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    Deere 850 J Final Drive advice

    So I bought an 850 J LGP from my a local guy it had 5200 hrs on it. So I have put about 400 Hrs on it since last fall. well long story short one of the inner final drives just went out. so we haul it in to deere and they say the bearing on the pinion gear went out. Ok things happen.n 1 week...
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    Skid Steer attachments

    I have 2 72" CAT Grapple buckets and im selling 1 of them. they are in good condition and I purchased them new in 2011 . $4500 I also have 2 Root N All tree Grubbers and im selling 1 of them, they are designed for pulling mesquite trees and but they work well for other types of trees they...
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    ATV Mattracks M3 for sale

    email me for more pics
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    ATV Mattracks M3 for sale

    I have a used set of Mattracks M3 for sale, fits on any fourwheeler and most UTV'S I have the conversion kits for putting them on a Honda Big Red and Yamaha Rhino . I also have the mattracks mud flaps for the rhino. they are in great condition and I bought them and used them for one job and they...
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    cat 297 injector pump parts

    My 297 went up in flames the other day n I'm working on rebuilding it, got everything except a part on the injection pump. I think its the fuel solenoid, it is located on the back side right under where the injector lines come out. Has a single wire coming off of it that hooks into the main...
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    when are the new machines comming?

    Cat is going to be releasing a new one within the next 6 months to i have heard. the D series.
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    easiest skid steer to repair

    well i saw a new Cat machine recently, the new "D" series. it was an R&D machine. this machine looked extremelly roomy in the engine compartment and under the cab, but who knows what they will all change before they release it to the public. sry they wouldnt let me take a pic of it!
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    cat 305CR overheating issue

    temp gun is 200-230. ok my bad. this was a problem before repacing the engine, ingine had alota blow by and no power, they said it cost more to rebuild it than it does to replace it. has a new temp sensor ill try to get a pic of it monday.
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    cat 305CR overheating issue

    gauge. but ive checked it with a temp gun.
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    cat 305CR overheating issue

    air filter is also new. within a 100 hrs this machine has been to cat 4 times in the past 5 months and ive had them check every thing, so im just wondering if it isnt the conditions im working in (central texas-fort hood) its over 100 every day n its just dry n dusty out here. im pullin trees...
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    cat 305CR overheating issue

    ya for about 8 hrs . it takes about an hr to get it to the point where you can blow it out, blow it out n put it back together ! it doesnt seem to take much dust in that radiator to keep it from cooling
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    289C front idler problem

    muff, i still think they are great machines and they have lots of pushing power, just a bit rougher than my 297c but still pretty nice most of my operators love the comfort of the cabs expecially when that AC is working! which brings up another point, the AC condencers are a huge pain to access...
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    cat 305CR overheating issue

    ive got a 2005 cat 305CR with 1600hrs. it has a new engine and a new radiator and it overheats every day! every component related to the cooling system has been replaced! it runs fine in the morning but when temps hit 100+ it will not stay cool. i blow out the radiator twice a week (huge pain to...
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    289C front idler problem

    Im running 9 of the 289C's down in central texas and i keep having problems with the bearings on the front idlers going out . ive replaced 4 of em in the last week in a half n probably 20 in the last 3 months. i intially thought that we were running the tracks to tight so i loosened them up to...
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    SK350 Track Problem

    could be several things, ive got a 650 and im not sure all the differences but if the motors are fine going in reverse that would make me think its either in the contol valve or a week pump. still could be the drive motors, can you spin out when you hit a pile or does it stall the engine ? have...
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    Skid steer pulling trailer

    have not done it yet but i was going to put a hitch on my 297c and pull a small disk with it in the wetlands that we work in. its the only machine i got thatll float in those arias and the NRCS wants em disked! let me no how it works. ive pulled lots of things with the loader by just drillin a...
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    Track Tearing Problem

    $2300/ month for the 259 with a max of 160 hrs/month. $2700 for a 289
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    Track Tearing Problem

    for your next machine, you mite take a look at the 259 B3, im renting one now and have put 500 hrs on in the last 4 months, tracks are holding up great. its been on a grapple bucket, with appx. 400hrs in dirt and 100 hrs in very rock conditons. also have 8 289c and 1 297c and the 297 has been...
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    Cat 305 cr for sale

    i have a 2005 cat 305 cr for sale check it out here: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320717701647&ssPageName=ADME:L:LCA:US:1123
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    Electrical aux problems on Cat 297c

    im runing a tree saw on my skid steer and it has a sprayer on it and i have the sprayer running off the electrical aux #7 pin B which is contolled by the trigger on my left joystick, (the same switch as my 2 speed, its a multifunion switch). anyhow i lost my power going out to the plug on the...
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