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Recent content by Junkyard

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    Diagnostic tools

    I have a laptop with Jaltest. I’ve used it on Deere, Komatsu and Cat. So far it’s done what I needed as far as reading and clearing codes. I’ve also used it on quite a few trucks and with the higher level access I can do turbo actuator calibrations and the like. I have truck, construction...
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    O-ring boss caps

    ORB is same thread as JIC, I should say standard thread not metric or Komatsu. It wouldn’t be a super tight seal but you could slow it down or keep crud out with a JIC cap.
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    1998 Cat 330BL doesn't shut off with key

    Look under the cab, drop that little panel under and take a gander at the wiring. Seen more than one with wires chewed up giving the results you have. Try sliding the seat forward and back. I’ve had that amplify or remove the issue which lead me to wiring underneath.
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    Mack MP8 Fan Clutch Harness

    I just repaired similar issue on an MP8 with alternator belt shredding and getting balled up behind damper and taking crank seal out. The tensioner for the alternator belt had lost a bit of its spring so it was bouncing a bit, you could watch the belt jump a rib on the pulley. It would be out...
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    Semi truck Import/export Canada to US

    What’s mileage to a haul truck anyway.
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    Semi truck Import/export Canada to US

    4.56’s aren’t bad with tall 24.5’s. You can run 70 easy enough. The last batch of haul trucks I built were 4.56’s with AT1202’s.
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    This will be an interesting thread moving forward......

    I was thinking their offer made you stroke out….
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    Come along on two pipe wrenches

    I see the clevis in the handle failing before anything else…..
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    Scrap axles

    Whatever they weigh if it’s headed for the torch anyway.
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    What is a Cummins Signature 600?

    Don’t recall exact details but early in the life of the ISX they offered 600 HP 2050 TQ. It was their answer to the C16 600 Cat. What did signature get you specifically? I can’t say. I used to run with a guy that had one and it was a good running truck. He had Australian fuel codes and some...
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    Opinions wanted on old class 8 dump trucks for local dirt and gravel hauling

    I’d lean toward the ford. Pull the check plugs on the diffs and trans to see how furry they are. What kind of shape are the beds in? Are they both budd wheels or daytons? Manual tarps? Electric tarps? Certain conditions could sway me away from either one.
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    Stopped by truck parts vendor to pay a bill:

    I wonder if it was a special application and they had to use a full chain and part of another due to availability? We had to do that on the drill rigs. Often couldn’t get required number of links etc. So we’d buy three chains, make the two we needed and have some spare parts.
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    This will be an interesting thread moving forward......

    Paving the way to insanity
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    This will be an interesting thread moving forward......

    It’s probably the episode where there’s some big misunderstanding. Kinda like watching Three’s Company lol
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    Which gun

    Tweeco spraymaster is one I had on my shop machine for a solid 15 years. Just replaced it. I can’t count how many rolls of dual shield and solid wire it ran before we replaced it. Multiple liners over the years as well.
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