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    jonny deer loader

    sorry my account of paswords etc and auto log in fails has me 2 log- ins now..pain in the ass..
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    jonny deer loader

    Deeretracks She may have been ,but it was a woman in her early 30s ,office material but a looker alright. Correct me if i'm wrong ,but i see a final drive and also a transmission housing which has its own oil ,both have drains and refill plugs..Then i have 3 tanks,one is transmission oil,one...
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    Cat vs John Deere Dozers

    Interesting topic.. Only thing i can add is a lot of my mates owned Cat in contruction works and also farming.Some had Deere,but Cat was more much more common amongst them.>A few Case here and there. Cat have a great understanding on holding a huge commitment to parts supply even if the...
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    977L Traxcavator in frame bebuild

    Mobiltech, We started to push into the pile pretty much and the more it got the slower it went until it just laboured,it just didn't move the pile of gravels and dirt very easily..The pile was half the height of the bucket really,and we had traveled only around 3 meters into it,it just...
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    977L Traxcavator in frame bebuild

    Hi Mobitech thanks for the information.The muffler is right pretty much in front of the cab to the right side..yah even though i was having a great time in it ,bit kid like..haha i didn't notice black smoke,or blue smoke really,i guess i can rule out a bad turbo and or compression then.So i...
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    977L Traxcavator in frame bebuild

    Hi all Got another question if anyone can give me some input.. Looking at buying a 977L ,i believe it is a 1978 model,it seems to lack a bit of power in my opinion.Starts ok ,no obvious smoke from the exhaust.We were running iyt up and i got the owner to drive it as i thought it best at the...
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    Cat 980c with tappet/pushrod noise ?

    Ben i don't know how many hours it has on the machine...i wanted to go see it but other things popped up...
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    Cat 980c with tappet/pushrod noise ?

    thanks for the input guys,this certainly sounds like bad news...I don't even want to go there with this kind of problem,could cost thousands and then some ,if (a) the cam is damaged and if (b) the block is too..now that would be a headache and cost as much in repairs as half the loader did to...
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    Cat 980c with tappet/pushrod noise ?

    The rattle is pronounced is all I've been told
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    Cat 980c with tappet/pushrod noise ?

    not sure yet bob ,but thanks for the info .checking it over today..if it is just an adjustement taht should be not too bad.i should know more later
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    Cat 980c with tappet/pushrod noise ?

    HI everyone ,was looking at buying a Cat 980c,but it has a top end rattle ,maybe the head or just a pushrod . It apparently still runs ok and doesnt miss a beat ,no engine miss ,the rattle has just happened recently and they say that the Cats were prone to having pushrod problems.? Can anyone...
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    D8 Operators Quide

    Not exactly looking for an operators guide, just some input there .:D I think these dozers are around 1999 models .. Thinking about dry hiring a D8 or D9 to rip and push dirt..I need to ip some calcrete ,like sedimentry type rock ,is is brittle in some areas.. Should i pay for an operator...
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    low on power and hard to start help

    will do ...
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    low on power and hard to start help

    so today i pulled the sump off (a job eh) and ripped the pistons..All looks good ,the oil rings area bit pitted so i sourced a set of rings for 200 bucks..I noticed something scary ...no i can move the crank (slightly)by forcing it upwards with my arm..it has a slight squishing sound of the oil...
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    low on power and hard to start help

    i work this thing and need the power so i may re ring it with new pistons .the liners have some minor distortion .
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