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Recent content by 1bigtime379

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    Milky hydraulic oil

    Thank you for that information, HarleyHappy, and no those are samples taken from the top of the tank. The clear one was the night before when the oil was hot, the second one the day after before firing up
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    Milky hydraulic oil

    Would you suggest I do another flush the way Island_catguy suggested or just run the machine good and hot for a while?
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    Milky hydraulic oil

    Thank you for your input. I do have a valve at the bottom of the tank so since I only use my machine on the weekends I guess I could get in the habit of draining a bit out before use Would you suggest not to use a tarp at all then? I do have a brand new cap on it now however I am so scared to...
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    Milky hydraulic oil

    My machine does sit a lot and doesn’t work too hard. Maybe I don’t get the oil hot enough… However when I took that sample on the left the oil was quite hot, almost hard to touch.. and it wasn’t milky. I don’t understand how any moisture would have contaminated that oil overnight with a new vent...
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    Milky hydraulic oil

    So I have this old excavator and it got what I presume water in the hydraulic oil. Anyways like 26 pales and 3 flushes later I finally got clear oil after running the machine. I ran it for a few hours, checked the oil again, still clear I suspected it was my vent cap that got water in there so...
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    D7F serial number

    Is the D333 something to stay away from? I mean I am expecting to do some work as it is a 50 year old machine. The undercarriage is in excellent condition which makes this dozer priced right for me
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    D7F serial number

    Perfect thank you, that is extremely helpful
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    D7F serial number

    I am looking for a cat for my acreage and there is a D7F for sale that is local to me The fellow that owns it told me it’s a Japanese machine. Serial number 92E1533 I am aware of the transmission problems in the earlier D7F’s. I am curious if this machine came with the better transmission or...
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    Older Case Excavator Parts Availability

    I am looking to purchase a bit of an older machine to clear trees and do some ground work like digging for electrical / water lines , foundation, etc on an acreage I purchased . There is a machine in my area that is for sale that is advertised as a 1996 case 9030, however I do believe the year...
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