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    Deere 690C bucket bushing/pin sizes?

    Hello Everyone, My old 690c has one bad pin. It is the dipper pin, it looks like the sleeve in the boom broke free and caused all kinds havoc. I'm having this line bored and welding in a solid shaft with a replaceable sleeve where it will contact the dipper link arm bushings. The problem is...
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    Hydraulic fluid type for a Deere 690C, any help is appreciated! Thanks!

    Hello Everyone, I'm buying a really nice low hours 690C for working around my property, don't expect I'll be racking up a ton of hours on it. I'm planning to change all the filters/fluids to be on the safe side and start fresh with it. I've been reading some conflicting posts on the best...
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    Auxiliary Hydraulics Question, New Holland L785- Rookie in need of answers!

    Hello everyone, thanks for taking the time to read this post. I have an old L-785 big old workhorse! I finally got the funds to buy a grapple bucket for it.. I installed it and here is what happens... When I engage the aux hydraulics to open the jaws I can't tilt the bucket and when the...
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    American Dragline Identification Help!

    Hello everyone! I just acquired a gem of an old dragline in great mechanical condition and I am trying to find out what model it could be and I can't find anything online. The serial number is GS 3409 and it has a GM 3-71 diesel in it. It has a 1 yard bucket and I'm hoping to add on to an...
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    Hydraulic Pressure Question, please help the rookie!

    Hello to everyone in the forum! Due to the fact that I am too poor to buy a nice skidder at the moment, I bought an old L-785 that had been sitting for 2+ years due to an engine issue and was involved in a good old fashioned barn fire too (big mistake!)... I’ve got the machine running and...
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