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    Need a grease gun and grease recommendation.

    I love my milwaukee 12V I would be all over that Makita if I had Makitra batteries and did not already purchase the 12V on super sale Do not be afraid of the M12 stuff this grease gun gets it done, I am not sure how I lived without it before!! tube after tube of grease I think maybe once a year...
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    Takeuchi TB035!! new to me have some questions

    Thanks guys for the ideas It must be $800 For both parts, it was last year when I priced them. Hindsight I only need the shaft. right now it is still holding Good to know I can get the shaft hit for under $300 although that still seems like a lot, I could probably rebuild it using some shaft...
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    Takeuchi TB035!! new to me have some questions

    Re chromed? Nice! I will look into this, thank you
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    Takeuchi TB035!! new to me have some questions

    Had the track off the tak again Grease seal blew out again I think I may have pinched the seals last time I installed? I’m not sure. Either that or the pitting on the shaft from rust was cutting them? In any case I repaired it again best I can without buying new parts (800$) I may have...
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    1973 Case 350(g) bulldozer!!! New to me I love this machine

    Some pics of us clearing snow in preparation before the big spring melt I Love this machine!! She will really push some snow. Next I will be looking for a muffler
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    Need a grease gun and grease recommendation.

    I love my Milwaukee 12v grease gun I bought one after this thread. I am glad I did! Most of my tools are dewalt 20 and 40v but I also have the 12v Milwaukee mostly because the 3/8” ratchet is perfect for working under hoods. The 12v grease gun works perfectly!! It is now one of my favorite tools...
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    1973 Case 350(g) bulldozer!!! New to me I love this machine

    Fan seems to be working fine, keeps the water temps between 190 and 200 all day long. time came to finally adjust the rear brake bands and change the differential fluid to make sure the correct stuff is back there. When warm she was having a hard time turning and of course the external...
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    1973 Case 350(g) bulldozer!!! New to me I love this machine

    It is reversible! I see in the case manual that two mechanical fans were offered, a puller and a pusher. That was the first time I have ever seen anything like that…. A first for me! thanks for the kind words we will be putting her to work today trying to get a handle on our road before the big...
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    1973 Case 350(g) bulldozer!!! New to me I love this machine

    Finished!!
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    1973 Case 350(g) bulldozer!!! New to me I love this machine

    Radiator shop hooked me up! They fixed the damage for free, this was very nice of them. I gave a nice tip when I picked up the unit and they gained a customer for life! I am happy to report the now fixed radiator is back in abs working. We successfully converted the machine to an electric fan...
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    1973 Case 350(g) bulldozer!!! New to me I love this machine

    It was just one blade Slightly bent!! Lol lol hard lesson to learn… good news I bet I can get the rad out much faster this time and The new headlights are awesome. Need to get dozer back running luckily there is no snow in forecast Looks like a 14” fan will fit right in there hoping the...
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    1973 Case 350(g) bulldozer!!! New to me I love this machine

    You guys ready for the bad news? holy heck I’ve been through it this winter got dozer all out back together ran for about an hour, no leaks everything good then a fan blade came apart and took out the new radiator and upper hose Sob!! So basically the old radiator Mount came loose and went...
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    1973 Case 350(g) bulldozer!!! New to me I love this machine

    Radiator is ready! Woohoo working on sourcing some hoses, I dug out my box of spares I bought this silicon hose a while ago for turbo diesel intake on the Takeuchi Might work perfectly for our application here Made a small change to headlight situation will allow more spotlight from...
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    1973 Case 350(g) bulldozer!!! New to me I love this machine

    Copy that dudes I have boxes of hoses and I am used to sourcing these at parts stores “cut to fit” it is yesterday had a chance to fit some Led cubes for new headlights :) turned out awesome! Now ordering a couple of small led bars for front and rear work lights to mount under the roof Our...
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    1973 Case 350(g) bulldozer!!! New to me I love this machine

    Okay radiator is getting a new core Prices suck these days over $600 for a new core sheesh Will be done early next week In the meantime I am trying to buy new upper and lower hoses and a radiator cap I can find the cap online, the lower hose is like 5” long and straight that I can source… I am...
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