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  1. spitzair

    Will EX200-5 tracks fit a 200-2?

    Hi guys, I need a set of track chains for my EX200-2 soonish, and found a set that are for a -5. My machine has 45 links, the rails I found have 46. Is the pitch the same? Will they fit on my -2 if I remove a link? Thanks!
  2. spitzair

    John Deere 2010

    Hi everyone, I seem to be the new owner of my neighbour’s John Deere 2010 crawler dozer. He sold his property and is moving out of the country and left me the dozer to add to my collection of geriatric machinery. He got it in the mid-90s to do some work on his property and it worked well at that...
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    Will a Hyster D7D winch work on a 977H?

    Hello everyone, I found a nice Hyster D7D winch for sale for a good price somewhat local to me and was wonderig if it would work on a 977H? My earlier lever steer machine is the one I was envisioning it going on, I don’t remember the serial number of the machine off hand and it’s 12 hours of...
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    Komatsu copy of Cat 977H

    Hi guys, Quick question, will the bucket off a Komatsu copy of the Cat 977H fit on a 977H? I think the Komatsu model is D75 but not sure… a guy the next town over is parting one out and has a good bucket, I need one for one of my 977s so hoping they’re compatible without any major modification…...
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    Underride protection bar

    Hi everyone, I’ve looked all over and can’t find this anywhere... how high can a trailer be before it needs rear underride protection? Thanks.
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    Silicone gasket maker

    Hello everyone, I recently picked up a parts engine for my old Bobcat (Ford KSG416 / I4-98) with a thrown rod. I tore it down for parts and discovered it had spun the main and rod bearings and eventually one had let go. When I took the external oil pump off I found what I think was the reason...
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    Single vs Tandem 10-15k lb trailer

    Hi guys, Stupid question I'm sure but I'm just wondering why we never see any single axle flatdeck / utility trailers in the 10 to 15k lb range? I can see on something like a bobcat trailer where you want the deck height as low as possible you'd have a very narrow deck between the tires... just...
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    New or Overhauled Engine break-in

    Hello Everyone, I recently rebuilt the engine in my Bobcat 732 and am wondering what is the best break-in procedure I should be using? The book really doesn't say and doing a google search gives all kinds of different opinions that are sometimes quite contradictory... This particular engine is...
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    Bobcat 732 Ford KSG416 Engine Repairs

    Hello Everyone, I recently completed fairly extensive repairs on my spare KSG416 Ford Engine I had for my Bobcat 732. It's now installed and running. I took a pile of pictures and put them together in this little youtube video... If there's enough interest I will do an actual video documentary...
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    Toolcat Aux hydraulic question

    Hello everyone, We got a Toolcat brand new at work last year but I never really ran it much myself until this last week. One thing I noticed when running attachments with continuous aux hydraulic flow is that the aux hydraulic flow drops off to pretty much zero for a second or two before picking...
  11. spitzair

    Energy Recovery Fee?

    I’m not quite sure where to post this but figured since it has to do with billing and invoices this might be the best place, if not mods please feel free to move it. Anyway, while booking a rental car the other day I was looking at the breakdown of fees and surcharges and among them I noticed...
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    Bobcat 732 charge pressure

    Hello Everyone, My dad’s Bobcat 732 has recently started having the hydraulic warning light come on about 30 or so seconds after starting the machine. We want to check and make sure it’s not actually losing charge pressure but I can’t find what it’s supposed to be in the manuals, or is it the...
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    Logging with my 977H

    I had a chance to do a little bit of logging with my 977H last month. The old girl hadn’t been used in well over a year so it was good to get it moving again. The only issue I had was the cable on the winch breaking, thankfully I only lost about 20 feet and was able to get the job done. We had a...
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    Gearmatic 22 hydraulic winch cable capacity

    Does anyone know off hand how much 1” cable a gearmatic 22 hydraulic winch can hold? I have about 60 feet of rotten cable left on there now that needs to be replaced before the winch gets used again, and it looks like it will hold much more but would like to know exactly how much to buy...
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    977H Bucket

    Hello everyone, I'm trying to locate a bucket for one of my 977H loaders. There seem to be a reasonable amount of buckets for 966 wheel loaders around, does anybody know if these would fit a 977H? I also found some for 977Ls, would they fit? Unfortunately I'm a 15 hour drive from my machines...
  16. spitzair

    Need help identifying old crawler

    Hey guys, Does anybody know what kind of crawler this is? My dad found it this morning in his travels... Thanks!
  17. spitzair

    Adams / Wabco 666 problem

    Hi guys, Got my old Adams grader going today, and it's got an issue I'm hoping somebody can help me with. It won't steer, acts as if it's got absolutely no power steering one way and just a tiny bit the other way. The hydraulic fluid is full but after a few minutes of running the pumps start...
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    977L Injector pump

    Hello everyone, I posted some time ago about a friend of mine's 977L with fuel delivery problems, ie. won't run. I finally had a chance to go look at the machine and talk to him, and he did have someone knowledgeable (apparently) working on it and they determined the plungers in the injector...
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    Hitachi EX200-1 vs -2

    Hello everyone, I found a burnt Hitachi EX 200-1 for sale and was wondering what all would be useable on a -2... I'm pretty sure the engine and pumps won't be swappable (they look very cooked from the pictures anyway) but was wondering if the boom and undercarriage components would fit... Thanks!
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    Cardboard boxes for gaskets

    Hello everyone, I recently bought another Bobcat 732 that was advertised as having no compression... When I went to pick it up, the seller cranked the engine over to demonstrate the lack of compression. It was immediately obvious that the compression wouldn't be the issue, rather it sounded...
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