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    Service Trucks Facebook group.

    Admin if this is not allowed feel free to delete. I have created a Facebook group called Service Trucks. I would like it to be a place for field service mechanics to come hang out and post pictures of their trucks. And the equipment on their trucks. Would live to see all the neat ideas of how...
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    Bobcat T-190 Error code 64-03

    Good morning gentlemen, got one that I think I know what is wrong but wanting to make sure before we order in a $1000 ECM. Customer has a T-190 that intermittently will throw a 64-03 code. We have traced it down and it is not getting its signal to the switch power / acc relay. The power to this...
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    I need a Maintenance app or software program

    Okay I am a small equipment repair company. I see a need for either an app or a software program. Maybe there is already something like this available. I would like to be able to input machines as my customers buy machines. I would have a data base that is searchable by customer, then by...
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    Show off your service truck crane accessories you have made.

    This post was thought of after responding to a post of vera66. We all have made different things to use to attach to our crane to pick up components out of machines. Post pictures of them for ideas that show how to be creative. If you have a picture of it being used would be best. Been wanting...
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    How negotiable are new equipment sales?

    Okay, I have a customer that has currently three mini excavators. Two cats 302.5 and a 303 CR and a John Deere 27d. He is looking at a new machine possibly a bobcat either 26 or 32. My customer does not speak really great English and sometimes has a language barrier while ordering parts for his...
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    New service truck compressor/welder recommendations

    Looking for anytime with experience with Vanair products. I my current service truck I have a gas mi t m compressor that is about 19cfm. And air bobcat 225. Looking at a Vanair Airnarc 150. It is 20cfm and 190 amps which should be plenty. Plus it has a 12/24 volt dc 300amp charging circuit. The...
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    Kobelco sk03 service

    I had a Customer dropped off a Kobelco SK03 last week with a SN of LE05579. He wants a full service on it. I have looked around for a manual for it but coming up none. I know it a grey market machine. I have crossed all of the filters over except the big return screen in the top of the tank...
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    Bobcat T300 drive pump issue.

    Had an odd call today. There is a company in this area that buys and sell skid steers. They asked me to come look at one that was giving them fits. As they started it as soon as it had charge pressure it would try to drive the left track forward and would kill the engine before it could fully...
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    Giant wheel loader by Tobroko

    Trying to do a little searching for a customer. He has a Case 021E and a JD 244J and just called and wants me to give a look over on a Giant machine that are going to be imported into the states.These machines are designed and built in Tobroco's modern factory in Oisterwijk (Holland). That is...
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    Giant wheel loader by Tobroko

    Trying to do a little searching for a customer. He has a Case 021E and a JD 244J and just called and wants me to give a look over on a Giant machine that are going to be imported into the states.These machines are designed and built in Tobroco's modern factory in Oisterwijk (Holland). That is...
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    Cat 262C wiring schematic or service manual

    Looking for either a wiring schematics or service manual for a Cat 262C. Have an AC compressor not coming on but the condenser fans are. No voltage at the plug. Thanks JJ
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    Dallas FT Worth Tx field service mechanic needed.

    Looking for a mechanic that is honest, has integrity and can work unsupervised on customers locations. Mostly light duty work. PMs, hydraulic leaks, cylinder rebuilds and such. 90 percent of my work is forklifts and skid steer type machines.
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    ASV RC100 will start but not function.

    Machine was parked 3 days ago working fine. Machine will start and run but has no hydraulic function bucket or drive functions. Fluid level is good. Checked all fuses and relays. Installed a pressure gauge on the test port on the hydraulic filter manifold and recorded 518PSI so I know we are...
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    New Holland LT185.B drive issues

    Hello, machine above is having drive issues. It's been doing it for a while. As it get hotter it will not push into a pile. It will eventually get to the point it won't even turn. It will go straight forward and backwards. Does anyone have the test procedures for test the pumps and drive...
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    Bobcat T-590 bucket level install?

    Hello, I have a customer that just took delivery of a T-590. It was supposed to have a bucket leveling system on it but came without. The dealer ordered one in for the machine and the owner wants to me to install it for him. What is involved on the new M series to install? Is it hardware only or...
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    Jlg 2033E sn stamping

    I have a customer with what I think is a 2033E but I can not find the stamping anywhere. The data tag is gone. Can anyone confirm where it is stamped? I have talked to my local dealer and they keep telling me there is nothing there. Thanks JJ
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    John Deere 482C spews oil out of the reverser dipstick while turning on parkbrake

    I have one that has stumped me. I have a 482C that when you turn on the park brake it allows the spring to appy pressure and set the park brake. This spring is pushing the fluid back into the dipstick of the reverser and the oil will blow the dipstick out. The vent on the dipstick of the...
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    Best grease coupler?

    Okay I see a ton of threads about best guns and best geese but what about the couplers? I have tried lincolns, zee line and others. Best so far has been zee line but only got a week out of the last two I bought. I hate when the spew grease more on the outside of the fitting then they are putting...
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    Rent shop space, buy, build at the house or none of the above?

    A little back ground. I'm 39 years old. I own a small onsite equipment repair business. I am the only employee. I have a decently rigged out service truck. I do alot of wont starts, hydraulic leaks, hydraulic hoses, cylinder rebuilds, water pumps, alternators, starters, PM services and such...
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    Diesel engine compression adaptors

    I have a John Deere 4045T engine that is acting a bit weird on me. There are a couple people that have been working on this since it quit running and they called me. Also seems like no one really know the complete history as to what happened. And what it did when it quit. What it is doing: It is...
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