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Recent content by schnid21

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    Moldboard Material

    Great. Thanks for the feedback guys. I can definitely get a similar grade of steel to that. Thanks again.
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    Moldboard Material

    Any input on this before the weekend? Thanks for any help people could pass along.
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    Moldboard Material

    Hi All Working on doing some repairs on a friends dozer. Its a 700K. We are working on the moldboard. The moldboard is OEM and is starting to show signs of wear. Does anyone have any idea what grade of material would have been used on the moldboard on this dozer from the factory? Is it...
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    700K Final Drive vs Komatsu Final Drive

    Yes, I understand that. Compared to a Deere the pivot shaft is in pretty much the same spot. The difference is that on a Deere the final drive is rigidly mounted to the frame of the dozer. So some of the forces from the tracks are transferred through the final drive directly to the frame...
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    700K Final Drive vs Komatsu Final Drive

    Hi All We have been looking at picking up a used 700K or possibly a D51E. It will be used for maintaining some logging roads, removing stumps and clearing some landings etc. I really like the site lines of the Komatsu, but was hoping to get some feedback on the long term durability of the...
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