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  1. Aubrey Phillips

    Case CX330 - No Start

    Looking for some info on a case cx330. A friend of mine just bought it and the company he bought it from said they could start it on either and it would run on it’s on but gradually it got worse and got to where it would turn over but not start. It seems it could be an electrical issue like...
  2. Aubrey Phillips

    Cat 924F - Tilt is free falling when loaded

    Got a customer that is experiencing a free fall when tilting down a load. He’s had the tilt cylinder repacked twice. I’m thinking this could be something to do with the control valve but looking advice. Thanks in advance Cat m# 924f Product# *5NN00752*
  3. Aubrey Phillips

    JD 450c sitting 15 + years

    Story goes it was sitting for 15 years or so. Owner was clearing the property with it and parked it, he said it ran fine and everything worked on it when parked. People starting stealing stuff off of it over time, its at an end of a road near the river and it became a target for beer bottles to...
  4. Aubrey Phillips

    Sany Buyer Beware

    If you are considering purchasing a Sany just know unless you purchase directly from a Sany dealer then the 5 year 5000 warranty is Null & Void, sounds as if it is also non transferable as well. If you purchase a low hour machine from Auction Null & Void, an individual Null & Void. Just beware.
  5. Aubrey Phillips

    Kobelco SK135 P1 Pump Pressure

    I had a P1 pump pressure alarm last week that start intermittently and would clear after running a short time. On Friday it stayed in alarm and would not clear. I dug thru my spare parts and had a replacement cheapo china sensor. Put it in Sunday afternoon and it cleared the P1 alarm. I ran the...
  6. Aubrey Phillips

    CAT 320E - AC Instrument Panel Dead

    I have a friend who has a cat 320e that the instrument panel for AC was blank so he swapped out the panel and the 5 amp fuse. It will work for approx 2 to 3 hours and will blow the fuse again. Does anyone have a wiring detail showing the circuit for the 5 amp fuse? If looking at the fuse panel...
  7. Aubrey Phillips

    Excavator Thumbs Articulating - Non Hydraulic

    I don’t have remotes on my sk135 Kobelco & have considered adding them to add a hydraulic thumb. I do have a fixed thumb but it gets in the way from time to time. I usually remove it until it’s really needed. I noticed an articulating thumb that was not hydraulically controlled but rather it was...
  8. Aubrey Phillips

    Kobelco 135 gets a light upgrade & body panels reworked

    Pictures attached below show before what was reworked. There was no light or step in right lower trim panel. Panel where light mounted was crushed and side door panel was almost folded in half when I acquired machine. Needless to say someone was very ruff on this machine.
  9. Aubrey Phillips

    Kobelco sk135 - CPU issues

    This machine was sitting for some time before I got it. It had a bad engine, I have since replaced the engine. While the counter weight was off I went thru wire harness on engine and hydraulic side retaping and correcting issues I found. When I started trying to power everything up with engine...
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