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    cheapest way to buy hoses

    What part of PA are you in? If near Pittsburgh, Cypher Hose is a good place if you can get to the store. You can also try Discount Hydraulic Hose on the internet, they are based in Philly and have a excellent selection of fittings / adaptors and will make hoses.
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    replacing bushings and pins

    I need to replace pins and busings on my IH 3500 A soon so I have started down the same path. The stock parts punch: 58C for the bushing and 60C for the pin. This is pretty hard, making the parts out of 1020 steel will give short life. ( I think mild steel is 20B ) The parts will need to be...
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    Noise Canceling Headphones

    ANC ( Active Noise Cancelation ) works by listening to the noise, compensates for timing, inverts the sound wave, then plays the now inverted sound through a speaker. The concept is simple but making it work is more difficult. There is a Japanese luxry car that uses ANC. I recently...
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    1988 580k fuel pump

    The primer lever pulls the diaphram in the transfer pump. If the cam is pulling the diaphram, the lever will flop. The cure is to bump crank the engine to get the pump oiff the lobe then reprime. The problem you are having is usually a air leak on the suction side of the fuel lines, this...
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    Case / David Bradley 990 Hoe? ( farm tractor with hoe? )

    Crank problems as in worn journals or crank breakage?
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    Heavy Equipment/Truck Mechanic

    Be aware, Cat has gotten out of the truck engine business.
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    Case / David Bradley 990 Hoe? ( farm tractor with hoe? )

    I'm going to look at a David Bradley ( British ) 990 backhoe this weekend. From what I gather it is realy a farm tractor with a 3 pt hoe attachment, is this true? The 990 seems to be a ~ 6,000 LB 60 ish HP tractor made from 1960 to 80. The motor supposedly has rod noise but no hole in the...
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    Case 580k basket case project!

    Just to clairify. DOT 4 brake fluid and hydraulic oil aren't interchangable. Put DOT4 in a hyd system and the rubber parts will swell. Put hyd oil in a DOT 4 system and the same will occur. It is critical to find out what the rubber seals and hoses need, the metal parts don't care. (...
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    Purple wave auctions?

    Having done the auction thing over the years I've found: Many buyers expect low prices because it is a auction ( RE fire sale ), a auction is just a means of advertizing product and selling it. Sure there wil be a couple of deals out there but expect to pay market value for stuff. Some...
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    Case 580k basket case project!

    DOT 4 is American brake fluid ( Department of Transportation ) The type of fluid depends on the type of seals used. Rubber that resists brake fluid won't live with oil and other way round too. If you do use brake fluid, consider DOT 5 silicone, it does not absorb moisture like dot 4 or...
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    Union Small Business Owners?

    From a business standpoint, are you able to pay union wages to your guys from this point forward for all jobs? If you bid a non union work site at a lower rate, will your guys be willing to take a lower rate or will they jump ship? Would your guys even be able to walk onto a non union work...
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    Billing out your skills

    Before you decide to start your own business, take a small business class at the local community college. Running a real business requires much work back in the office. For example, you need to figure all of your expences before deciding what to charge customer. Don't forget things like...
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    2 batteries to 1 ?

    OK , before this project spirals out of control, here is some information and a few things to do. The batteries pictured look to be ( size ) group 24 ( common car battery ) . They are going to be 12 volt nominal total , 2 volts per cell. ( more on this later ) A lead acid battery can only...
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    Case 580k basket case project!

    In the automotive world, bushing 2 and 6 would be either babbit or brass/bronze where 9 would brass / bronze. I don't know what your machine would have. For other projects I've cut down the width auto trans bushings, you pretty much need a friendly trans shop to let you dig through their...
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    Case 580k basket case project!

    Parts stack up " B" is a common automotive automatic trans design. In addition to # 2 seal , # 4 is a bushing between the converter hub and pump housing ( # 3 ) , # 6 bushing is between the inner pump gear and the stator support ( # 8 ), # 9 bushing is between the input shaft and the stator...
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    JD 410 Backhoe Clutch Problem

    Does the clutch peddle feel like it is attached to something? Are all the linkages moving / adjusted? Are there any access ports to view the clutch housing? ( Perhaps pulling the starter would help view ) A stuck clutch is a common problem when a car / truck sits for a extended time...
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    WTB IH broken/parts backhoe/loader (3500 or similar )

    Looking for a IH backhoe - loader, non runner / broken / parts machine. Something like a 3500 or similar. ( 2400/2500/3400/3500 1970's and I think 240A, 250A, 260A 1980's ) Might consider a 574 farm tractor as the driveline is similar. I'm in SW PA.
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    580ck wiring diagram with Alternator

    The alt is a pre 73 GM with a external regulator. The reg is a aftermarket unit as the OE GM stuff was mechanical, much larger and never mounted to the alt. From what I see, the top alt wire is charging to the bat. Red wire from harness to reg is ignition on ( this wakes up the...
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    Help with IH 3500 series A

    A item is worth what someone is willing to pay for it. Loss of forward _and_ reverse drive makes for a much longer / expensive list of problems than loss of one drive. Does this machine have a full hydrostat trans ( 2 large wide peddles on the left with a forward and reverse arrow, high /...
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    noisy hydro

    Read my post # 6 here https://www.heavyequipmentforums.com/Forum/showthread.php?t=15167 Also, if the charge pump is losing pressure the main pump will likely make noise.
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