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    Hydraulic quick-disconnects: Is there a standard size and orientation for trailers?

    I'm rebuilding a detachable gooseneck trailer and cannot find info anywhere on what, if any, standardization there is out there. Some questions I have are: 1. What hose diameter is used for the umbilical lines between truck and trailer? 2. Which sex is the high pressure output connector on the...
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    Who made the transmissions in old JCB backhoes?

    Rumor has it that my 3DMK3 (3D111) backhoe has a Spicer tranny in it. It is supposed to be a 4 speed manual (with a torque converter) but someone physically removed the gears that make up 1st gear. Trying to find gears or maybe just swap out the tranny if it is a Spicer. Anyone know? Dirtmaster
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    JD Dozer/loader 2010C W/Drott 4 in 1 bucket: Controls acting goofy. Waaaay goofy

    All y'all, I picked up a 1965 or so John Deere 2010C tracked loader with a Drott 4 in 1 bucket. Runs pretty well and generally in good shape, but has a problem with the controls. When the previous owner parked it a year ago, there was no problem. Now, the bucket tilt and jaw opening interact...
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    JCB wheeled loader/back hoe: No first gear. Apparently left the planet.

    Picked up a (roughly) 1979 JCB 3D111 and it runs pretty well, but there is no first gear. The gears aren't even in the transmission according to the previous owner. Someone before him must have trashed 1st gear and then just put a blocking plate...
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    Hydraulic question: Do I need flow restrictor to control lowering of RGN?

    I'm restoring a 1968 50 ton detachable gooseneck. Someone 'fixed' the hydraulics with whatever was handy and I'm trying to redo it correctly. Starting from scratch. It uses two huge rams to raise/lower the bed. Question: in routing the hydraulics, do I need to install a flow restrictor so that...
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    25 ton tilt deck gooseneck trailer for sale

    I have a 25 ton tilt deck trailer with gooseneck for sale. It has less than a thousand miles on it, total. It was used by a federal agency (BLM) locally and wasn't even licensed for the road. Rogers brand. 1961. Deck is 8' 6" wide and 18 feet long. This makes a very short, agile trailer for it's...
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    Looking for REALLY old rgn pictures

    Hi, y'all. I'm trying to restore a 1968 Page and Page detachable gooseneck (RGN) trailer. There are pictures of it in another thread. The current problem is the mechanism up front that rests down on the main deck. I'll describe it a little more: Big honkin' rams press down on the trailer deck a...
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    Detachable trailer mechanism question

    Trying to resurrect a 1968 Page and Page 50 ton lowboy. The detach method is to lower the bed to the ground with two huge rams, and then lower the gooseneck a few inches more by the use of a second pair of relatively small rams that push a bar down on the tail of the tractor, or something like...
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    1968 Page and Page lowboy

    Y'all, Anyone familiar with this trailer brand? Picked up a 1968 50 ton detachable gooseneck with 3 axles, one of which is steerable. I've checked the manufacturer out and they went out of business in 1974. Bought by Peerless. Is there anything to watch out for on these trailers? It will need...
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    5th wheel weight problem:no traction

    I need some advice on tongue weights. I have a Rogers tilt deck that has 18 feet of flat deck and about 9 feet of gooseneck. My loaded vehicle pretty much fills the deck and it just tilts over and I can't move it forward anymore. The problem is that I have very little weight on the 5th wheel...
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    Cabover vs. Conventional cab safety?

    My question is this: Has there been a formal study on the relative safety between cabovers and conventional cabs? The word on the street is that in a cabover, you're the first to the scene of an accident. This presupposes that it would be a traffic accident. There are lots of small incidents...
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