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    D8H Starter solenoid rebuild or replace… see pictures

    Starter solenoid has been sticking. Cat say there is no replacement part for it and they do not stock this starter anymore. Unfortunately the local starter rebuild guy passed away here in central Maine, he was a great guy. I like to either rebuild or replace… any advice or leads would be great...
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    D8H/K Fleco root rake experience?

    Hello all, Just swapped the blade and mounted this root rake I have had for a while. The mount went fine and it seems to be a nice tight fit. Ive been clearing 20-40 acres in various spots on our farm. A big chunk is about a 30 acre section of woods that im turning to pasture. All the wood has...
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    D8H winter electrical situation

    Good day all! Here I am going to the brain trust first as my hands warm up by the fire and then to the manual. D8H 6k hrs, New Cat Batteries in 2022, some new ground wire made in and around the Key’d disconnect I believe it was 4/0, maybe 6 also done when new batteries went in. Progressive...
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    D8h w/SSRipper hyd oil level?

    Rebuilt all four cylinders, flushed oil and did screens/filters. Book says fill level to sight glass with all attachments lowered…. Did that. Ran the dozer for 10 hours and checked level… full.. went to open fill cap to sound the tank… chock block full, had a little pressure on it. Mind you i...
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    D8H Salt track Oil

    Got the new UC on. Notice oil leaking from around the bushing (inside the link) where the metal banding was wrapped around keeping the chains rolled up for shipping. I imagine seals got damaged. Can oil be added through the outer rubber plug. None of my old manuals mention this.
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    D8 track Depreciation? How to account for it? Pricing?

    A D8H with completely new undercarriage (track frames removed, rollers, idlers etc ), and new track sets. I’d like to pick up jobs with this machine, any operators previously and currently, care to share how they would quote a job? Also if you did account for track wear/depreciation how would...
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    D8H jack stands

    Ash and Rock maple… thinking of using these for my upcoming UC job on the D8
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    D8h final drive fluid change?

    Changed my transmission fluid/filters/screens…. Went to change finals fluid and filter and the oil level is above the fill level… odd. Any idea on what I did wrong or what is wrong. When changing tranny fluid. All fluid was drained from plug on bottom of machine… no side plugs were opened.
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    D8H undercarriage replacement advice.

    Hello all, I have a D8H with about 7K hours on it and it is time for a new UC. I’ve never tackled a project of this size. Could use some advice or if anyone has a pdf or video that offers tips and tricks. This isn’t my first rodeo with UC so I’m not a newb but definitely don’t think I know it...
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    D8H ripper wont stay up, oil?

    Rebuilt/sealed all four ripper cylinders, adjusted the linkage that the (4 way) accessory lever attaches to, and flushed all of the oil, tank included with SAE 10 cat equivalent. Now the ripper droops and needs to be lifted every other minute. Im leaning more toward oil or linkage. The cylinder...
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