches below the...
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    Converting Fuel Oil Tank to Diesel

    I got a good deal on a empty and almost sludge free 275 gallon fuel oil tank, with stand. There is a very small amount of sludge right under the fill hole, but the rest of the tank looks pretty clean. Probably under a square foot of sludge, maybe an inch deep. Call it a quart of sludge to be...
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    3/4 air impact gun

    I am shopping for a new 3/4" air impact gun, probably around the $500 mark. Does anyone have a recommendation for the best bang for the buck? I favor Chicago Pneumatics and IR. The Aircat seems to have great numbers at a great price, but I have to wonder if it is a throwaway...
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    Deere 450B with hoe and 4 in 1 bucket...

    http://asheville.craigslist.org/hvo/5374950181.html I saw this ad, and it sounds like a blown steering clutch...if I do my own repair, it is a good deal. What do you all think? If it will load on a trailer under it's own power than transport is easy. Howard
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    First Backhoe...

    I have been living on the side of a mountain for the last seven years and paying a small fortune for backhoe work...and it got to the point my contractor was leaving his backhoe in my yard for extended periods, and I was maintaining it for him. I am used to heavy equipment, being trained as a...
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