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    Cat 315CL No Power

    Thanks Heymccall. It will be later this evening before I get back to the machine to check the connector. I will be checking for voltage on both sides. I need to make best use of time. If I have voltage on both sides of the connector, what and where would the next connector in line be to check...
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    Cat 315CL No Power

    I need to pick up where this thread leaves off. My SN is CFT00932. Thanks to Nige I already have a wiring diagram, if only I was smart enough to use it. My situation sounds exactly like farmerbrown. It was running fine, shut it down, came back two days later and nothing. Here is what I know...
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    Cat 315 Cl fast travel issues

    Thanks for the advice fastline. I will silicone up the ends of the wires. Right now there are no codes set since I cleared them all. If I unplug the wires as recommended by heymccall I'm sure it will set a code. It seems to me that I need to run it and see if I can get the fault to occur...
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    Cat 315 Cl fast travel issues

    Here is what i found. I feel kind of stupid that I didn't catch the damaged wires on my own. All of this is rodent damage. I owe Nige a big thank you for sending me the schematic. The first photo is one of the sensors on the pump. The wire was not completely broke. I don't believe that the...
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    Cat 315 Cl fast travel issues

    The sensors that I need to look at are located on the main pump, will it be obvious which one they are? I will take a look later today when I'm around the machine. At one time I had a racoon get inside the pump compartment while the machine was sitting on a job next to a corn field. It...
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    Cat 315 Cl fast travel issues

    Ok so I was able to retrieve the codes: Active Error 01 of 01 69:1162-03 Logged Error 01 of 05 69:1162-03 Logged Error 01 of 04 69:1162-04 Logged Error 02 of 03 69:167-08 Logged Error 02 of 02 69:588-12 Logged Error 01 of 01 69:1161-04 Logged Event 01 of 04 69:100 Logged Event 02 of 03 69:43...
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    Cat 315 Cl fast travel issues

    Thank you for posting the video. I didn't realize I could retrieve codes. It sounds like I need a pass code if one is set. If set I don't know what it would be. I will be around the machine tomorrow evening, I'll give it a try and post the results. Thanks again!
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    Cat 315 Cl fast travel issues

    I suppose it's possible. I really feel like it's something else because I have had it happen on level (sometimes downhill) firm ground with no load on the machine.
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    Cat 315 Cl fast travel issues

    The fast travel on my 315 will shift to slow intermittently. The problem comes and goes. Seems to happen when the weather is damp and cool. Any ideas? I posted this back in 2015. I got a few responses but the thread just kind of died. The serial number is CFT00932. Can someone tell me how to...
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    315CL fast travel intermittent

    I agree totally electrical, bad connection or solenoid. I am thinking it could even be the switch on the control panel. I don't know where to start. I was hoping to find someone who has run a problem like this down to give me some idea of where to start.
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    315CL fast travel intermittent

    The fast travel on my 315 will shift to slow intermittently. The problem comes and goes. Seems to happen when the weather is damp and cool. Any ideas?
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    School Me MTL / CTL diff?

    Thanks for the help this goes along with other things i have been told. I have a reasonable understanding of how to look at an undrcarrage on a dozer or excavator and tell if its junk, fair or good. If you look at a used CTL what things do you look at as far as undercarrage other than the...
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    School Me MTL / CTL diff?

    I can see the difference in how the undercarriage is built. The roller frames on a CTL are similar to a full size track loader (I own a 953), bottom rollers fixed to roller frame, drive sprocket and idler. Less clear on how the MTL works but it looks like the rollers "boggie" individual...
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    953 stiff dump and curl issues

    Open the door to the hydraulic tank. Look along side the hydraulic tank through the open door. You will see where the linkage attaches to valves in the tank. My 953 acts up sometimes like you described and thats where my problems seems to be. Its hard to reach the linkage but you can get it...
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    anyone own a cat 215

    I started in business with one about 12 years ago. I got rid of it about 3 years ago. Mine was newer, a 1985 with 4 cylinder engine, had 12000 hours when i got it and almost 15000 when i got rid of it. I think one of the biggest differences between yours and the one i had is that the newer one...
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