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    Case 350B shuttle/hydro leaks

    1. I parked my 350B when I finished my house a couple months ago. Today I started it up and it barely crawled forward. Reverse is fine, but after about 10 feet it stopped forward completely. Charge pressure gauge works and was reading low. Anything to check first. 2. I have a spool valve...
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    10 ply or 14 ply for skid/dozer trailer

    I haul my 1845c and 350B dozer on a tandem heavy trailer. Most of the tires are straight unreliable. Should I be looking at 10 ply or 14 ply tires? the biggest load is the 350B and it weighs around 10k. Thanks!
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    580k for sale, no brakes

    Local town has a 2wd extend a hoe 580K for bid at 3500 hours. Has a cab too, doesn't look really beat on. The mayor said it needs brakes, but a city employee told me he thinks it just a brake line. Its a closed bid that starts at 3k, and I'll add a picture later on. I was thinking of offering...
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    No water past meter

    May not be the right section, but I thought I would run this by you guys. Just finished new house, ran pex all the way to the meter where a previous copper line was coming out. Cleaned it off, cut it and spliced on the pex line. Just had water meter installed in meter box, turned on. Nothing, No...
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    Best Way to Compact without a Compactor?

    I was wanting to really pack down the dirt, before I poured my driveway. I have a 580B and 350B dozer. I thought driving over it with the backhoe would be best? What do you think?
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    Getting ready to graduate

    So Im a junior at Indiana state for Construction Management, but I've been on the forum since my early teens working on backhoes and dozers. I love heavy equipment and always thought big civil jobs would be a awesome job. Im from clinton, IN and have friends from white Construction. They did...
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    any advice working with sand?

    I've been trying to move this fill sand in my garage with my backhoe, but it really doesnt seem to get enough traction with the backhoe. anybody have to do a job like this? I could easily get in there with my skidsteer but I wouldnt want to drive over that front foundation wall. Anything beats...
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    tips for Running small dozers?

    So I've been trying to cut out a crawlspace for a new house. I cant really seem to get the hang of this thing. Everything I do comes out looking like a washboard. Machine is a case 350B with nearly 6000 hours so the blade is sloppy. Any tips, or live and learn. only thing that seem to help was...
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    case 350B steering improvement?

    I got the dozer back from case, they did me right. I have been cutting out a drive in the woods, and forgot how hard this thing steers. You really have to pull those levers to make it think about turning. I have mineral gear oil in it now, and the bands looked healthy. Would a different band...
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    350b->550g?

    So I took the whole dozer back down to the dealer today, and look at their used for sale lot. It had one case 550G dozer and it looked in average shape. undercarriage wasnt the best, but I think its two more tons and two more cylinders. I know this 350B is going to take some negotiating, and I...
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    trany was rebuilt with a gear backwards

    So you may remember when I posted how my 350B wouldn't come out of first, and wont go in 2nd or 3rd. I took the transaxle to the local case dealer to get rebuilt, and they did it. But Now I see the problem... The first gear on the input shaft has a flat side and a protruding side. The protruding...
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    How would you cut this drive?

    I have a 580B backhoe and a 350B dozer at my dads place. I took some pictures on the way I want my driveway to go. You can see I rough painted it in, but its pretty steep in the overgrown part. Should I eyeball this with the backhoe or try to use the dozer on it. Any advice on how to go about...
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    Case 350B wont come out 1st, no 2nd/3rd

    So we finally got the transaxle back from the dealer who installed all the parts. Put it back in, track in, reconnected everything. But when first started up and in neutral on the shifter. The transmission is still in 1st gear. And when I try 2nd or 3rd it doesnt click quite right on the...
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    Case 350B diff fluid?

    just got the diff and trany back from case. When I was there I asked them what fluid to use, and it puzzled him. In the manual it says use a mineral oil or 90w/140 gear oil. I heard you need mineral oil for the brake bands in the diff. however, 3 hours before the diff blew up i changed the fluid...
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    pinion shaft preload

    I ve finally got my new parts in today and wanted to install the pinion shaft in my 350B case. The transaxle is out of the tractor and on my hydraulic press. So I did add more shims ,but I still get the bearings tight. I probably got it to 100ftlbs and it has started to have a resistance. if I...
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    pinion shaft install?

    So tommrow Im gonna start putting the rear end together. The first time I ended up not being able to turn the shaft(too much pressure on bearings). I finally found another nut, and are gonna try more shims. The thing I dont understand is I dont know how far the pinion needs to be out. The manual...
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    shaft freezes when doing preload

    I started putting the rear end back together step by step on the service manual. When Im torquing down the pinion shaft nut the shaft becomes very hard to turn and havent completely torqued it yet. Do I need to add or remove shims to take the pressure off the bearings? btw case discountinued all...
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    350B rear axle rebuild

    Thought I would keep you guys updated. pinion shaft is what self destructed. I was wondering is their anything I should replace while apart? should I inspect the front idlers. What about the bearings in the rear end and races. The case service manual says if they look good and perform well...
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    torch master pin? case 350B

    So I got the machine into position ready to take the track off, But that master pin really doesnt want to move. I can get it like half a inch then it stops. Im going to try to heat it tomorrow. If its proves unsuccessful is it alright to torch the pin off and buy two new ones from case, but I...
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    Things just got expensive...350B

    So I was cut a slope on a long driveway a couple days and I put a real load on the dozer. When the engine really started to get a load on it and the tracks broke loose it started making a banging noise. After I took the load off it it didnt go away I tried backing up to park it but, eventually...
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