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mekanik replied to the thread BCIII Cummins Rebuild..That steel line is important. Most mechanics have no idea why its there. The shop I started working on trucks at in 1980 was opened in... -
Latest core a BC III 350,, It has allot of useable parts but---remember that adage people like to use---If you can work on a Briggs &...
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mekanik replied to the thread The upcoming generation.I worked with a couple aircraft mechanics over the years. They told me there is a lot of paperwork in the aircraft maintenance business...
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mekanik replied to the thread 10w30 or 15w40 for Mitsubishi 15T engine.I really can't see a reason not to go with 15-40. How old is the machine?
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mekanik replied to the thread The upcoming generation.The railroad here is having a very difficult time recruiting as the majority of applicants fail the drug test.
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mekanik replied to the thread Help lowering stalled Grove crane boom.The oil can come out with enough force to penetrate the skin causing a serious life altering injury.
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mekanik replied to the thread Supercharged Cummins NHRS W/Onan generator.Could you post some pictures?
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I think you guys tend to compare today’s generation with the generation that was spawned out of the Great Depression and WWII. Vast...
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mekanik replied to the thread The upcoming generation.Most of the shops I worked in had a couple or three strong backs with weak minds that did all the jobs the real mechanics did not like...
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mekanik replied to the thread Just another day in paradise.I was working on a log loader on a logging setting. There were several skidders dragging logs to a landing within view of where I was...
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mekanik replied to the thread Navistar Engineering.I believe the Maxxforce 7 is the only international engine that is still in production. Another terrible engine!
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mekanik replied to the thread Navistar Engineering.Had another Maxxforce 10 delivered to the shop last week. The engine light and the warning triangle were both on. The Maxxforce 9 and 10...
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mekanik replied to the thread 3 wire alternator nightmare.I put a 10si on a 310 John Deere last summer using the diagram below and it worked. I had to rev the engine up a fair bit to get it...
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mekanik replied to the thread BCIII Cummins Rebuild..I have used a 60/40% mix of 15-40 and oil stabiliser for a lot of years. It also makes a good assembly lube for O-rings and hydraulic...
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mekanik replied to the thread Water in hydraulic oil.I used to look after a fleet of bucket trucks. One of them was a "bare-hand truck" it was used to work on the transmission lines. Most...
