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    Need Komatsu electric console parts

    Hey Folks, Thanks to all that read and answer these forums. I've got a PC300-3 Komatsu excavator that needs a console part. It is one of the 3 bolt in electric modules that make up the lights and meters in the operator's console. It has a red Komatsu tag with part #7861-21-1300. I'm...
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    Travel problem with a John Deere 110 backhoe

    Hey Folks, As always, thanks to all that mke me look smart. We have a JD 110 backhoe that travels fine when you go slow. As you increase the throttle, it starts to jerk (i.e., pull and then not pull) as if it is dropping hydrostatic pressure. Has any one ever heard of this? Thanks...
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    Cummins 855 injector types

    Hey Folks, Yeah, it'se again, the guy that can't leave these 855s alone and get a life. I have another question on a Cummins 855 engine that has to do with injectors. We have 5 Autocars here where I work and each one has an 855 engine. The oldest one is a 1971 and the newest (if you...
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    Setting injector travel on a Cummins 855

    Hey Folks, I just jumped off a previous post on how to diagnose a Cummins 855 engine miss and I got some great answers. Thanks. Now I am looking at understanding how to set injection travel. I have done a lot of reading on this forum and others but I did not find a clear explanation...
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    How do you diagnose a miss in a Cummins 855 engine?

    Folks, as always, thanks for all the help with these Cummins engines. We have an 855 Cummins, 400 hp, and the engine developed a miss. We pulled the injectors and found a lot of metal to metal wear so we replaced them. Made no difference. We also purchased a compression test adapter for the...
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    Got one for you Cummins 855 experts!

    Hey Folks, as always, thanks so much for making me look smart with the boss. Here's the story. I have a Cummins 855 NTA-370 (engine # 10417020) that I talked about in a previous post last year that had a serious smoking problem. (Yeah, I know. . . ). See we (foolishly) did a bunch of things...
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    Komatsu PC300LC-3 has slow hydraulics

    Hey Folks, as always, thanks to all for making me look smart. I have a Komatsu PC300LC-3 who upper carriage hydraulics all run very slow. The machine walks perfectly but the upper hydrualics (boon, arm, bucket, swing) all operate very slowly. My first thought is that both pumps are fine...
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    CAT 307 boom crashes to the ground

    Hey Folks, Let me start this post like I do all my other ones. Thanks to all for making me look smart in front of the boss! I have a grey market CAT 307 excavator who's hydraulics work great except for one thing. When you lower the boom, it drops in one speed only - FAST! When you...
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    Need parts for a Link Belt LS3400

    Hey Folks, As always, thanks to all of you that share your knowledge with us wanna-be's. I have a Link Belt LS3400 Model C and I need the throttle control motor, part #KHR1280. Does any one know who specializes in used Link Belt parts? I'd get a new one but the kids would have to go...
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    Help with CAT 950B transmission

    Hey Folks, Thanks to all that answer these posts and make the rest of us look smart in front of the boss. We have an old CAT 950B wheel loader that is in good shape but recently it sporatically started to lose both forward and backwards power which we believe is somewhere in the...
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    OK, where are all the Cummins experts?

    I've got a 1975 Autocar dump truck with a PT-370 (smokin') engine. At the begining of the year, it was smoking so bad that we tore the heads off, found a burnt valve, ground all the valves, and put it back together. Now we had the opposite problem, no smoke but would not pull. Purs like a...
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    Lack of power with Cat 950B loader

    Yup, that's right, a 950B. We are into old iron here. We have this 950B that runs fine when cold and for about the next 2 hours. All of a sudden, the machine won't pull. Both forward and reverse won't pull and no mater what gear you are in, no difference. It's like the brakes are locked but...
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    Used parts for a Daewoo backhoe

    Hey Folks, again, thanks to all who answer these requests. You guys make things easy for the rest of us. I have a Daewoo Solar 400LC-3 that needs a display. Does any one know of a salvage yard or place that specializes in used Daewoo parts? Thank you! Chris
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    Parts for 1974 Mack truck - where??????

    Hey Folks, as always, thanks to all that educate the rest of us. I have a 1974 Mack tandem dump truck (yeah, it's not a typo:OMG!) and I need an engine rebuild kit. Any suggestions on where to get aftermarket engine rebuild kits? Thanks to all!!!! Chris
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    Yup, it's a Daewoo Solar 400 electrical problem!

    Folks, as always, thank you to all that give their time and energy to save us rookies when it comes to repairs. I have a mid-90s Daewoo Solar 400 LC-III whose display stays lit all the time. All the idiot lights on the display come on at start-up time for the bulb test but they never go off...
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    Deawoo 400-III shutdown

    Hey Folks, As always, thank you for your continued support and for reading this post. Here's the problem. We have a Daewoo 400-III hoe and after 30 minutes of running, the warning lights on the console start flashing and the engine drops down to idle. The console lights then return to...
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    A smokin' Cummins - Help!!!!

    Hey Folks, As always, thanks to all that read this. I have a 1974 Autocar with a 370 Cummins motor (don't ask, the boss can't let go of the past) that is smoking bad from the moment you start it up. The smoke is from fuel, not oil. This has beed verified. We replaced the injectors...
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    After market parts for an Hitachi EX-450

    Hey Folks, I need a water pump for my EX-450 and I was looking for an after market/rebuilt. Any suggestions? Appreciate the help! Chris
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    Wiring diagram for Bobcat 753-G

    Hey Folks, Good day! Does any one have a wiring diagram for a Bobcat 753 G machine? I'm the guy getting the 05-21 & 04-21 error codes. If you have a 753 but not a wiring diagram, is there any way you could give me the voltages on the wires that go to the oil pressure sensor and the...
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    Bobcat error codes 05-21 & 04-21

    Hey Folks, As always, thank you for taking the time to read my plea for help. I have a 2001 Bobcat 753 (G series) that is giving me two error codes: 05-21 and 04-21. I have changed both the oil and hydraulic sensors which I believe control these two codes and no luck. I have also...
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