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    Thoughts on an old Deere mini excavator?

    Hi there. Me again. Would you mind posting a few pictures of your thumb add-on. I have a BUNCH of dead spruce trees that I need carted away and a thumb would help a lot in moving them. Handling a dead spruce tree by hand is like handling a porcupine! ;) Hope all is well with you there. Merv
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    Old john deere 15 mini excavator.

    I have a question for you. When moving along, does the machine sort of have a chucking or jerky movement. Mine does and I am thinking that the sprockets are worn enough that when the next tooth rolls into the track, it sort of has to jump ahead to engage. My tracks are brand new and I really...
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    Thoughts on an old Deere mini excavator?

    Hi there: Yes I did find a service manual for my JD 15 at automotive-manuals.com. I ended up replacing that bogus charging system that was originally there. Couldn't find a voltage regulator that would work. I looked at the alternator in my John Deere 4200 tractor and it measured out that it...
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    Thoughts on an old Deere mini excavator?

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    Thoughts on an old Deere mini excavator?

    Don't know about those particular models, but I bought a JD15 of about the same age last summer for $7500 CDN. Abt 3500 hrs.on the clock. and runs like a top. Brand new rubber tracks installed. The old tracks which were still very serviceable were included. Only real issue I have with it is that...
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    John Deere 15 mini wiring

    Hi Folks. Just bought a John Deere 15 mini excavator and am trying to find a wiring diagram for it. Not finding squat! Everything is working fine except for the battery charging. The former owner thinks the issue is the voltage regulator. I have one found that seems to be the right one, but...
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