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  1. still learn'n

    Service Truck organization

    Specifically battery powered toolsI would like to organize this mess but haven't been able to find a good way yet. Any solutions or ideas? Is there somebody that makes a good option or does everyone make there own?
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    JCB 530 Steering

    My father has a JCB 530 with 4 wheel steering that isn't working. Checking the proximity sensors and was wondering on the sensor plug there is a black, red, & Blue wire. What is hot and which is ground? Is it supposed to have 12 volts to the sensor and then a ground? That is what I figured but...
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    Deere 850J LGP grousers

    Has anybody welded on new grousers? If so what is the process? Does the old one get cut off some to get squared up? New bars that were priced to me were 3/4" and 7/8" thick. Clears on dozer and end are less than 1/2" thick so do they get cut off so the total cleat height would be same as new ones?
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    Fleet Managemant Software

    I am looking for a fleet management software. We have all the main equipment for earthmoving work along with a few trucks. What I am really wanting is parts inventory management software with barcodes to be able to look up parts we have on hand. Was looking at the different ones online and not...
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    Volvo A40d Dropbox

    Our Dropbox is bad in our truck if I get a reman how hard are they to change? I'm headed to look at the truck right now. Our dealer was out the other day and pulled the plug and it had shaving all over in the oil. Are most of the reman sellers fairly good options? Reman from Volvo is $13k...
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    Clutch Question

    2004 Kenworth T300 3126 Kitty Cat with 6spd tranny When it is cold in the morning it was slipping when taking out from being stopped every once in a while but always. It didn't have any free play in the pedal so I adjusted that so now there is around an inch. My question is is that all I should...
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    Michelin XHA2 Tires and wheels

    I have 4 23.5R25 tires and wheels that were on our Deere 624K when we bought it and they weren't what we wanted so we got something different. They are in like new shape they were on it for only a couple months and then taken off and they were stored inside since then. Asking 15,000 for all 4...
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    Exhaust/circulation fan in shop

    I have had the thought to put a fan in this wall on the right close to the corner for welding fume extraction and also for a circulation fan. Has anybody done this thoughts? Do the shutters seal off good? What's the other options?
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    JCB 530

    My father has a 530 and it died the either day and wouldn't start and they jumped it on the starter and got it started and then it would only go in reverse. Now it will start with key but will not still go in forward but works in reverse. We don't have a fuse relay diagram or a wiring diagram so...
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    Pulling and Pushing Internal bearing Races

    How do you pull and push 5-6" bearing races out and in? I know most will say just cut them out and that's what I do but I would like to use my hollow hyd ram and just pull them out anybody made a tool to do that? How do you pull them in also with the ram to make your own driver or whatever you...
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    Kenworth W900 Steering Hard

    We have a 2005 Kenworth W900 that has a Spicer E1322I 13,200 lb front axle and are wanting to put dual steering gearboxes on it and our Kenworth dealer has been in contact with Paccar and they say its not possible. The reason is for hard steering. We have changed the steering gear box and also...
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    Cement Powder

    I don't know where to put this but does anybody have any experience with moving cement dust by air thru a hose? I am looking into building a machine and need to know how much cement dust would move thru a certain diameter hose at 10 psi. Is there a way to figure that out? Has anybody run a...
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    Lift cylinder ball joints Deere 872D

    Is there a way to tighten up the ball joints on the lift cylinder rods and the cross cylinder? Can they be machined rather then spending $10,000 to get new parts?
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    JCB 536-60

    What engines would these machine have and is parts easy to come by they JCB? I found one on an auction that has a locked up motor and I don't know much about these. Do they have a serial number plate or us it just a stick this is all they show in the photos. It there a plate besides this...
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    Solar panels on Job Shack

    Has anybody put a solar unit on a reefer trailer/job shack? Recently we put our def tote into our 43' job shack so we didn't have to haul it around separately and now we was thinking of putting a solar unit to charge the batteries and could also mount lights inside it to see better. The pump on...
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    The right to repair NE Farmers taking on JD and Apple

    Is this going to get passed? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/mar/06/nebraska-farmers-right-to-repair-john-deere-apple Somewhere I read the same think happened for vehicles so how much difference is this? Will this also change the construction equipment to?
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    6-71 blower wanted

    I have a friend that is looking for a blower for a 6-71 Detroit. Pm me if you would have one Thanks Jerry
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    Volvo A40 BM

    I'm looking at a used Volvo A40 2000 year model I believe and the battery voltage light is on and the stop light is flashing on the dash is these correlated with each other? The voltage at alternator and the batteries is 27 volts. So what sets the stop light off? The digital display up by the...
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    How to deal with def

    How do you keep your def from freezing or getting to cold in your supply tank that sits on your job? We have fuel trailers that sit on our jobsites that have a def tank on them to and on 2 of our trailers the filters Brooke and drained a bunch out. Would a stainless filter and filter head fix...
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    First time pulling tranny

    I am pulling a tranny on a truck for the first time ever the clutch has an issue it's on a 99 Mack RD688S. Any pointers or is there something else to engine, clutch or tranny I should do? I have a pit in shop I'm doing it over that I put a track or rail in when we did the concrete work and i...
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