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    Propane smell coming from excavator exhaust...

    Sounds like a perfect candidate for exhaust gas recirculation - you would be on to a winner! Good Luck. Ex tractor fan
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    JCB 3cx 2006

    Hi Firetrack, could you post some photos please, then I may be able to help. Ex tractor fan
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    MF 50A Backhoe

    Hi Delmer, The opposite is true in the UK I would say a fixed centre backhoe is extremely rare, something to do with us having to access tight areas on our small island! Take Care, Ex tractor fan
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    MF 50A Backhoe

    Hi Yamaha, thanks for the pictures, hope you have a working heater in the MF, it looks very tidy, I hav'nt seen one with a fixed centre backhoe. I don't think you will go far wrong with the MF as they are uncomplicated. (Not like todays computer controlled ones). Good luck with your new home -...
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    Cat hydrostatic transmission overhaul.

    My thoughts exactly, some clever people out there, wonder how many hours it took to iron the bugs out of the prototypes? Ex tractor fan
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    MF 50A Backhoe

    Hi Yamaha, glad to hear you have bought a "big toy" to play with,if the cylinder is not leaking too badly I would leave it alone. Keep your eye on the leak, if it gets too bad then change the seals as oil is expensive. Are you using it on your own property? Please post some pictures, Good luck...
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    Jcb 3c3 have you used one?

    Hi Jamiep, I have only just seen your post,I have spent 100's of hours driving JCB 3C, good machines for their day, the last of the 3C,s were much better with the "Powertrain" transmission. Prior to the Powertrains we only ran the ones with clutch and 10 speed gearbox, I remember arriving back...
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    Pictures of your Backhoe!!!!!

    We also have a 2013 JCB 3CX with Tier 4 engine and it uses more fuel than our2010 3CX did. Hope your CASE continues to give you good service. Regards Ex tractor fan
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    Pictures of your Backhoe!!!!!

    Hi Yassen-TE, thanks for your comments, our CAT 444F has the extendable stick but it is same as the one fitted to the 434E, there is a longer one offered but this machine was one of 4 in stock at the CAT factory in Desford UK. The Michelin tyres are crossplys, the CAT 434E we traded in was on...
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    Pictures of your Backhoe!!!!!

    d4c24a, thanks for your comments, I have bought the CAT because it still has the pre Tier 4i engine so hopefully less complication & better fuel economy. Also compared to our 2013 JCB 3CX the CAT wireing harness, hose runs & paint quality are better. Would you know how to contact The British...
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    Pictures of your Backhoe!!!!!

    Hi all, as promised pictures of my new CAT 444F, it has been sitting in our yard for 2 weeks awaiting a registration number so it can be used legally on the highway (slack CAT dealers did not send the correct information to the UK licencing authority, so the paper work bounced back to me twice)...
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    JCB 3CX Eco Window Breakage

    d4c24a, we bought a 2013 3CX with the Tier 3b engine, JCB state this engine will be 9% better on fuel, unfortunately the opposite is true. Our friendly JCB dealer fitter says other people with this engine also find it is heavier on fuel than the previous engine. However the machine is a...
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    Fifth gear in Cat 428C

    Hi Max, I have a 2012 CAT 434E with autoshift, and as you say 5th gear is only available with autoshift switched on,as PDG X says the gear shift is dependant on load & speed. As the gearbox changes up or down you will feel it change gear but it is not a harsh shift. I tend to only have the...
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    1984 JCB 3C1400 Shuttle Shift/Reverser service question.

    The transmission you have in your machine (if it looks like your the drawing in your first post), is NOT the JCB Syncro shuttle, I have a shop manual for those machines and it says to use the JCB transmission oil NOT friction modified oils IE Dexron ATF. The way to check the oil level is to...
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    Walking Drag-Line Near Henderson TX

    AustinPSD, I agree, most of the things we consume & use, electronics etc rely on mined minerals, I remember on a trip to Canada passing a large steel mill on the shore of Lake Erie, and some of the people on the bus tour saying what a mess it looked, I replied yes but you still want to buy your...
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