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  1. watglen

    D6t zjb00289

    Hello all, Left final drive came back very high silicon, iron. Pulled plug, lots of black goo on the plug. Lots more than on the plug from other compartment. Do i straight away begin dissassembly or is there other things to check first. Thx Ken
  2. watglen

    Compaction Question--

    Hi Guys, Please move this thread if there is a better place for it. I am looking to bid my first government job. There is a road cut and pipe installation involved. The road is a tertiary, not a main road. Its a paved side road. Pipe depth is about 8' below the road deck. The engineer is...
  3. watglen

    544K road speed too slow!

    Hello all, I recently purchased a 2017 544Kii with the 4speed trans. The road gear is too slow to travel far, which i need to do sometimes. I know the machines have 2 different speed options available at time of purchase, so I thought I would ask. Is there an easy way to get this machine to...
  4. watglen

    D6t electrical

    Hello everyone I need to locate a good spot to pull 12v power for a fm radio. It needs to turn off with the ignition. Where would i find that? Thx
  5. watglen

    My balls are wearing out

    Made you look! What is the strategy to manage this wear? D6t Thx Ken
  6. watglen

    Advice with Engine oil grades

    Hello all, I am trying to decide if I can switch my whole fleet over to ck-4 10w30 from 15w40. My mixed fleet has more newer engines in it. The newer engines all call for 10w30. I am hoping to just keep 1 drum around, but I am a little concerned for my few older tier 3 engines. The...
  7. watglen

    New to me 544K-ii

    Hello all, I have never posted in this section before. I am a long time CAT dozer excavator ctl owner, and just received my first Deere, and first loader. So the first thing we did was install new monster tires 750 series. Big ag floaters. Should be able to walk on water now. Trouble is the...
  8. watglen

    D6T Hardnose has a lot of slop all of a sudden

    As the title implies, D6T with about 8000 hrs has a whole lot of slop in the hardnose mounts. It wasn't like this a week ago. When you lift or lower the blade, the hardnose rocks back and forth a whole lot. Pins are in as they always have been. What am I looking at here?
  9. watglen

    Really hard shifts on D6T

    Hello all, Its been a helluva long time since my last post. I hope you all are well My d6t is having trans issues. The symptom are predictable. When you are in reverse, and idle down to slow to a stop, then click into neutral, there is a double bang bang as the tractor comes to a stop. Its...
  10. watglen

    Pilot control really stiff

    Hello all, Just getting used to my new to me CAT 335F. SN SGJ20513 One thing that really stands out is how much effort is required to move the pilot levers. It reminds me of my old 4-stick case backhoe years ago. They are substantially stiffer than any other excavator I have ever run...
  11. watglen

    New CAT 313 next gen

    Hello all, Took delivery of a brand new 2022 CAT 313 next gen today. First question is how to override the seat belt alarm. Damn thing is persistent, and machine wont move without it on. Ken
  12. watglen

    Loose teeth?

    Hello all, I have a bucket on a 130 sized excavator. Teeth are Esco ultralok spade or flat teeth bucket has 2200 hrs on it, uve owned since new Teeth are in good shape. Not even close to worn out, barely worn at all really. Bucket has never seen rock or cement. Rarely sees sand. But the...
  13. watglen

    Volvo EC300E Thoughts?

    Looking at upgrading my Volvo EC240B to an EC300E. Thoughts on this unit? Personally, I like the Volvo. Parts are outrageous price, and service and availability is slow. But the machines are lots cheaper than CAT and I think they are every bit as good at getting the work done, cheap to run...
  14. watglen

    Odd Starting issue- older D6t

    D6T zjb00289 2011 or 2012 model Weirdest thing. Dozer has a habit of failing to crank. You get a a bit of clicking etc like a dead bat. Problem is most common when the machine has sat for a couple days, and doesn't present itself if the machine was run yesterday, just like a weak bat...
  15. watglen

    Trencher recommendations

    Hello all, I am investigating skid steer trenchers. Looking for recommendations on a new heavy duty unit. Looking for robustness, and high speed trenching, as deep and wide as possible. Soil is clay for the most part. Track loader will be a jcb 3ts8t, one of those zoom boom high flow track...
  16. watglen

    Zx130-5

    Swing drive gearbox. How do you drain the oil?
  17. watglen

    Volvo EC240B Swing gear toast?

    I have a 5200 hour Volvo EC240B Yesterday while trenching it started making a sound that was a little concerning. Sounded like hydraulic cavitation sounds coming from the swing gear area. 2 hours later it grew to nasty cringing, shiver down the spine, metal on metal gear grinding squeaking...
  18. watglen

    Contamination

    How deep can you bury a 6t before you start worrying about water and mud contamination? At its worst the Ripper cylinder was submerged . Sat overnight in water while more machine was brought in. Was weird when water was blowing out top of hood vents . Didn't think the fan was under water at...
  19. watglen

    D6T torque converter scavenge screen

    Hello all, I am having trouble finding the scavenge screen for this tractor D6T ZJB00289 The transmission suction screen behind the 4 bolt cover is easy to spot. It was clean with very little filings on the magnets. In the parts blow up it looks like there should be a small screen (item 3...
  20. watglen

    D6T idler renewal

    Hi Guys, I am about to swap out the worn system one idlers for new ones. Can anyone explain the tightening procedure for the idler cap group and bolts. Also bolt torque specs. Thx
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