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    Canadians eh...

    I took the operators course back in the fall of 2004....Since that time the course has changed quite a bit. When I did it there was alot more offered in the course in the way of classes...a couple yrs after i took it they revamped it, took out a few of the classes and shortened the course and...
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    Canadians eh...

    Live in Kitchener - soon to be Guelph and work in Guelph and area. Went to school in Lindsay for Heavy Equipment, worked at a Cat dealer for 3.5 yrs and now Heavy Equipment Operator for a Landscaping company...
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    Cat 279c Electrical Schematic?

    Hey I was wondering if anyone happens to have a wiring schematic for a cat 279C Skid Steer sn: MBT01024. I'm trying to figure out which button on the joysticks will run out to which pin on the deutsch's connector on the front of the machine where the aux hydraulics attatch. We have a snow blower...
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    Cat 420E Stabilizer drifting issue

    well an update, after checking the line reliefs - ok both needle lock valves - ok and pulling the spool and it was -ok sent machine to dealer. turned out the cylinder wasn't repaired properly in the first place. the barrel had score lines on it about 4-6 inches long at the bottom of the barrel...
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    Cat 420E Stabilizer drifting issue

    Thanks Lee, I will try this tomorrow night and see if that is the problem. Hopefully it is as its a quick fix! :) I know the cylinder got a new rod(after market, new piece of rod stock being the same dimensions as the cat rod was) and seal kit from cat. I don't know at the moment if the...
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    Cat 420E Stabilizer drifting issue

    I've got a 420E with just over 1500 hrs on it. The cylinder rod had scoring on the rod and had the chrome flaking off on the underside of the rod. one day last week I noticed the cylinder drifting down as soon as I brought the cylinder all the way up and let the control go. It would drift down a...
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    cat 924g turbo leaking oil

    Heres a little background loader has around 2700hrs on it. I just did a 250hr service on it. drained oil, changed filter and refilled oil. started engine rechecked level and toped up all was good. Sent machine out to job site. I came to the job site a few days later and checked the oil and...
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    cat 420E air conditioning question

    Sorry, I guess I was trying to ask is it the compressor on its way out, or is it something else I'm missing. When I worked at the cat dealership i never had to do anything with A/C much... I had wondered if it was the compressor or the bearing just starting to go, was fine before cause the rpm...
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    cat 420E air conditioning question

    I've got a 420E that I'm working on. I done a whole bunch of repairs to it, I adjusted the throttle cables becasue they have stretched and my high idle was only at 1900-2000rpm. I now have it sitting at 2100+rpm on foot and about 2400rpm on hand. once I did this adjustment if I run the engine...
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    Wet Basement

    had a couple ideas....probably far fetched but never know... what if you could get like a trencher to dig down? another option...not sure how far apart your house to the next but if its wide enough could you get a high reach excavator to come in from each side and if you removed some of...
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    CAT 943, bad hydraulic noise/vibration

    sucking air perhaps? if you got it hot enough to melt the sight glass I'm guessing you backed all the o-rings on the hoses/pipes connecting to the tank? don't know if thats it but something to consider. can you get a audio/video of the noise? that might help...
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    793D Dump Box Ensemble

    Oh wow that is a sweet! I thought you would be in ontario since thats where is said you were located on the side. I had a big dream (still do) of going out that way to run equipment but have kinda got stuff lined up here for now. Maybe in the distant future I'll make it out there. Taken from...
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    793D Dump Box Ensemble

    you could also try toromont cat timmins branch as they have dealt with cat 785's and you could also try finning out west up in the fort mcmurray area as they deal with 793's and 797's in the oildsands at syncrude, suncor, cnrl etc...
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    793D Dump Box Ensemble

    wow thats a big order....work at a gravel pit or quarry?
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    Removing Equalizer bar on a CAT D8L

    one way would be to remove the blade from the machine, remove tracks, remove equalizer pins from track frames and then support equalizer bar on each side and remove the middle pin and lower bar to the floor. now if you run into problems getting pins out and such it may be necessary to remove one...
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    Any secret to releasing pressure to attach hydraulic lines for 4 n 1 bucket?

    might be a pressurized tank....remove cap and see if that relieves the pressure?
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    Volvo EC330 Dipper Cylinder Problem

    is it possible one of the seals inside the head of the cylinder was installed backwards?
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    Cat 24" Bucket

    I pm'ed the OP but forgot to update the thread... I went to cat (battlefield) and asked them and they said 90% of the time they can get the replacement shank. With having newer buckets it shouldn't be a problem, I think its if its a older bucket there could be a issue. Just need to take the...
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    What do you do with junk rubber tires?

    I know this is an old thread but some others might be looking as well. my suggestion would be to check with local mines around your area. When I toured Syncrude up in Alberta back in 07 they took all of there garbage tires and placed them on the outside edge of there roads to act as a buffer...
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    Cat D4G hydrostatic drive problem

    the joystick bow-tie sensors might need to be recalibrated?
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