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    New holland 555e backhoe torque converter

    I've heard of making up a pressure hose to feed oil into the same ports you use to check pressures with the gauges. This is about where you consult your factory service manual to check the fluid paths thru the trans so you can look for check valves and such. Usually it was an engine we were...
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    Looking to buy Ford 55E backhoe what do ya think?

    Everybody wants 50% more when they sell, and same % off when they buy.... That looks like a nice machine; if after you look at it, it's still nice, offer him $12K. Bet he takes it. Ford's are great. I've had my 5550 for 29 years. And it was only 15 years old when I bought it. Parts are much...
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    Ford 4500 steering shake/jitter

    What do you mean by shake? Turning in and out fast? How far do the move? Give us more info...
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    3930 ford low oil pressure

    Sounds like somebody got an infrared thermometer! I doubt you'll get many replies for the simple reason nobody measures the block and head external temps. They'll shoot the exhaust manifold to see if they have a cylinder low/no power; no heat, no power. Or the radiator looking for cooler...
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    Case 680G Will Not Move

    Shuttle in neutral to select and engage the 4 speed. Otherwise it'll grind the gears like if you had not pushed down the clutch pedal on a manual trans. A machine like yours will keep your mind occupied and engaged for the next year or so...lots to figure out!
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    Ford 4500 questions

    Don't think you can swap them around, the back side of the wheel around the lug nut holes will be flat and not have the conical cut the lug nut centers into. Don't know about the round pedal, sounds like some kind of dump the pressure deal. I have a rocker pedal that extends/retracts the...
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    Case 580K 4x4: Snow pusher for mountain property?

    Do you get enough snow that it's not really obvious where the road is? Do like the DOT and drive stakes about 3 feet off the road. I watched someone make a real mess because he couldn't tell where the road was. I think I would have some kind of metal blade and put the bucket in float. Is this...
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    Finding a Decent Used Machine Is Proving TOUGH...thoughts on these 2?

    It's usually the other way; private owner is 20% under the dealer for something equivalent. To try and get the same money for a 5 year older hoe is kind of insane....but I see lots of that on CL, since it doesn't cost them $100 for a weekend ad in the newspaper, and kiss off the $100 when nobody...
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    Finding a Decent Used Machine Is Proving TOUGH...thoughts on these 2?

    Start checking Craigslist in the states; my neighbor listed a Dodge diesel pickup and a guy from Spokane, 1000 miles away bought it. Also sold a JD mower deck to a guy from Montana, they knew the local market sucked, so they were looking in the SF bay area CL. Stay away from the auctions, too...
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    bucket repair....line boring

    There are 28 pages in the Lincoln Electric welding book about welding distortion; it's a topic that really needs to be addressed when you're welding. When I welded up a thumb for my 5550, I managed to pull the holes the thumb pivots on, at least 3/8th inch out of line. So I had to cut it...
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    exciting the alternator on a 1989 john deere 210c backhoe

    All of you talking about the 'excite' wiring; is this the same wire as going from the ignition switch, thru a voltage regulator and then into the brushes in the alternator? I've driven at least 100 different cars and trucks, and none of them with an alternator ever had any pushbutton to get it...
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    Newbie looking for guidance

    Look at New Holland and Cat as well. I've seen lots of hoes in Craigslist, most were from the actual owner and not a dealer or auction. You set on CL whether you look at all ads or owner only.
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    Who's still running a jd 500c or any 500.

    I think my Ford 5550 is about the same class as the JD. I looked at one in '88 at the Napa Deere dealer. Too expensive and when I checked JD parts pricing versus Ford, that's what sealed the 5550. This is my first and only hoe, 28 years I've had it. I did all the same mods with the water in...
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    Auction Backhoe - 4x4 missing front drive shaft

    If it was that easy, the seller would have done it. More than likely something else major is wrong and no drive shaft means you won't know until you own it. It's like the used cars with a dead battery so you can't start it; but the seller tells you everything else is OK. Right. Put the...
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    Inherited a Ford 555, where can I learn to use it?

    Stay off any slopes, especially any kind of side slope. Hoes are narrow, high centered, real easy to get up on two wheels if you're not careful. I was on a side slope that was nothing, maybe a half foot drop from one back wheel to the other... Nothing you'd really notice driving across it...
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    What Machine do I Need?

    He does need 2 machines; one that does 80% of the work that he owns, and one that is rented to do the last 20%. Those attachments are priced like they're made of gold or something...rent those.
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    John Deere 710D opinion needed!

    Auctions are tough; if a seller has a dozen machines, only the turds are going to the auction. The good stuff stays with him. It's when they're selling the whole fleet do I feel better about an auction, then the good and bad both are out there.
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    John Deere 710D opinion needed!

    JD parts are some of the most expensive on the market, you might want to find out what a new pump costs. The pins and bushings most likely will need a mobile guy to come out and machine and reweld to new dimensions. Then you install OEM pins and bushings. Lots cheaper than transporting a 13...
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    How to best dig with a backhoe?

    Just try different things until you find what works for you; that's what all the rest of us did. It's not exactly rocket science digging holes with a hoe.
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    Ford 550 Backhoe drive belt Please help!

    Harbor Freight sells a multi segment v belt for use on drill presses and table saws that will disassemble. allow you to feed it around the pulleys and then put it back together. Any other tool store will probably have it. As to using a one piece belt, lots of time you need to get a pressure...
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