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Recent content by ernie

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    Some old logging iron.

    Good history and nice pictures. My dad logged in the 50's and I used to go with him at times. But I never saw anything that old (except my dad!). This month he turns 92. ernie
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    JCB 212SU Torque converter oil leak

    Yeah, Threadbreaker, it was the pilot shaft on the torque converter that was broken off and evidently allowed just a little wiggle to wear the seal out even though the spring plate was ok. A new pilot shaft welded on by a shop and a new seal fixed it. Erine
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    JCB 212SU Torque converter oil leak

    Anybody ever pulled a transmission out of a JCB 212? We suddenly developed an oil leak out from an inspection hole in the torque converter compartment and looks like we need to pull things apart-not that we needed this problem just when starting back to work! We need to find a repair manual...
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    World's Largest Trencher

    Actually, that is a strip mining machine, I believe in Germany. I had seen some pics of it some time back. Evidently it takes about 3 operators to run it. The pics I saw showed a cat (D7 or D8) that it accidently picked up and dropped into the discharge shoot. Don't know if anybody was hurt...
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    Ever been cornered?

    Saw a truck bed break off of the truck. There was about a ton and a half of asphalt in the front of the bed and we were on a slight side slope. When the bed was all the way up and the paver bumped the truck the bed snapped the only two bolts that were left holding it to the frame and in a...
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    Attachment quick disconnects

    We've never had any success finding anything that was "standard" when it came to QD's. One of our parts supplier is also a logging outfit and they often have old or used parts that we managed to interchange for things like disconects. Not only do they usually work, but they are much cheaper...
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    ? JCB 210 S Backhoe

    John, We've had a JCB 212 SU w/ a box scraper for about 7 or 8 yrs. Parts are a bit higher & take awhile longer to get here-about a week or so where as Cat parts are over night usually. This machine is a 4 way steer w/ a lockout valve for the back axel. We found ourselves stuck on stumps or...
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    Troubles w/ our 312B

    Thanks, Wrench. We haven't got enough experience or tools to do that kind of major surgery. We will probably do a replacement from the dealer. Can't believe the costs per part ratios-we're still trying to locate travel motor probs & have been doing pressure & drain case tests. I thought I...
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    Troubles w/ our 312B

    5000 plus a few. We got a estimate from the dealer yesterday for about 11,500 new-they told us they don't have re-mans. We don't have a lot of experience in rebuilding engines ourselves so replacement looks safer for us.
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    do you bathe your cat?

    We have an old Jenny steam cleaner and we clean our machines in the fall. Gives a better impression to customers but also because we do a lot of clearing it keeps us cleaner. Excess grease tends to wipe off on brush and when you pass by a stray limb w/ grease on it guess where it ends up when...
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    removing shanks from bucketI am trying to remove the corner shank off a 24-inch bucke

    Cutting off shanks (or cutting edges) I don't have an air-arc but I sometimes use a machinist/ fabricator down the road a ways that will take off a cutting edge or shank or anything else off pretty reasonably and quick.
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    Looking for Clacker bucket info

    Thanks, Dirthauler, this is exactly what I was looking for. I have dial up connection so video on my computer takes about an hour to load up. I'll load on my brother's site (faster) & he'll see what he was looking for. ernie
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    Looking for Clacker bucket info

    Has anyone heard of "Clacker" buckets? I saw them advertized in a construction mag some time back but haven't seen them since. My brother has a Bobcat w/ a backhoe and was looking for a picture of one of those buckets.
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    Troubles w/ our 312B

    Thanks for some direction on travel motors problem. :notworthy We picked up the 312 out of upper Washington state a few years ago. It had about 3000 hrs on it then yet it showed excessive track pin & bushing wear. Everything else appeared in good condition & we figured tracks would hold for...
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    Troubles w/ our 312B

    I'm very impressed with the experience, pics, & international flavor of this site. We're pretty small compared to some of you fellas so when we have any mechanical probs. we try to work on them ourselves. Our 312 exc. has developed a travel motor prob. When oil is hot one track looses power...
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