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    Help with dumptruck pump

    I have a small leak coming from the high pressure hose going into the pump. It seems like its leaking between the first and second nut. First nut being closest to the pump. I have no idea how old the pump is but i have to rev my truck up to 14-1600 rpms to raise bed. It takes forever for it to...
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    Tightening tracks on a D5M

    The track on the right side of dozer chatters alot when moving. All the plates are tight. The measurements are as follows. Right side between sprocket and carrier roller is 17/8”, carrier roller to front idler is 23/8” Left side same order of measurement is 2” and 25/8”. The left is right on...
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    Cat D5m steering clutch levers

    Dozer hasn’t been used much in the last year. The steering clutch levers are wanting to stay together when I pull one back. I’m hoping as I run machine more they loosen up and become independent of one another. It’s not like they are rusted together but it’s just enough you need to hold one...
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    What oil filter

    Not trying to start a war. I have an Kobelco excavator and it has an Isuzu motor. My local service station stocks Baldwin and Donaldson filters. I read a thread on here where one of those filters were better than the other but that was a long time ago and can’t find it. Is there a clear winner...
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    Changing out bucket teeth first time.

    I have a Hendrix bucket and need to change the teeth out. The pin at the top measure’s 5/8 wide and about 3/4 long. Any advice on driving these out. What size punch should I use. I have a 2lb hammer so hopefully this is enough.
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    Transmission question

    I have a 1997 cat D5M. I have noticed lately that after I start up dozer and let it warm up. It sometimes doesn’t go in gear, forward or reverse. I move the selector and I can hear it shift but no movement. I go back to neutral and start over. Sometimes I do this several times before it finally...
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    Tracking dozer a ways

    I own a couple pieces of land that are about 3/4 miles apart. I have a straight shot down an old logging road that has a good foundation. It was an old county road years ago but has been closed for over 20 years. Is it Ok to drive dozer that distance or should I trailer it? Now trailering want...
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    Dozer blade tilt question

    I have a CAT D5M with 10’ blade. A friend of mine that has operated dozers a lot was making some observations. He basically said the dozer should be able to lift one side off the ground with the tilt function. He placed blade flat on the ground and tilted the blade down to right. He says the...
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    Tips for operating a dozer

    I dump out three loads of gravel and took my d5 and started spreading it out in front of shop. That looks a lot easier than it is. Looking for pointers on how much to actually grade? Half blade or 3/4 blade. What edge do you look at? For me I was trying to slope the gravel away from shop and...
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    Cylinder leak question

    I purchased a kobelco 135 last year about 8 months ago. Put about 75 hours on it. Had a small leak on thumb but that’s about it. Now I probably developed a few more leaks but hadn’t noticed them. This weekend I was helping a buddy dig out a pond. Was working in some very hard clay. Dug about 6...
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    20 ton tag with electric brakes

    I’m in Arkansas and have a 2000 Mack tandem Dump that has a 7 way trailer plug on back near the pintle hitch. I have no air brake hook ups. I only have a truck brake in cab. I don’t see a brake controller in the cab of Dump truck. I have a Cat D5M and a 30,000 excavator that I need to haul...
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    Hauling my dozer

    I purchased a D5m that should weigh about 28,500. I have a excavator that weights about 31,000. I really need to be able to haul at least the dozer up to 25 miles. I have a mack rd688 Mack it’s a 2000 model and have had the rear suspension replaced. Truck has a pintle hitch but no air line hook...
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    1998 cat D5M price

    Looking at a 1998 Cat with 5000 hours on it. No big repairs have been made outside of new track rollers. I have a friend that has same dozer that burned and it has new tracks and sprockets. That I can get for salvage price of dozer. Hoping to get dozer for 49,000 if it checks out with a cat...
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    Finding excavator buckets

    I have a kabelco sr135 and it doesn’t have a quick connect. It came with a 36” digging bucket and I would like to get a small 18” bucket and maybe a ditch bucket. Someone told me it would be a lot easier to find a bucket at a auction and have it fabricated to fit the machine. Is that good advice...
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    Dump truck controls

    I’m looking at a dump truck and have a few questions. It’s a Mack truck with a ox body dump bed on it. The control panel inside the truck has in/out pto switch and beside it is a shifter style handle that you move to down or up to raise and lower the bed. Behind that is push button for tailgate...
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    Dump bed question

    I have a hydraulic dump bed on a Mack 613. I have noticed as the day goes on my dump bed falls really fast the first foot coming down and then slowly retracts the rest of the way down. I think I have three cylinders. Any idea what is causing this? It doesn’t do this on first dump but after that...
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