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  1. Willie B

    Stuck new track chains

    Friend has an International TD7E, (7 ton) I'll guess early 1980s vintage. They put new undercarriage a few years ago & it has had very little use since. The little it did see use was in the marble quarry. Crushed marble is corrosive. It has several stuck bushings, won't flex. Tried heat...
  2. Willie B

    Ride Control

    Speaking of operator's manual, I think I need one. My Case 580 Super N 2014 model year is equipped with ride control. I believe it has three ranges, for three speeds. My journey yesterday afternoon, I chose not to use the truck & trailer. I had been to this place before & had trouble getting...
  3. Willie B

    Truck, no brakes!

    I have a 1990 GMC Top KIck 10.4 liter Cat 3208. Allison trans. Case 580 Super N backhoe on the trailer. Route 11/30 from Peru is seven miles to where it meets Route 7. I came down the mountain in third gear allowing it to get up to 40 MPH before helping with brakes. Some hills are 8% grade, but...
  4. Willie B

    Little excavators

    I've never seen value in a mini excavator. I like a backhoe loader. We had a generator to install. Customer has a CUT tractor with a post hole auger. I figured the stand, we could sink four post holes for the legs. Trench was 20 feet through a maze of shrubbery, I'd dig the 2' deep ditch by...
  5. Willie B

    Case 580 Super N won't shift

    When I bought a 2014 Case 580 Super N a few years back, it wouldn't shift to first. My son dug into it & found suspicious issues in the column shift mechanism. He replaced it without solving the problem. We took it to the dealer & they said it worked fine for them. Cleared the code & it has...
  6. Willie B

    Excavator identification.

    A picture taken in 1974. I'd guess a repainted machine as it has no manufacturer on it. Does anyone know make & model?
  7. Willie B

    Omaha Steak

    I have owned several older machines. Most have needed pins & bushings. I'v always had a rough time getting new bushings into the bore. I've tried everything I can think of: Freezer.....Fail! Canned air upside down....Sort of worked Heating the bore & canned air.....Sort of worked. I've explored...
  8. Willie B

    I did it my way

    Frank Sinatra I'm not. Other ways to mount over the bucket forks weren't going to work for me. My backhoe is intended to dig with back bucket by placing the loader bucket upside down, raising the front of the tractor. The big ugly plate steel hooks weren't going to work buried in the ground. I...
  9. Willie B

    Hammer circuit to thumb conversion.

    I have a 2014 Case 580 Super N with extend a hoe & a hydraulic hammer circuit plumbed to the dipper. It is controlled with a momentary contact thumb button & rate of flow can be selected, Max I think is 35 GPM if I recall. I believe the return line is not pressurized, & runs to the filter, then...
  10. Willie B

    Air brakes in winter

    Mostly I park my dump truck in winter, saving it from salt. Today I deeded to go 1/4 mile to retrieve a load of rocky crap from a septic project. It wouldn't move. Funneled in some alcohol, got a new air dryer, installed it, then the fun began! Every air line taken off the truck was full of ice...
  11. Willie B

    New planks on a trailer

    I have a CAM Superline triaxle trailer rated 22500. It's about 12 years old now & the deck planks are getting old. It's stored outdoors. Planking is 1-1/2" white oak now. Not readily available, red oak is easy to come by, but rots faster than white. Black locust is said to last 10 years longer...
  12. Willie B

    580K Won't Move

    I've done what I advise others to never do. I sold a backhoe to a friend. 16 months ago, I sold this machine to a good friend. It has given trouble, I feel I wouldn't have had. The bolts loosened up where the dipper end attaches to the rest of the dipper. I had them loosen up years ago, so I...
  13. Willie B

    G M diesel 1996

    I HATE GM diesel/gas trucks!!! I gave away a rust free half ton with sentimental value. It seemed I'd spend $1000 on electronics, only to need to do it again next month. That was a 1997 I bought new. Nice truck, a pleasure to drive, but it was $1000 dollarin' me to death. Seth nagged me into...
  14. Willie B

    Auxiliary hydraulics on Case 580 Super N

    I bought a Case 580 Super N. This model is still in production, but no one seems to know how to supply extra hydraulics. It has a "hammer circuit" I don't think has ever been used. Looking at it, I believe it is a closed center system. I'd like a thumb. Can anyone tell me how, or close enough to...
  15. Willie B

    Dozer on ice

    My Dresser TD7G is not caulked, I run it a number of times in winter to keep the batteries up & everything lubricated. This weekend I had a load of crushed stone to spread at the other end of the driveway 1/2 mile away. From the town road, the driveway climbs with southern exposure part way...
  16. Willie B

    Brake drums

    My 1990 GMC Top Kick grabs & pulls sideways when applying brakes too hard. Left front wheel jacked up, it rubs the shoes a bit in two spots when turning by hand. Fleet Pride is the only supplier I know of other than GM dealer & GM ain't likely to offer parts for a 31 year old truck. Fleet...
  17. Willie B

    Hydraulic cylinders dump truck.

    My Heil dump body, probably built 1975 has two stage hydraulic cylinders. The part number is AID or ALD 2039-1 In dumped position it does not leak & would stay up months. In down position it leaks out the breather. I'm of the belief the pressure seals the piston, but when pressure is released...
  18. Willie B

    Case 580K loosening bolts

    I sold the 580K. Failing to take my own advice, I sold it to a friend. It is the 1988 version with Extend a hoe. These have a bolt on end cap at the end of the dipper holding the bucket pin. It's held in place by six bolts with 1-5/16" heads threaded into a welded steel bottom end of the...
  19. Willie B

    My new hitch

    I improved my hitch. The original hitch when I bought the earlier truck 16? years ago, was mounted to the dump body. I never liked it, it caused some problems. Seemed to flare up when an extra son was using a borrowed trailer with no trailer brakes, carrying a 22000 LB telehandler down a steep...
  20. Willie B

    Engine timing

    There's another similar thread running, I don't want to hyjack. My antique International Farmall M doesn't get a whole lot of use. With Covid it has been only out of the shed for exercise. Last weekend we held the local antique tractor pull, I was running out of power before I lost traction. It...
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