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    Original Bobcat

    It would be cool if someone restored it. Neat little thing.
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    Original Bobcat

    Hopefully this link will work. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1419943588927319/?ref=facebook_story_share
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    Looking at a Cat 12E, stuff to check?

    Yeah, if I end up buying it, I will definitely get ahold of the manuals. And, thanks for the info!
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    Looking at a Cat 12E, stuff to check?

    I was a bit concerned about the oil level being over full by what I'd estimate to be a couple of gallons, but later I remembered that some machines are supposed to be running when checking the oil. It probably says on the dipstick, but I didn't think to read it at the time. Any of you guys know...
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    Looking at a Cat 12E, stuff to check?

    Thanks, Dave. I went and looked at it this morning. It hadn't been started in a couple of months, but even though it was right at freezing this morning, it instantly fired up and seemed to run great. I tested all of the controls, and drove it forward and back a little. 5 of the tires are fairly...
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    Looking at a Cat 12E, stuff to check?

    Going to go look at this machine in a few days, and I want to know what some of the things are that I should be checking on that particular model. Serial #99E10476. Direct electric start, non turbo. Would be for occasional use to maintain my driveway. Thanks in advance.
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    Caterpillar 12 grader engine is dead - please help?

    That is only about 10 miles from me, and I'd like to have it, but the little woman thinks that I am limited out on toys.
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    Caterpillar 12 grader engine is dead - please help?

    https://medford.craigslist.org/hvo/d/grants-pass-cat-12-99e-grader/7688811273.html
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    Caterpillar 12 grader engine is dead - please help?

    I bought an old Ford backhoe a few years ago that had the can over the exhaust. One of the first things I did was get a tink-tink flapper, because I knew that I would eventually forget the can.
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    Ford 555 thumb cylinder removal

    Yeah, that thumb is very stout, and is likely quite heavy.
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    Ford 555 thumb cylinder removal

    I hadn't thought of that. You may have come up with the solution!
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    Ford 555 thumb cylinder removal

    In some ways this thumb is very well designed, and in other ways not so much. There is no provision to lube anything, and the rod end of the cylinder has about a 2 inch hole where about a 1 inch pin goes through. The other end seems to fit well, but like I said, no provision to lube it. This is...
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    Ford 555 thumb cylinder removal

    Yeah, I gave it a few good hits with a big sledgehammer, but it didn't move. Also, as you can see, there is no way to get a direct shot at the end of the longer of the two pins.
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    Ford 555 thumb cylinder removal

    My backhoe thumb cylinder evidently needs to be resealed/repacked/rebuilt, because it is leaking around the rod. I am not going to try to fix it myself, but I obviously need to get the cylinder off of the machine. This is not a factory installed thumb, but was added at some point by a previous...
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    The old Michigan 280 skidding a log (video)

    Guilty as charged! Though I didn't really run over it. Let's just say I modified it slightly with the backhoe about a month ago. Lol
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    The old Michigan 280 skidding a log (video)

    Just a short video of the little woman and I pulling a log yesterday with the old Michigan. I have owned the old thing for about 20 years now, but it doesn't get used much anymore, since I bought a backhoe a few years ago.
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    Ford 555 hydraulic screen

    As collapsed as the screen was, I figured that it was probably torn, or split open, but it is not. I cleaned it up, but I didn't really try to straighten it out very much. Besides the screen being kind of bent out of shape, it seems to be in good condition. I am just going to reassemble things...
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    Ford 555 hydraulic screen

    Got 'er cleaned up, but I don't see a part number on it.
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    HELL NO!

    I'd do it, for a price ($$$,$$$,$$). Lol
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    Ford 555 hydraulic screen

    My old backhoe has been working OK, but lately the hydraulic pump has started growling, so I quit using it until I could look into the problem. I replaced the filter, and took the outlet pipe out of the bottom of the hydraulic tank to check out the screen. As you can see in these pictures, it is...
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