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  1. amunderdog

    580K brakes

    No brakes peddle just goes to floor. Cannot get the master cylinders to make pressure. Been having issues for years, having to pump up one side, and the other not feeling 100 percent. original ones being old were first suspect. I ordered some chinesium replacements. No fix. Odd two bad masters...
  2. amunderdog

    Case 580K Phase III after JJG 2000

    Been this years thing that it was slow to get going in the morning. Short warm and good to go. Been thinking about that. Then had a complete brake failure. Got every bit of life from those parts. There was a bunch of brake materials in the oil. Rebuilt the brakes. cleaned the suction screen and...
  3. amunderdog

    Interesting video

    YouTube - Old Dozers and pans put to work
  4. amunderdog

    JD 450 Crawler Loader project

    JD 450 A Track loader Around 1970 model? I ended up with two of them. Both have good drivelines. One was working in sad shape. A lot of years of people just keeping it working never really fixing anything. But had a mostly good undercarriage (a lot of broken and missing bolts) Along...
  5. amunderdog

    Case wiring

    580K phase III Well i have had it After a period of intermittent operation my gauges finally died. I have been working on the side instrument panel wiring for a week. It is no use. The gauge cluster is a wreck anyway. And is way too much money to replace. I have tried everything normal...
  6. amunderdog

    JD 450 Crawler Loader

    Late 60's model. It was on a job when i got it. I have worked it some while trying to decide what to do with it. The powertrain is in great shape. Main needs: left steering clutch - left frame repair or replace - lots of broken/missing bolts - the four bolts that go from frame to bell...
  7. amunderdog

    Stuck bolt help

    Well i had the joy of blowing the guts out of a loader bucket cylinder:( So now i am attempting to remove the cylinder to effect repairs. There are two big bolts with 1 1/2 nuts. I have tried the normal stuff: Cheater bar - Heat - Impact. Not a thing happening. Any ideas? Blue flame...
  8. amunderdog

    Case 580R

    Been running across these for awhile. http://www.vrande.nl/folders/case580-590sr.pdf http://www.europe-machinery.com.ua/used/rigid-backhoe-loader/1/3391/case.html Must be a european only thing. Looks like there version of the M but i see M's listed with the side shift hoe. or is this a...
  9. amunderdog

    What was it?

    Says demining. Looks like it was a dozer. http://www.slashbuster.com/demining.htm Does it take two operators? Wonder what the controls look like? If it is what i think it is? Then this looks like a better idea http://www.hdic.jmu.edu/JOURNAL/7.3/focus/zimmermann/zimmermann.htm...
  10. amunderdog

    Is it me or the Dozer

    Mitsubishi BD2F about 10,000# I am learning as i go with this dozer. Other than the main blade pins to chassis being worn out it is a fair old dozer. I am having trouble maintaining grade. When I start into a cut the slop in the pins comes in and I compensate for that and get the push...
  11. amunderdog

    wrenching on C series 8.3 Cummins

    I need to pull the air compressor The manual i have shows a coupler to the drive gear. It does not make it clear how the coupler works. I think you just unbolt from block, pull the compressor back and the coupler comes with it. What holds the drive gear in position? Can someone help...
  12. amunderdog

    Auxiliary Transmission

    My old LN 8000 is in need of lower ground speed under heavy load (Off road) and just better gearing for this terrain. It has a 8.3 Cummins and a six speed trans. Low gear at working RPM's is about 7Mph. That is way to fast for me and the truck. So i could swap out the transmission. But that...
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