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    Jcb skid steers?

    Good points!
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    Jcb skid steers?

    Wow! Thanks for the info guys. I wondered why the HP was rated at 74 for a machine that is rated at 2900 lbs. My cat 262c never lacks in HP or in reliability for that matter as well as some pretty awesome parts support. The crack in the boom does concern me as it tends to be put in some awkward...
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    Jcb skid steers?

    I have had a couple of cat skid steers for use here on the farm for everything. Lots of gates to open so a lot of in and out of the machine. I like the jcb design (easier entry and exit) but what is the quality of these machines? I see the resale is not very high. My experience with jcb backhoes...
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    Crossmemberless dump bed, what are the weak points?

    Cool, thanks guys. That's what I wanted to hear. No one around here has anything like this. Only washboard style beds. Lol. Crown is a bed manufacturer in west plains Missouri. Most beds in this area comes from Davis in Little Rock but Crown already had this bed built and they were both about...
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    Crossmemberless dump bed, what are the weak points?

    I recently built a dump truck using an 04 sterling and added a 16ft crossmemberless Crown bed to it. I did not realize the bed would come without crossmembers or that it was even possible to build one without. I made the deal for a bed they already had built to save on the build time. I...
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    Adding hydraulic oil to a cat 262c

    Thanks, I will have to check that out. I have to tip the cab up and find a hydraulic leak anyway.
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    Adding hydraulic oil to a cat 262c

    Is there any better way to do this. This model has the hydraulic fill on the radiator and I cannot possibly pour the oil in slow enough to keep it from overflowing. I have tried to tip radiator up and leave it down. It still goes in ridicously slow. Someone has to have a better idea. My last...
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    Case drott 40

    I will probably not be digging a lot of ditches, mostly pushing trees out. I can see those things getting gutted like you say. I can't even get the wedges and spools that hold the shanks in the bucket so I suppose tracking down the brake parts would be a joke. Sure would like to get that two...
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    Case drott 40

    Thanks for the help. I spoke to the guy that sold it to me and he told me it was a toggle switch on the panel but he also told me he had to plug off the brake on the other side because it was causing problems. I can't get the two speed travel to work either so I guess it's time to do some...
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    Case drott 40

    UPDATE: so I put an engine in this machine out of a 1370 case tractor. Just got it running last week and runs great. Moved it 100 yards or so and the area where the hydraulic motor bolts to the final drive was smoking and extremely hot. Looking at the parts diagram, it appears the dig brake...
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    Cat 262c ac low pressure switch

    Does anyone know where to find the low pressure switch on a 262c It appears to be full of freon, fuse is good, jumped across the high pressure switch and compressor still will not run. I put juice to the compressor and it runs and sounds fine. I am suspecting low pressure switch is bad but it...
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    pedal grader

    Depending on the diet of the operator/engine it is quite possible it would be outlawed soon in California on the basis of emissions. No beans , cabbage, or boiled eggs. Lol
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    Case drott 40

    Just got the parts book from the guy I bought it from yesterday and it is for series E machines sn. 6271140 and after and this machine is sn 6271146. The guy I bought it from had spent 15 k on replacing one cylinder and rebuilding the other two. It has define toy been repainted at some point. A...
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    8.2 turbo detroit specs

    I have had three of them over the years. Never did anything to them except run away when I started them and wait for the smoke to clear. Not a ton of power but no diesel I have ever had could go as far on such a small amount of fuel. I would have to agree with jpv. If it's working fine I...
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    Case drott 40

    I do hate to split a tractor that is working just for the engine but local salvage yard wants more for just an engine than I can buy a whole tractor for. If there is anything you could use from the 1370 let me know because I will be scrapping it. The engine hoist is an old bantam truck crane...
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    Case drott 40

    So bought it after all. Engine runs great for a short time with a definite knock. Once it gets warm it starts to seize up. Was weighing my options, rebuild this engine, adapt a 5.9 Cummins or find another 504 case engine and a guy calls me with a whole tractor (1370) with a good engine for...
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    Case drott 40

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    Case drott 40

    Wow. Thats a lot of good info. Thanks! I guess i am going to buy it but i havnt given him an answer yet. I am thinking i can either fix the 504 or come up with another 504 easier than i can put the different engine there. I thought they would be more rare but there is a local salvage that has...
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    Case drott 40

    It is a Ce model but what does that mean?
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    Case drott 40

    My 5.9 was out of a pickup. Anymore, I would just be up for an easy swap and if there is going to be a bell housing issue, that would leave me out, not to mention all the other stuff. I have access thru the guy who owns the excavator now to a 4-71 but who knows if the bell housing is the same...
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