• Thank you for visiting HeavyEquipmentForums.com! Our objective is to provide industry professionals a place to gather to exchange questions, answers and ideas. We welcome you to register using the "Register" icon at the top of the page. We'd appreciate any help you can offer in spreading the word of our new site. The more members that join, the bigger resource for all to enjoy. Thank you!

Search results

  1. P

    Tack welding pads to chain links?

    I was reading up on track bolts here last night and came across a post where someone recommended welding a track pad to it's link when the bolts wouldn't stay tight. Unfortunately I can't find the post now to link to it. I'm in the process of replacing loose bolts in my 955L tracks. There are a...
  2. P

    How to make easy effective site signs?

    I need to make signs to direct drivers at a fill site. I want something better than a spray can and a piece of used plywood, but don't need professional street signs made. What have you used for this? Are there good large stencils available? Cheap plastic letters to nail or staple to a board...
  3. P

    Bolt on cutting edge segments for a 955L

    Needed the cutting edge freshened, this was suggested so I tried it. So far it's working perfectly. The segments are intended for a 943 and are 1" thick which matches the wear plates added to the bottom of the bucket. I just torched the holes and bolted them on. The space between the teeth is...
  4. P

    Tending a brush pile with my 955L

    Burned some brush earlier this week. Someone else was running the machine for a change so I had a chance to take a video. He had a pretty good weenie roast going. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BteNgzdVKtA
  5. P

    Need help with air-arc

    I bought a ArcAir K2000 torch and some carbon electrodes. Connected the torch to my Lincoln Squarewave 175 to try burning off some ugly stick welds. Used 5/32 rods, set it to DC-, 150 amps. I can't get it to maintain an arc. Tried DC+, AC, raised the amperage, etc, still no luck. I can get a...
  6. P

    When do you change teeth?

    I have a couple hundred hours on the teeth on my loader. They have about 1" worn off the length since installed. Do you wait until they are worn to the point of being in danger of breaking, or do you replace them sooner? I'm accustomed to people waiting until one falls off to change teeth, I'm...
  7. P

    Crane lifting dozer and capsizing

    I haven't seen this before, my apologies in advance if it's a repost. You might need a Facebook account to see it, Not sure how that works http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=540156826015666&set=vb.147181238626097&type=2&theater
  8. P

    Rebuilding/repairing an Orbitrol pump

    I have an 80's Clark forklift with a steering problem. It turn hard in the center and very easy near full lock in both directions. In cold weather it acts like full manual in the center 2/3s of it's travel. I cleaned out the priority valve supplying the orbitrol and it looks fine. I've bought...
  9. P

    How deep can drain tile be buried?

    I'm filling a large area, several acres. I'd like to install pipe to temporarily manage runoff water coming from a neighboring property while I fill an adjacent area. It will eventually have about 20 feet of fill on top of it. When the project is finished, both ends will be covered and it will...
  10. P

    Bolt on cutting edge segments for 955L?

    It's been suggested to me by someone who rebuilds buckets that I could install bolt on segments under the cutting edge and between the teeth of my 955L. I'd have to torch bolt holes in the cutting edge and use segments intended for a later machine like a 953 or 963. Cat doesn't seem to publish...
  11. P

    Replaceable teeth or not on a rock rake?

    I'm building a detachable root/rock rake for the bucket of my 955L. The tines will be 1.5" or 2" thick AR400. I thought I should use replaceable teeth tips on the tines but I'm now wondering if it's necessary or even advisable. It's going to get used in a demo/clean fill site, to rake medium...
  12. P

    How to remove bucket teeth?

    Cat style teeth, held on by the horizontal pin which is driven through a retaining ring. Do you burn out the short end of the pin, or cut the back of the holes away from the tooth and slide the pin out after the tooth is off, or something else? I've put this type on, but never changed them. It's...
  13. P

    Does reverse wear the tracks faster?

    40+ years ago it was pounded into me at my father's knee that fast travel in reverse wore the pins and bushings in a loader's (or dozer's) tracks faster than in forward. The explanation involved the bunching up of the track in front of the drive sprocket when the slack appeared there. I was told...
  14. P

    Bucket tooth dimensions?

    I'm building a specialized rock rake for my track loader. I'd like to make the teeth to fit readily available replaceable teeth tips. Is there anywhere online to find the dimensions and fittings of any manufacturers teeth, so that I could machine my parts to fit them? Drawings would be ideal...
  15. P

    Is old fuel conditioner OK to use?

    I have 2 cases of BG Diesel fuel conditioner that are 20+ years old in my shop. (Bought new and still here.) I've been putting it in my bulk tank to help compensate for the new ULSD fuel. Does conditioner go bad on the shelf? Is it still OK to use?
  16. P

    Block heater for Deere 3cyl?

    I need to install a block heater on my JD 302A Diesel. There are no freeze plugs in the block. What's the best way to do this? I've found heaters that go in the rad hoses and heaters that stick to the bottom of the pan, there doesn't seem to be one made specifically for this tractor. What works...
Top