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Recent content by berky

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    Need help with front spool valves removal

    On other thing. The spools are a complete metal on metal fit, so if it is leaking out of the lever side there won’t be much you can do. If it is leaking out the back side of the spool where the springs and covers are you can replace a few orings in there.
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    Need help with front spool valves removal

    I would not use heat, only as a last alternative. If you haven’t already spray the fittings and let them soak. Use a proper wrench which may include an additional longer breaker. The large inlet and outlet fittings on the bottom can be space limiting but not impossible. Good luck
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    JD 310SG starter going out? Battery?

    Could be a weak battery, bad electrical connections or ground strap, but my best guess without seeing any test data would be a dirty or burn commutator inside the starter motor. Easy enough to take it apart and fix yourself or just take it to starter rebuild shop if you don’t feel confident...
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    What steel to use for bucket pins?

    You get what you pay for, but that doesn’t mean there are not alternate ways to get there. I have been making pins for all my equipment over the last 30 years. Don’t even think about using a low carbon steel. The minimum in my opinion would we 4140 or 4340 pre hardened rod if you have minimum...
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    4500 industrial transmission

    Ford also made a 10 speed. Six forward and four reverse ranges. Had one in a 4500 and it was a beast in that lowest range. They were rare but can be found.
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    Ford 555E Hard to Start - Fix Video

    My best guess is that it was the starter all along. Can't tell you how many pieces of equipment I have worked on where the owner said it was hard to start and it turned out to be a "bad" starter. Thing is, the starter was doing its job just fine till individuals were trying to improperly use...
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    310Sg sudden no start

    The odd thing is it went from being perfectly fine almost daily and even fine when I started it earlier this evening to nothing. No smoke or anything. Just cranks but doesn’t fire up or smoke or anything. That's usually how it always is, ran find till it didn't. Sounds like a fuel delivery...
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    Case 580D Boom Cylinder Rebuild or Replace?

    Replacement is either China but I think most likely India. I would still call tractor salvage yards and try to find OEM unit that could be fitted with a rebuild kit. Be sure to ask them if they will guarantee what you get is re-buildable. Use to have an old Ford 4500 from 1966 and I found an...
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    Case 580D Boom Cylinder Rebuild or Replace?

    That's a lot of damage! I think all you have is a big paperweight now. Replacement will be high dollar, I'd look for a used rebuildable unit.
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    Case 580c Gland removal.

    You may be okay, but set screws are usually a hardended high carbon material. If you drilled it out smaller than the full outer diameter (to preserve the threads), it could get sideways in there when you are unthreading. The gland being made of softer cast iron could get damage. Proceed carefully
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    JCB 3CX 1400 1986 water in oil - from exhaust pipe?

    Always assume it is multiple times worse than the owners says! I think, as others have said, that you should keep looking for something in better shape. Spend the money up front and it will be cheaper and more reliable than a fixer-upper.
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    Fuel Gauge or Sender Issue on a JD 310c

    In my experience with various manufacturers equipment, its almost always the sender that will die before the gauge. Different mfgs use differing systems and aftermarket sometimes uses their own unique system. On older equipment the sender is basically a variable resistor which can be checked...
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    Interesting issue after replacing all resolver O rings on Cat 426

    glad you got it resolved. thanks for letting us know what the issue was.
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    komatsu water temp sending unit

    I think part number is 885070044.
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    komatsu water temp sending unit

    If it is like mine the gauge setup is not like usual temp gauges on almost anything else. When at operating temp my temp gauge is right at the limit of full travel. I originally thought the gauge might be bad but it met specs if I remember correctly. I even took sender back out set it up in a...
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