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  1. J

    TAMPO RS16A questions

    Looking for an older vibratory smooth roller for packing gravel at a new building site and graveled yard. Wont be getting many hours, will either finish the project or keep it around for maintaining the gravel around the yard. A '81 TAMPO RS16A came available. Description is vague but price...
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    EX230LC-5 No fast travel speed

    Have a Hitachi 230LC-5 that quit going to fast travel mode, also the auto idle quit working. I remember reading that this is somewhat of a common issue with these machines and that its likely a pressure sensor? Is it one of the pressure sensors on the pumps, or which sensor would I look for...
  3. J

    Track loader parts in Canada

    Anyone have a good source for getting aftermarket undercarriage parts in Canada for Cat. Have used trackloaderparts.com but the way the dollar has gone it has taken some fun out of us purchases.
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    Wild Kat brush rake?

    Thanks for all the quick responses and advice, although i was hoping this was an exception to the "get what you pay for rule"! This was another one of my picks, although I could buy 2+ wild kats for what they are asking for this...
  5. J

    Wild Kat brush rake?

    Anyone run one of these "heavy duty" model of Wild Kat brush rakes? http://www.ebay.com/itm/BOBCAT-SKID-STEER-84-ROOT-RAKE-GRAPPLE-W-T-QUICK-ATTACH-WILL-SHIP-FOR-199-00-/261407942630?pt=US_Heavy_Equipment_Attachments&hash=item3cdd20a7e6 The price fits the budget, but really don't want...
  6. J

    CAT skid steer blowing off oil plug

    Have a 287B loader and in winter it blows the rubber oil filler cap off. Has this happened to anyone else? I cant seem to find a valve cover vent or anything, i wondered if it freezes from time to time. There is another cap towards the front of the machine on the top of the valve cover. Does...
  7. J

    need help with Hitachi parts please!

    thanks deereman!
  8. J

    need help with Hitachi parts please!

    ok thanks, so your sure thats the right bushing for my machine?
  9. J

    need help with Hitachi parts please!

    Yeah I realize that. I think one may be a Deere and the other a hitachi number. Do you know if that is the right one for my machine?
  10. J

    need help with Hitachi parts please!

    Does anyone have access to Hitachi parts books that could help me out? I have a EX 230 LC-5 with a s/n ending 001946, 10ft stick. I need new bushings for the main bucket pivot at the bottom of the stick. I looked on the deere online part system and came up with AT217782 or 4355876 but there...
  11. J

    Non traditional excavator uses....

    bought the basket from a ritchie sale for $50. The basket is on a pivot with a disk brake so it self levels until you are in position, then you can apply the brake to lock it out. We built the jib boom.
  12. J

    Non traditional excavator uses....

  13. J

    Considering this Hitachi EX 200-2...

    if you think a 1992 dash 2 model has a lot of electronics... what do you think about something built within the last decade!! Hitachi's in general are pretty good machines, once you get into the newer Zaxis models you get into electronic engines and more electronic controls. You would do well...
  14. J

    CAT 287B Cold weather operation!

    Yup your right on. Cold is very hard on equipment. We do have a heated shop and try to keep it inside but we generally have it pretty full of other things on the go. The skid at the very least always sits in a non insulated machine shed, which helps quite a bit. Funny you mention engine life...
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    CAT 287B Cold weather operation!

    Is anyone running their Cats up here in the great white north? We are running a 0w40 synthetic and the motor starts real good. At -30c and colder the hydraulics are really tough to get warmed up. You can let it idle for half hour and longer but you can tell there is next to no oil circulating...
  16. J

    Oil Evac question?

    Thanks guys. Good to know blitz, would you be concerned about 35' of 3/4" for suction?
  17. J

    Oil Evac question?

    Have a waste oil system on my service truck. Just your run-of-the-mill diaphram pump with a 4 way selector valve so I can pump or suck onto the truck. Looking to get a hose reel. Can I use a single braid 1500 psi hydraulic hose on the reel? I know it wont be a issue with the pressure because it...
  18. J

    some work pictures

    Do you like that tripod ladder Tom?
  19. J

    CAT B series - Slow fuel fill?

    Have a 287B and pukes fuel back at you when filling. Is this a known issue? Vent hose plugged?
  20. J

    Oddball Questions about organizing your service truck.

    http://www.zorotools.com/g/00054219/k-G1786443?srccode=cii_10043468&cpncode=30-97166038-2&utm_source=channel_intelligence&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=shopzilla As much as I dislike zoro, this is a part number you could look for
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