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    Cat 315 Cl fast travel issues

    The fast travel on my 315 will shift to slow intermittently. The problem comes and goes. Seems to happen when the weather is damp and cool. Any ideas? I posted this back in 2015. I got a few responses but the thread just kind of died. The serial number is CFT00932. Can someone tell me how to...
  2. J

    315CL fast travel intermittent

    The fast travel on my 315 will shift to slow intermittently. The problem comes and goes. Seems to happen when the weather is damp and cool. Any ideas?
  3. J

    School Me MTL / CTL diff?

    I can see the difference in how the undercarriage is built. The roller frames on a CTL are similar to a full size track loader (I own a 953), bottom rollers fixed to roller frame, drive sprocket and idler. Less clear on how the MTL works but it looks like the rollers "boggie" individual...
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    How should a countershaft brake work

    I have a Chevrolet C70 with a Eaton RT6610 10 speed transmission. I have questions about how the countershaft brake should work. I know that you only use the brake when stopped to help get the transmission into low or reverse. The problem is it seems like it takes a while for things to stop...
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    How would you fix this pond

    I have a customer who called me to look at this pond. His concern is the erosion, especially the area closest to the camera. He said last year he was able to drive across the dam. He said at some point someone sat on the dam with an excavator and reached out and dug a channel along the dam...
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    315 CL Hydraulic oil level question

    When I started my 315 the other day the control panel said the hydraulic oil was low. I checked the sight glass and it was a little low. So I topped it off and now its right where it should be on the sight glass. Trouble is the warning still comes up during start up. Is there some kind of reset?
  7. J

    D6D weight

    What does a 04x D6D with factory EROPS, limb risers, ripper and blade weigh?
  8. J

    Help me set up my tractor to pull dump

    A few years ago i bought a tractor & lowboy together all set up. The truck has hydraulics to run the lowboy. I just bought a 22' end dump with air tailgate. I need to set the tractor up. Truck has air shift pto in cab. Lowboy uses two lines, i assume one is preasure out and one is return...
  9. J

    what would you do?

    I got a call from a lady who says she has some dirt and concrete she wants hauled off. We set a time to meet. I get there and find two large piles of dirt next to the farm house and some feeding floors. She says that the dirt is left over from putting a new foundation under the house...
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    953 oil pressure warning

    I warmed up my 953 (s/n 20z) today and used it about 10 minutes and shut it off for about an hour. When I fired it back up the engine oil pressure warning light and buzzer went off, no gauge only warning lights. I checked a few things and started it again, same deal. So I went and got a...
  11. J

    I need your thoughts and advice

    Next week I am going to do a basement in a subdivision that is notorious for being wet. The basement for the house on the lot next to where I will be working was quite a problem, I understand. I anticipate problems. I would like to here how others have handled these conditions. What works...
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    315 Hydrailic Thumb Question

    I have a 315cl with auxiliary hydraulics to the end of the stick, large lines to run a tool not just coupler lines. I bought an aftermarket hydraulic thumb, welded it on and had lines made to run from each of the outlets on the stick to the two ports on the thumb cylinder. I read in the manual...
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    Kobelco, good or bad?

    This question is similar to others out there right now but I would like to hear about Kobelco excavators specifically. I am looking at 4-5 thousand hour 160’s and 210’s for sale in the 02 to 06 year range. Like anything some people have had good and some bad experiences. I would just like...
  14. J

    What causes this

    Well here is a dumb question I should know the answer too but I don’t. I always want to know why. A few times traveling the interstate I have seen trucks limping down the shoulder looking for an exit. They have heavy light blue smoke coming out of both stacks. When you go by them the...
  15. J

    Sold my 215 cat

    It looks like I sold my good old 215. I had a guy ask me if I wanted to sell it. I shot him a price and he says he wants it. It looks like I’m in the market for another track hoe. I am thinking 315, 318 or 320 cat. 315 would be a little on the small side, 318 would be about the right...
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    Can I haul a 322 on my lowboy?

    I have a two axel lowboy. Tag on it says capacity is 70,000 lbs. I am trying to figure out if i can haul a Cat 322 size machine. I think they weigh about 55k lbs. Empty weight of truck and trailer is 32k lbs. I will be over 80k and will need a permit for that. Question is will the axel...
  17. J

    Differences in Cat excavators

    I am in the market for a 315, 318 or 320 Cat. Other than sheet metal what were the major changes from the “A” to the B to the C series machines?
  18. J

    Turn table bearing

    I am looking at a 315 cat with around 4000 hours. Machine is clean and tight with the exception of the swing bearing. When you lift the machine with the boom you can see some movement. The gap between the upper and lower at the bearing changes by about 3/16” of an inch. You can just slightly...
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