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    Question about CAT 345B Swing Motors

    Hello All, Recently a friend and I finished all the maint. scheduled on our CAT 345B Trackhoe. We drained and replaced all the crankcase oil, replaced the old filter, replaced the fuel and fuel/water seperator & all the air filters. Speaking of that, I noticed that one of the swing...
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    Under Greasing vs. Over Greasing a Trackhoe?

    Hey Jim, That was my understanding also. There are three grease zirts there, one for the front and two for the sides. It was my understanding after reading the maint. manual for this unit you need to grease those zirts in four positions, 12, 3, 6 & 9 O'clock. This is what I have been...
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    Changing Engine Old in a CAT 345

    Hey Jerry, I appreciate all your help. I have a couple of the SOS Test Kits I purchased from the CAT dealer here in Arizona. Would you recommend just doing the oil sample and seeing what that tells me, or just go ahead and change the oil and then test later? I'm not sitting in...
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    Changing Engine Old in a CAT 345

    Hello All, I'm glad I found these forums, they are a huge help. We have a CAT345, but never have changed the engine oil as of yet. The unit was purchased from Richie Brothers Aution Site and it looks like the unit might have been sitting for awhile. The filter are all dated about a year...
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    Under Greasing vs. Over Greasing a Trackhoe?

    Hey All, Thanks for the advice and tips. I believe we are doing everything right then. We do listen and watch for the grease to pop out the ends. The minute we hear the grease pop, we add just a tad more and stop. However, even though we do this, after about 4-6 hours of operation you...
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    Under Greasing vs. Over Greasing a Trackhoe?

    Hello All, I noticed in the Maint. Manual that I purchased for our CAT 345BL that it talks about over-greasing and it can be bad. I never really thought you can over-grease and if you did you would just be wasting grease. Can you technically over-grease and what can happen besides...
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    Pushing Dirt/Rocks Sideways with a CAT345

    Hello All, I have a small mining operation where we are using a CAT345bl Excavator to dig trenches and pits. We normally pile the material along the side of the holes and trenches and then use the side of the bucket to push the material down flat. I know it's probably not the best to...
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    Questions concerning a CAT 345BL

    Hello All, I have several questions on a trackhoe that I'm operating on. (1) First, what is the difference between a CAT 345B, BL or L if anything? (2) The unit is a 2001 and in good physical condition with 7200 hours (+ or - a few hours). What is considered a lot of hours on a...
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    345. Log road pipe install

    Hey JonesBros, Thanks for the information. A trackhoe operator told me this, but then again another person told me something else. It makes sense to dig over the idler and not the sprocket, but was curious if you can tell me why is this? Does it have to do with wearing the sprocket with...
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    which tier?

    Hey Guys, Don't want to highjack this thread, but have a question (along with trying to get my three post so I can start a new thread) about replacing CAT teeth. I have a CAT 345bl and a quick disconnect bucket. I can't seem to find a serial number or information needed to replace the...
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    345. Log road pipe install

    Hey Grouser, Yep, Im here in Arizona and would like any suggestions or tips on operation and maint. of this unit. We pretty much work the Trackhoe on the weekends and grease the entire unit every 10 hours or so. We also do a daily walk-around and check all the fluid levels and check for...
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    looking at a Cat EL300b

    Hey Guys, A partner of mine just purchased a CAT345 BL Trackhoe. Is there anyone out there that knows where you can get an instructional manual from an Internet site? I know you can get them directly from CAT, just curious if you can purchase them from a Internet book site or such...
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    345. Log road pipe install

    Hello All, Forgot to mention I visited the CAT website and downloaded three of the PDF files that were a lot of help also. Thanks, Rob in Arizona
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    345. Log road pipe install

    Hey LongDog and Other, A partner of mine just purchased a 2001 CAT 345BL. We will be using it on a mining operation here in Arizona. This is our first go around with a Trackhoe. I've had a lot of experience running forklifts of various sizes and some small backhoes over the years...
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