New here first post

[Zrupp]

have been looking around on here for quite some time. Just figured out how to post. Ex Deere Consteuction mechanic now self employed. Coming up on two years.

 

[Brodiesel]

Hello. Nice truck. Work on anything good lately? Any horror stories so far?

 

[Zrupp]

Only horror story is collecting the money. Right now I have the front diff apart on a 980c cat. Nothing new that everyone else has not seen.

 

[catfixer]

Welcome aboard! where in Kansas are you located?

 

[thepumpguysc]

Welcome.. Just a reminder> we like pictures.. lol.. and horror stories..

 

[kshansen]

Only horror story is collecting the money. Right now I have the front diff apart on a 980c cat. Nothing new that everyone else has not seen.

May not be anything new but still like to see pictures. Sometimes something in the back ground of a picture turns out to be more interesting than what you actually took the picture of!

 

[Zrupp]

I'm located in Ulysses KS. Very far south west corner. In 45 min I can be in Oklahoma and Colorado. Biggest thing I am fighting now is a 644EZ John Deere loader. An ex army machine. Keeps frying the voltage regulators. Has been through 5 alternators in a year and a half. Customer has no time to wait for a proper repair only slap another on and go!! But last week he finally decided he wants it fixed. Said he didn't realize how expensive it was starting to get to just keep changing them.

 

[Planedriver]

Welcome!

 

[catfixer]

good deal, looks like you're just due west of me a few hundred miles lol.

 

[Mink]

Welcome Zrupp

 

[Zrupp]

John Deere 6076 natural gas irrigation engine coming in to have the head pulld sand rebuilt. Was running way lean on well head gas and torched an exhaust valve. 980 cat with differential and planetary issues.

 

[Zrupp]

855 cummins natural gas engine. Getting a valve adjustment and a good checkup before irrigation season. Cat scraper with a splattered planetary. Customer called and said they had the local cat boys out due to the right front wheel was locked up. Cat said the brake lining was gone and the shoe was welded to the drum. They didn't even try and move the machine. Id say the were a lil off. Lol

 

[Zrupp]

Caterpillar haul truck getting and in frame. 3406E #2 liner was leaking coolant into the crank case.

 

[Zrupp]

16G transmission is smoked. Getting it pulled to send in for full rebuild. I usually push to build them myself but I am covered up and don't have the time to. Hoping it's not one of this deals where I have to put it on and take it off several times.

 

[Zrupp]

John Deere skid steer that was getting cylinder pressure into the return fuel system due to a failed copper washer on the bottom of one of the injectors. A full fuel system rebuild and it ought to be good to go for another 8000 hours.

 

[willie59]

Welcome to HEF Zrupp, it's always good (to me anyway) to see another wrench bender show up here, please do crack open a cold one and hang out with us.

 

[Zrupp]

Thank you!!