Trojan 2000

A new problem....

The bucket tilt valve seems to suddenly be stuck! Worked perfectly fine five days ago when I parked the machine, now it feels siezed up. Frozen maybe? I ran the machine for an hr with the heat on in the cab, also the temp got well above freezing for about two days and no improvement... not sure yet if the valve is in the cab or below attached with linkages.... I think the latter...

Wish I could get it indoors!

This was the last thing I needed... :Banghead

Derick: Ever get the blade on? are you plowiing snow?

Rabbit, from sunny Washington state. :usa

Yes, actually I had it out for the huge snow storm earlier this week. It worked well on Wednesday but Thursday I wanted it for cleanup duty but couldn't build air pressure to release the brakes. I think the foot valve is shot, or at least in need of a rebuild...

never the lest Id kill for that thing although my 124 gasser knock on wood no problems exept
It doesnt bend in the middle.

Update....

Ran the machine all winter with no brakes. Worked well but not something I'd recommend. Hired a local mobile mechanic to replace the foot valve (since it was stranded away from my shop) and his new one (its an off the shelf Bendix piece) holds pressure but keeps sticking on the torque convertor release circuit.... he was supposed to return with another replacement and hasn't shown up in a month plus. Haven't paid him a dime. If he didn't have my manuals I'd just tell him to stuff it at this point.

It is a slow machine for snow pushing. Ran it in 3rd gear mostly, though when it got heavy it would really bog the machine down (but not the engine speed). Dropping to 2nd makes little to no difference, and 1st is just creeping along. Tranny temp never gets out of hand though, so I don't think its slipping excessively..? Just struck me as odd. If you over do it with too much snow it will spin the tires and stop in its tracks, yet it pushes along very very slowly. As long as I stick to 2/3 width of the pusher (and we're talking about a long push here!) it seems fine unless its wet heavy concrete-like snow. Wish I had another to compare it to.

Never did get my new tires on either.

My ether start system.... I ended up building from pieces sourced on ebay and a cylinder from the local truck shop. I've got about $50 in it total, so not bad at all, and it is entirely new pieces (plus 5 or 6 spare NOS valves). I ran out of time to wire it to the dash but two alligator ended test leads to the battery worked fine. LOL

I installed the new brake drier system too, works well. Though in doing so I found the battery drain--absolutely nothing but the starter is tied into the key. EVERYTHING ELSE on the machine is direct, including the drier's heating element and the alternator, so no wonder it goes dead when the cables are left on. One of the four brand new batteries was bad as well, so it was hauling down the batch when it sat disconnected. Exchanged it the other day under warrenty. I'll be adding a master cut off switch to the battery cables and doing some rewiring this summer.

All in all, it ran strong all winter, just wish I'd had a little more time to prepare beforehand.

How are the parts both price & avalability on these Trojan loaders ? They were built in this area & seem reasonablly priced.

i just bought an old trojan myself yours is newer i bought an old 1964 254 with a steering problem i hope to fix do have any advise on that

Most of the parts I have purchased so far are off-the-shelf semi-tractor pieces from the local trucking supplier...

I JUST PURCHESED A 2000 LOADER 1971 SERIAL NUMBER 66-2364. i AM NEW TO THE LOADER WORLD. The brakes do not work on the machine. My buddy that I bought it from said that the brake line broke. I will fix this soon , The air system for the brakes seems to be working well evacuating . I was wondering if anyone has done brakes on these they are drum brakes. I also was wondering what size tires you had on your machines? This machine has a 16x24 seems like a odd size any help would be great

Mine uses 20.5x25's

Glad to see the pics of that old loader. Reminds me of my childhood and riding on one that looked VERY similar to yours with my grandfather. Some of my happiest memories. Scared my mom and grandmother to death because his didn't have a cab.

Trojan Parts

Trojan Parts

Other than the frame and loader arms and misc specialty parts, every thing else was sourced from other companies. It is some times difficult to cross a part number and you may end up selecting the part by application.

As mentioned earlier, many parts cross over to the Class 8 truck parts.

Volvo was the rep for Trojan and I have found that their parts pricing is 50% less than other suppliers and who ever they deal with is still able to get parts.

I have a 1986 Trojan 1500Z that I repowered with a Cummins 4BT 130 HP engine. I just didn't want to deal with the Deutz F5L912. If anyone wants to put it together, I have a reground crank (.10/.20), re-built injectors, seals etc, $1,500 in new parts. Make an offer.



Parts fabricated; Turbo exhaust elbow, radiator brackets, motor mounts, torque converter adapter ring, tubing for intake and exhaust.


Paul

Even when Trojans were still being produced it was a good idea to source any parts you could outside of the Trojan parts system! One glaring example was I believe it was for a 7500 or possibly 5000. We needed a new microswitch assembly that worked the bucket leveler on the tilt cylinder. Simple little switch with an actuator arm. Well I ordered one and a few days later in came in UPS delivery. Found that switch came with about five feet or 16-3 wire like any good extension cord would use. Then I took a look at the price on the packing slip!! $300.00?? What the..... took the Micro Switch part number off the new one and gave it to company electrician, not telling how much this one cost. A few minutes latter he told me no problem getting one, possibly from Graingers. Price for it from them? Right around $30.00, but that did not come with the five feet of wire! As I didn't really need to replace the wire harness I took the harness of the one from Trojan and installed the switch then the next day when the $30.00 switch came in I put the new harness on that one and returned it for credit to the salesman who just happened to show up that day.

Never could understand why some companies feel the need to over charge for replacement parts. People often complain about Cat parts prices, while not exactly cheap they are most times no where as over priced as many of their competitors. Back when many Cats and others used a lot of Vickers Vane Pumps for hydraulics we tried buying cartridges from a Vickers Dealer, problem was they were about 10% or more in cost and not a stocked item, where Cat either had them on the shelf 1/2 hour from our shop or could have them by 8:00am next day with no charge for shipping.