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  1. J

    "First" D6C Caterpillar... H-E-L-L-L-P!!!

    The case is not what got cracked it was a carrier assembly i think cat called it under the case causing the torque to have to be disassembled in order to replace the assembly Olddirt makes a good point i have been living this for the last few years with this machine still wouldnt trade it for...
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    "First" D6C Caterpillar... H-E-L-L-L-P!!!

    Just a little information that may help catch a problem I have a D6D and while removing the torque divider case one of the forcing bolts cracked the housing under where they thread in at after reinstalling the torque a steady ****** developed where the one forcing bolt was. Long story short...
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    CAT or DEERE

    Just my opinion on this I feel that deere makes the best finish grade dozer in the under 100 hp range and I WAS a die hard Deere customer I worked hard to have all Deere equipment. Now here is the warning!!!!!! Deere has become absolutely outragous on their parts prices, availability, and...
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    Shopping for a farm use Dozer

    ER I just wanted to add try to stay away from the early Deere 550s before the G series came out these dozers had a torque converter driven powershift and parts for them were getting scarce and very expensive 20 years ago. I owned one and it was a great dozer I just got a little scared that it...
  5. J

    D6C Powershift not always going into gear

    Hey there I went through a similar situation on a D6D 4X after it got up to operating temperature it would not shift into 2nd Forward all other shifts worked great after lots of troubleshooting and frustration I replaced the trans pressure control valve the top valve when you take the trans...
  6. J

    Introduction

    Thank you for accepting me on the forum I have been a reader of posts for several years now and have learned so much from peoples posts and tonight I felt like I could be of some help to a member and hope I was. I look forward to more reading and hopefully pitching in some of my experiences to...
  7. J

    Hauling cat 315 on 20 ton tag

    Hi all Just my 2 cents on this I bought a brand new towmaster 25 ton tri axle put It behind a tri axle international dump and put a 160 deere on it and always felt I had a safe set up put the machine over the trailer axles and put the boom as close to the tailgate as I could get. Now the...
  8. J

    D6c Trans/steering clutch pressures (revisited)

    HI D6c your post made me sign up to forums instead of being just a reader of posts lol I have a D6D 4x and have experience with replacing this valve I went aftermarket because I was at a point of parts swapping in my troubleshooting and the price was the determining factor. I put a...
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