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  1. Norcal wrench530

    No one wants to work also They don’t want to pay

    Remember that million dollars only gets you a combine, still gotta dish out another 100k for a header, if you can get one. Old boss bought a “new” case 9250 combine and waited 3 months to get a header for it, showed up 3 weeks before harvest, needless to say I could see him sweating bullets from...
  2. Norcal wrench530

    No one wants to work also They don’t want to pay

    Developed and established orchard ground in Northern California is going for 18-27k/ac and as high as I’ve heard 35k/ac, Rice ground is over 10k/ac. Small plot of 40 acres went for 400k last year, another one popped up for 890k for 10 acres of rice field and a shop with no house. Insane
  3. Norcal wrench530

    No one wants to work also They don’t want to pay

    If you're in the AG industry (in COMMIEFORNIA anyway) and employer has under 25 employees you still get screwed for overtime, it was anything after 12, then dropped to 10, last year was 9, this year 8.5 and next year anything after 8 is overtime then they threw in if you work consecutively 7...
  4. Norcal wrench530

    No one wants to work also They don’t want to pay

    I felt I actually Made more money at $17/hr 5 years ago, my wife and I were just discussing that the other day.
  5. Norcal wrench530

    No one wants to work also They don’t want to pay

    Was a farm foreman and shop forman for the same rice/walnut farm for 15 years, climbed the ladder up to $25/hr was it enough? no but some of these guys cant compete with the bigger farms/companies wages... tractor operators were making $21... I was putting in all the hours, did everything but...
  6. Norcal wrench530

    Anti-Seize compound usage?

    Hydraulic cylinder piston retaining nut on a JLG 8042 lift cylinder, *apply loctite, tighten 600ft/lbs and stake nut in 4 places* that one was a rough one to say the least. It calls for it so on it went
  7. Norcal wrench530

    2005 Peterbilt 378 Wiring Issue

    How are you Batteries? have you load tested them? I had a freighliner cascadia do similar things (shut off while going down the road and firing back up) I started paying attention to the battery voltage... it would hang out at 14.2 then drop down to 11 and the truck would shut off, the ecm...
  8. Norcal wrench530

    Cat 3406C engine Code 23

    Update: got hands on the front of the engine and found that previous mechanic pinched the 5 wire harness under the cone shaped cover. The sensor power wires were grounding out on the timing cover.
  9. Norcal wrench530

    Anti-Seize compound usage?

    Exactly, the reason now many things have torque to yield specs rather than just a straight torque value, you want the "stretch"
  10. Norcal wrench530

    Anti-Seize compound usage?

    Yep says right on the red bottle, the green works well as so does the bearing retaining compound for loose races. Steering fasteners and brake hardware get the blue same with smaller driveshaft hardware.
  11. Norcal wrench530

    Anti-Seize compound usage?

    Oh the good old silver gremlin, works good under door handles on your buddys truck, just like a heavy duty zip tie on their driveshaft.. hahah. best thing i've been taught on most stainless to stainless connections in the fertilizer world is to use a dab of clear silicone on the thread instead...
  12. Norcal wrench530

    Anti-Seize compound usage?

    A couple older John Deere mechanics swore to NEVER USE ANTISIEZE EVER on anything. "Just use a good penetrating oil during assembly". Insert. Me. The next season having to torch off every bearing they installed on every combine shaft they touched on a 9660 CTS rice combine... So, yeah I use the...
  13. Norcal wrench530

    Cat 3406C engine Code 23

    Thank You Truck Shop!
  14. Norcal wrench530

    Cat 3406C engine Code 23

    Working on a 1993 Kenworth with a 3406C, having power loss issues intermittently, runs like a raped ape then feels like its got 50horses to quote the customer. Im not too familiar with this older system I did however find that Code 23 is related to the timing position sensor if what I found is...
  15. Norcal wrench530

    Can not get this fitting to take grease.

    very possible bushing turned, ran into that a lot on front loaders on backhoes and rear 3 point hitch fittings.
  16. Norcal wrench530

    Memories for us old truckers

    1954 B MODEL MACK FOR SALE Im sure someone would love to get a hold of this truck. Pretty sweet
  17. Norcal wrench530

    Need help Identifying model of Pettibone super-something....

    crawled all over the frame of that machine today, and am still unable to locate a frame serial number, I have an odd suspicion that it was on a piece of this machine that is no longer intact. Owner said that a guy built around 3 of these machines out of old Pettibones, and looking at what...
  18. Norcal wrench530

    Need help Identifying model of Pettibone super-something....

    Hey all, found another tag, this time on the actual housing
  19. Norcal wrench530

    No start or transmission shift

    google searched MD3060 and vander haags has used ones and rebuilt, if its internal in the controller theres probably no real way of troubleshooting, you could try and open it up and inspect for loose pins or bad soldered connections on the board
  20. Norcal wrench530

    No start or transmission shift

    Have you checked for good clean power supply voltage at the controller before and after the plugs? or checked grounds? I know you said temp related but I had a New Holland 1085 bale wagon computer give me all kinds of fits in cold damp weather and be fine on sunny dry days. Maybe a sensor on its...
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