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    Has anyone ever fabricated a blade to bolt on to a track loader?

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    2006 Cat 963C high/low switch

    Just throwing it out there but, is the neutral position sensor on the directional lever functional? On my 973C to change from Rabbit to Turtle the machine has to be completely stopped and the lever in neutral position, or park for a second or two. Even if i stop completely and immediately try...
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    Cat track loader purchase

    Merry Christmas Everyone I think the next 973 i buy will be at least a D model, i really miss the controls being attached to the seat and the operator comfort. Not to mention a tilting cab would be ideal for repairs and yearly washing. Seeing the prices of track loaders at auctions makes me...
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    Cat 963 Question

    My 973C counter rotates the tracks and is hydrostatic.
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    Cat track loader purchase

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    Cat track loader purchase

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    24v System, charging 12v auxiliary battery.

    Well there's no definitive answer for this. The specs on the solar chargers don't state that they can handle over 24 volt like what the alternator can put out. The only solar charger i can find is a 30 amp, which i'm not positive of how many amps the alternator would be trying to push out to try...
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    24v System, charging 12v auxiliary battery.

    The machine has two 4D batteries for the 24v system, the battery i've installed in a smaller group24 deep cycle battery from a camper. So the ratings are quite different. I just installed the 4d batteries brand new and i do not want to pull load overnight constantly from one of two batteries. I...
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    24v System, charging 12v auxiliary battery.

    Long story short. Machine is 24v, but the diesel heater i installed is 12v. So i mounted a separate battery to run the 12v diesel heater at night so i don't drain down one of the 24v batteries. Every night i disconnect the master switch on the machine as well. What i want to do is when im...
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    Cat track loader purchase

    The end of this post got a chuckle out of me. I never claimed to be sane. haha If anyone finds this thread looking to put a coolant heater on their 3306, after trying to make the circulatory heater on the heater core lines in both directions, the heater core won’t let the coolant go through...
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    Cat track loader purchase

    Forgot to post a little update on the diesel heater thing. I made up a new fuel return line, and put in a T to try and run the diesel heater off the return seeing that the return line goes into the side of the tank, not the top i thought it would be far enough down that i could get fuel for the...
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    Cat track loader purchase

    Petro Canada is where i get all my oils for my other equipment, so i'm not afraid to run it. Good supplier for me, they probably wouldn't have it in stock so next oil change i'll look into cost comparison between the hydo 10, and the mouthful Produro TO-4 XL Synthetic Blend Lo-Temp 0W/20. The...
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    Cat track loader purchase

    If the diesel heater/coolant heater doesn't help aid in starting as much as i'd hoped. Then my next oil change will be with the TDTO TMS oil. Today i went into the city and grabbed some fittings to replace the fuel return line since cat has indirectly replaced it. I'll get that made up and hook...
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    Cat track loader purchase

    Well, I decided to just hook up the coolant lines so the EGR cooler I have is directly in line. Put a temporary water bottle filled with diesel as the fuel source. The kit came with two extendable hoses for the hot air output. I have one pointed at each hydrostatic pump, the other two are just...
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    Cat track loader purchase

    Would that be okay for summertime use as well when the highs are sometimes up to 40 degrees Celsius? I'm hoping having the warm air from this heater hitting the pumps it will keep that oil nice and warm and loose so the engine can spin over faster initially and get that first pop. When it's...
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