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  1. J

    Ford l8000 trans

    Yes trans has been pulled fully remanned everything looks to be within spec just trying to find the two piece flex plate. Checked crank end play as well
  2. J

    Ford l8000 trans

    I bought the truck had drove it for a minute it had recently had trans work apparently wasn't torqued correctly, the whole trans loosened up from engine and was hanging from torque converter and two bolts and the tail housing. It's not distorted horrible part of me would think it would be true...
  3. J

    Ford l8000 trans

    Ya I wish I had gone that route but it is nice having the auto when we're digging ponds we basically use it like a haul truck. The mt 653 should be a stout reliable unit just have to find the flex plate
  4. J

    Ford l8000 trans

    Hi I have a 90 Ford l8000 tandem dump truck. Ford 7.8 hooked to an Allison mt 653 long story short I had to have transmission remanned flex plate is distorted worried about eating another front pump. It's a two piece flex plate with half bolted to flywheel, other half bolted to torque converter...
  5. J

    Hyundai issues....

    Thanks for the info my phone won't open the PDFs for some reason .. do you know where exactly the safety solenoid is located?
  6. J

    Hyundai issues....

    Ok gang so I have a hyundai robex 130 lc-3 I bought a couple months back walks talks and digs nothing pretty to look at but great for ripping stumps and knocking stuff down. So recently it learned a new trick.. it will randomly "lock me out" on the hydraulics, middle of digging and everything...
  7. J

    416b has coronavirus?!

    ok so isolate her but my crane and trencher are also showing similar symptoms, i just hope the old binder dump truck hasnt contracted it... i dont need the 404 small block spewing any black smoke
  8. J

    416b has coronavirus?!

    i am a little concerned my 416b has the coronavirus... she's currently running a temp of 180 degrees and when you stand on the skinny pedal she spews a ploom of black smoke, no cough or sputter just some black smoke. should i take her to the local cat dealer for emergency engine transplant? or...
  9. J

    help! need cab for 416b

    just an update... after about 40/50 phone calls i ended up calling DUKES equipment in washington state (i think for the second time that day accidently). Chris the parts guy said "no i dont have anything tell u what give me the serial # ill see what i can do" he called me back an hour later...
  10. J

    help! need cab for 416b

    ya the cabs between a 2 and a b look damn near identicle the only dif i have noticed is the roof has more overhang and a formd drip edge on the b, i can form that piece to match a b cab if it bothers me that much. its been a great machine the 4 yrs ive owned it, never let me down, ive done a...
  11. J

    help! need cab for 416b

    ok so heres why i've been thinking it would be so easy to do the cab swap... the pics of the cab the salesman sent me saying its a 416c look almost identical to a 416b cab. So i lookd up pics of 416c's on google. not even similar to a 416b. after looking at some other pics. he has a 416II cab...
  12. J

    help! need cab for 416b

    ya all my controls are good, id literally just be using the C cab, keep original steering column i guess you'd call it, original loader lever, original gauges, wobble stick, everything bt the rops and sheetmetal would be original, i'd even cut the floor pan out if necesary to use original...
  13. J

    help! need cab for 416b

    ya it seems alot of the b's flew south for the winter and never came back... have another option thats viable tho, came across a 416c cab that needs minor repair (has some glass missing). has anyone seen cab size of a B and C side by side? They are very similar in pics and im sure i could make...
  14. J

    help! need cab for 416b

    ya i have 4x4 and low hours on the machine i have now and really cant justify 2 backhoes for what i do. mine got flopped off a trailer so interior is reusable. ive found open rops and could build it back to a full cab, between parts i can reuse and parts as i came across them but figure that...
  15. J

    help! need cab for 416b

    ya looked around, mine has 5xxx hrs going to replace the swing tower as well, tighten the boom up have a really nice hoe pending the cab. found a high hr machine(11xxx hrs) like mine 4x4 xhoe cab heat no air and they still want 12k for it. not really looking to rob a cab off of it and try to...
  16. J

    help! need cab for 416b

    in search of full cab for cat 416b 426b or 436b. having no trouble finding open rops but am looking for full cab/doors and fenders. located in ohio closer the better but looking for one anywhere. i have tried AMS construction and just about every dismantling yard on machinery trader any help or...
  17. J

    Ditch witch 3500

    Thanks ya already getting into it.... the oil cooler sprung a huge leak deutz wants $2300 for a small aluminum oil cooler thinking I'm going to try and tig weld it. Seems to be little to no aftermarket support for these little engines
  18. J

    Ditch witch 3500

    Thank you yes your reply helps going to make a few calls tomorrow just trying to figure out the trenching game ALOT of wear parts lol better keep a chunk from each job to put back into it
  19. J

    Ditch witch 3500

    Anybody?? And I'm located in Ohio
  20. J

    Ditch witch 3500

    Hi everyone recently bought a ditch witch 3500, couldn't pass up the deal and figured it could work well in conjunction with my backhoe and make some money. I keep reading forums and I'm sorry if this has been beat to death but I'm still very unclear on any kind of pricing I've seen some that go...
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