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    Deere 4.219 engine for sale

    Hi folks, I'm selling a JD 4.219 GAS-O-LINE engine / front clip. It's in the classifieds, I just thought I'd post here too. Here's the link to the CL ad: https://denver.craigslist.org/grd/d/littleton-john-deere-4219-gas-engine/7723485201.html
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    Deere 4.219 gas engine for sale

    Deere 4.219 gas engine for sale. Here's a link to the CL ad for details: https://denver.craigslist.org/grd/d/littleton-john-deere-4219-gas-engine/7723485201.html Thanks for looking.
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    Anybody ever try to fix cavitation holes in sleeves?

    Hi folks, I've worked on 4 or 5 of these old 300/400 series mechanical Deeres over the years and every one of em has failed for the same reason; the user put the wrong coolant in, and the cylinder liners cavitated. For the record, it's not a design flaw of the machine. I'm quite fond of these...
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    There's no making me happy - this has nothing to do with machinery.

    It's getting harder and harder for me to trust people. I had a guy come over to my house to talk to me about installing solar. here in Colorado, that actually makes good sense. I sat through this shpeel, and he sent a guy out to inspect my roof, and my power and all that a few days later. He...
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    Stripped zerk fitting fix

    I just had a thought and wanted to ask around. I've got a stripped grease zerk and the owner doesn't want me to take the associated pin out. I told him it would need to be drilled and tapped for the next bigger size, and the pin should come out so I can clean up the chips before putting it all...
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    Business is slow this season

    Random thoughts about business and money. I remember my first year out on my own. It was about 10 years ago now. You could darn near hear the crickets. That changed eventually, and business has been growing since. I didn't even slow down much during winter. Maybe a little. Business has slowed...
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    JCB 510-56

    I just pulled one of these into the shop for some engine work. It's at least blown a head gasket, and there may be more wrong. It has the JCB 444 engine in it. Why does it seem like it's a mystery to find parts for the engine? I called my local JCB dealer and asked for a seal kit for the engine...
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    Got me another project.

    Early to mid '80s (guessing there) Deere 401C diesel followed me home today. It runs but needs sleeve orings. The coolant dumps into the pan and turns the oil into a milkshake. It's got about 5K hours on the clock, and seems complete. It's a stout little machine. That front axle is beefy for...
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    USDOT is just a scam

    Sure seems like it anyway. I just got my DOT number; I didn't know I even needed one. I've been running the medium duty truck for about 5 years now, and never got stopped, never had anyone ever tell me I was supposed to have one. I thought as long as I was under 26K, I was ok. That's not the...
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    Deere 410 oil change

    Hey guys, first time working on a JD410 backhoe. Do I need service software to do an oil change or basic fluid service?
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    On the horns of a dilemma

    I think that's the first time I've tried to spell dilemma. So, my problem is, my truck works just fine almost all the time, and does almost everything I need it to do. I've got an old '85 International 1954 DT466 Allison At545 trans. I inframed the engine a few years ago, and she runs every time...
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    Iveco / Fiat 5.9

    Does anybody know anything about these engines? Are they any good? HP rating? Parts availability? I’m looking at picking up an Iveco flatbed, and don’t know nothin’ about them. Google doesn’t show me anything, and of course the owner doesn’t know his butt from a hole in the ground. Thanks!
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    Ignition / start switches in plastic housings

    Hey guys, Do you run into these alot? Small machines with ignition / start switches (key switches) that were installed in a plastic or thin metal housing? The hole is usually D shaped, and over time the switch starts to spin in there and round out the hole, so you don't have that flat side...
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    Tire prices

    I’ve been doing a lot of mobile calls lately. Yesterday I went out to a yard to fix a pump (that’s what I do), and ran over something that cut into the sidewall of an inner. So that tire has to go. I was able to take it off and limp home on just the outer, so at least there’s that. But I have to...
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    Just whining about people.

    I don’t like people. I like a handful of specific persons. But people **** me off. I have a shop about 20 minutes north of my house in Sheridan CO. I also run a mobile unit, an old International S1954. She’s old and slow but dead reliable. I keep that rig in a rental yard about 30 minutes south...
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    Can anyone identify this hydraulic fitting?

    I’ve taken this around to 3 hydraulic shops in my area and nobody knows what it is. It’s in a control block on a pump, and it’s a test point, to connect a gauge. I just don’t know wth it is, so I can get the right adaptor.
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    Air conditioning help

    I screwed the pooch, I think. I’m working on a 2006 Int’l 4300. The ac compressor was shot, so I replaced it and the orifice. I evacuated the system, and started filling it, and the compressor never came on again. The computer is not sending the signal to turn the compressor on, I checked with a...
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    Napa oil analysis a bust

    Like everybody else, I've been using Blackstone for years, with NO problems. There have been issues with shipping, and issues with broken collection containers, leakage, stuff like that. But once the oil got to Blackstone, I've never had a problem. So just last month I decided to try Napa's kit...
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    Saginaw steering boxes

    This is fairly well off-topic, but it’s what I’m dealing with this week. Saginaw steering gear boxes have been used in GM, Chevy, AMC, International cars and trucks for 30+ years. I understand they still are, but possibly made by Delphi now. I can find Saginaw 800 series boxes online all day for...
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    Tier 4 ECM flashing

    Hi folks, Dodgy subject here. A few years ago, a customer of mine trashed his DPF/DOC in his PT110, and instead of fixing his machine properly, asked me to have his ECM flashed back to tier 2 status, and put a regular muffler on the machine. I did this, under some rather significant protest. I...
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