Hello Friends,
After many years (and help from forum members) stuck engine, broken spring and track tensioner, leaking boom cylinder....... , we are about to start digging some dirt.
First off, a big thank you to Ken in NY and other forum members that have checked in and offered help over the years. Looking back, I was offered the excavator at scrap value and really didn't consider how far away it was from running again. This forum is one big reason that this old heavy metal is just about to play in the dirt again.
It is an old machine, 2DL01890 an actual 320 with no B, C,D... after the number. The cylinder we just had rebuilt had a fair amount of interior rust. The hydraulic fluid is milky. I am thinking that it would be best to change the filters and put in inexpensive hydraulic fluid as a flush. Then run it for 50-100 hours and change it again. Does this sound like good practice?
What hydraulic oil would you use as the first flush and what would you use as the permanent oil?
Is there a separate reservoir for the swing? What oil goes there?
Is there a site where I can look up the oils and filters for this machine?
I have misplaced a service CD I had for this machine. Where can I get another one?
All my best,
Nolan Scheid
After many years (and help from forum members) stuck engine, broken spring and track tensioner, leaking boom cylinder....... , we are about to start digging some dirt.
First off, a big thank you to Ken in NY and other forum members that have checked in and offered help over the years. Looking back, I was offered the excavator at scrap value and really didn't consider how far away it was from running again. This forum is one big reason that this old heavy metal is just about to play in the dirt again.
It is an old machine, 2DL01890 an actual 320 with no B, C,D... after the number. The cylinder we just had rebuilt had a fair amount of interior rust. The hydraulic fluid is milky. I am thinking that it would be best to change the filters and put in inexpensive hydraulic fluid as a flush. Then run it for 50-100 hours and change it again. Does this sound like good practice?
What hydraulic oil would you use as the first flush and what would you use as the permanent oil?
Is there a separate reservoir for the swing? What oil goes there?
Is there a site where I can look up the oils and filters for this machine?
I have misplaced a service CD I had for this machine. Where can I get another one?
All my best,
Nolan Scheid