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  1. Blue-Fox

    Deere 872D Dash Panel on/ off and now dynamites the park brake

    Thanks for the heads up, I was told it needs to be flashed, then told it does not. Then the dealer told me its just plug and play and only displays what the computer tells it... So I'm going to try to get the old unit to work again and get the exact hour meter reading
  2. Blue-Fox

    Deere 872D Dash Panel on/ off and now dynamites the park brake

    Dealership ordered me a new CMU dash and its here. I did not get a chance to plug it in and test it out...
  3. Blue-Fox

    Deere 872D Dash Panel on/ off and now dynamites the park brake

    I love this machine, it's the one I would keep if I sold all the rest. I'm sure this is a more or less minor issue I'm just not well educated on these machines.
  4. Blue-Fox

    Deere 872D Dash Panel on/ off and now dynamites the park brake

    Thats where I always start anything electrical - the battery connections and cables and ground locations. So I found that if the trans fluid level indicates it is low while you are in motion it will apply the e-brake so there is another possibility besides the actual shifter having a short or...
  5. Blue-Fox

    Deere 872D Dash Panel on/ off and now dynamites the park brake

    Thats been my suspicion, and so I pulled all the panels out from behind the seat to investigate. Its really strange because this thing has been rock solid running almost daily and all of a sudden now it's crazy. Other than dusty stuff here or there when you open up panels or wiring looms it's...
  6. Blue-Fox

    Deere 872D Dash Panel on/ off and now dynamites the park brake

    SO I untaped all the looming and wraps and pulled the DC sets all apart and decided to flex test the complete individual wires going back several inches from the plug each way and no faults found. Took the connectors apart and checked out each of the pins and the sockets and the fit between the...
  7. Blue-Fox

    Deere 872D Dash Panel on/ off and now dynamites the park brake

    Hello all, my 2007 872D just started having a problem with the gage cluster - it seemed like the wiring might have been messed up in the column causing it to blink on / off here or there when you moved the rack in or out it could go blank then restart. The machine did not seem to be affected so...
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    Full Synthetic or Blend - only +.68c more / gal

    Fun fact: Back in the early days we were an exclusive Chevron contractor - you better not be caught with anything but a blue bucket (empty or not) or some other product. I literally watched a crew get black balled from the field for having a Unocal bucket on their welding truck. It was full of...
  9. Blue-Fox

    Full Synthetic or Blend - only +.68c more / gal

    I’ve ran 10w-30 Delvac 1300 in my stuff year round for over a decade and no issues. I’m told they aren’t handling Delvac anymore so I’m switching (back) to the Guardol, what we ran before the Delvac anyway. We also ran Delo 400 for a long time. Once the fuel changed and Delo changed we changed.
  10. Blue-Fox

    Full Synthetic or Blend - only +.68c more / gal

    Sad thing is I have Espar heaters on these things but they are giving me trouble. I’m setting up for sampling. I just got my first box from Blackstone yesterday.
  11. Blue-Fox

    Full Synthetic or Blend - only +.68c more / gal

    Fine. Just not in a drum.
  12. Blue-Fox

    Full Synthetic or Blend - only +.68c more / gal

    Shoreside? I usually buy from AOS and it was cold for 3.5 weeks here which is unusual. But the 5w-40 covers up to 80*F which it’s rarely ever that hot here.
  13. Blue-Fox

    Full Synthetic or Blend - only +.68c more / gal

    Nige I’m dealing with three separate cases but my most recent equipment is calling for CK-4 and if you use. CJ-4 you actually can go to 500 as long as you run ULSD which I have only got ULSD available anyway. I’m setting up with sample points (have a big Cat pump unit) but take my newer stuff...
  14. Blue-Fox

    Cat 12G horsepower upgrade or other options

    The H series are a big step up from a G, to more modern hydraulic control but comes with a bit of complication as well. Closest you’ll get to a G series reliability. I was looking for a couple H series cats and they want too much money and no Cat dealer close by so I went with a Deere 872D and...
  15. Blue-Fox

    Full Synthetic or Blend - only +.68c more / gal

    I normally run Delvac 10w-30 in my stuff here in Alaska, it starts good in the cold of winter months and stays decent at 200-250hrs even in my old crusty cat stuff. The Local supplier has dropped Delvac for the Guardol line and has the XT 5w-40 full synthetic for .68c more a gallon than the...
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