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    Detroit 2-stoke Diesels - fuel tank sediment buildup?

    I look after several Detroit 71 and 92 series diesel engines in stationary emergency stand-by service. They had been having injector problems which lead to fuel samples being taken. The samples were bad, which lead to discovering huge sediment (mud) buildups on the bottom of the fuel tanks...
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    John Deere 24A drive problems

    A friend of mine called me about an old JD 24A skid steer he's having trouble with. He keeps losing drive to one side of the machine. He adjusts the control linkage up, it works again for a week of so then stops working again. Controls are a single stick with a T handle top. Move the stick...
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    Bobcat S650 - sliding cab window latch?

    Almost new Bobcat S650, pretty cold here, the operator breaks the plastic handle/latch on the sliding side window of the cab. No big deal, I figure I'll buy about a dozen of them cause it's something we're going to want to stock. :cool2 I call Bobcat and they tell me the latch isn't sold...
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    Back-up camera on a skid steer??

    I've had a "request" to install a backup camera on a new Bobcat S650. Anybody had any experience with backup cameras on skid steers? Do the automotive systems stand up ok? Is there a heavy equipment version available? :confused:
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    JLG 60 HA eatin PQ controllers for breakfast

    Got another weird & wonderfull problem today :Banghead JLG 60HA with PQ controllers. The main lift controller had a dead spot at full stroke on the up function. No big deal, had a new controller on the shelf. It was a "Total Source" knock-off (Hindley Electronics), put it in, the lift...
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    JLG 40HA - tower boom syncro problems

    We've got a JLG 40HA that the upright portion of the tower boom gets out of sync on. When stowed, that upright should be straight up & down, perfect 90 degrees to the platform deck. This one gets out a little, leans forward about 3 degrees after use in cold weather. When you try and correct...
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    Weird drive problem on Genie Z80

    Got a strange problem on Genie Z80/60 #Z8005-565. At random the left rear wheel will stop driving. Happens maybe once a year, usually after a longer drive (1 mile or more across a site). The left rear wheel will drag a few times and then just stop turning. The rest of the machine will...
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    Yale GP40-AE service manual needed

    Anybody have a service manual for a Yale GP40-AE forklift? I'm looking for transmission info - oil flow diagrams......we've got one that's not cooperating and it's coming apart for the second time :Pointhead
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    JLG 60HA - Tower Boom out of Level

    Any JLG 60HA experts hiding in the woods out there? In a recent cold snap (-40ish) the only machine that would start was an old 60HA we had around. They used it and it came back to us with the tower boom leaning outward at a fairly good angle. The tower boom uses a slave/master two cylinder...
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    Patching a rusted out Hydraulic tank?

    Anybody had to deal with patching a leaking hydraulic tank? I've got one on an old Clark IT50 that sits right behind a drive tire and it's been rocked pounded to the point of rusting/leaking. The tank is part of the frame/body of the machine so I can't take it out to clean & weld it. Know...
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    Clark transmission Charge Pressure problem

    need your help guys, we're fighting with transmission problem on a peice of railyard equipment known as a swingloader or swingmaster or speedswing. Every once in a while there is no transmission charge pressure on startup. Doesn't seem to care if it's inside a building or outside in the cold...
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    Genie Z80/60 Drive Problems

    The company has a Genie Z80/60 that's not my friend. The drive has always been really slow and yet everything is functioning normally. We've been through the programing countless times and all the function speeds are set to 100%. Only difference I can see is that this machine has the...
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    Bobcat 853 Phantom trouble codes

    We've got an old bobcat 853 that I'm trying to keep going a while longer. Not that many hours on it, (3202hrs) but because of it's age nobody wants to operate it. The display shoots off random trouble codes about 3 times a day, never the same one, usually something to do with filters. I've...
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