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    Cat D6C auction find

    Yeah thats what dad thought no electric gremlins to worry about lol. I fouind a Hot Line- Parts Connection book on my desk that I think I picked up at a farm show. I think it will come in handy as it has a lot of construction equipment salvage yards, track specialist, tranny specialist, ect...
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    Cat D6C auction find

    Dad claims one of the final drives is leaking.... So this should be fun. lol
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    Cat D6C auction find

    The 6h brought $62,000 or somewhere in the mid $60,000 range. Dad picked up a new spare cutting edge for the blade for $100, he thought it was a buy, I don't know what they bring new but this winter we paid $200 for a new cutting edge for a rear mount tractor blade.... I think we are gonna have...
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    Cat D6C auction find

    I don't know because I haven't seen the machine yet in person and dad didn't tell me. What years did they start putting turbos on them? If it doesn't have a turbo couldn't I just switch the manifolds with manifolds and exhaust/intake piping from one that is turbod?
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    Cat D6C auction find

    Well I got the call this afternoon, Dad bought the dozer for $18,100, has a new cutting edge. Um the story is the farmer bought it brand new in 1974, and it is a powershift. We might loose our asses on it but we're gonna give it a try. Dad didn't think it was burning any oil, and it started up...
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    Cat D6C auction find

    Thanks guys for pointing out key wear points to look out for. I could go to school to be a computer nerd, but money or the paycheck doesn't always buy happyness, sometimes it helps though, that is not always the case. I would mostly be doing all of the mechanical work myself. If the machine...
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    Cat D6C auction find

    Thanks guys for the replys. Yes I'm still in school, but to me age is but merely a number. I have tried to get jobs with local contrtactors but most of them are simply not hiring. My grandpa ran dozer for 20-30 years as an off the farm job, he would be my teacher and guide. I don't doubt the H...
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    Cat D6C auction find

    Well there is a Cat D6C dozer coming up on a farm sale this weekend. I personally won't beable to make it to the sale because I have my prom that afternoon/night. What are the key things to look at on an older machine? It would be used on the farm for clearing land and building...
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    VW Bug - 1, F350 - 0

    Well here's my thought. I don't own an lly but I know a couple people who have lifted the head from overheating, causing it to blow a HG. I have always heard the joke the lb7 injectors go out because the Dmax tech slept with the engineer's wife, causing the pissed off engineer to make a bad...
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    08 ford f550 with no power. need help

    The new diesels don't like idleing cause the dpf and egr will plug up fairly quickly....
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    VW Bug - 1, F350 - 0

    CM glad your ok, I didn't realize the damage was that bad until I actually read up on the thread. I don't know if you know this or are aware of it but the 2011 and up Duramax's are the LML and have a DEF tank on the passenger frame rail. Just food for thought if your jobsites are rough terrain...
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    VW Bug - 1, F350 - 0

    With any common rail diesel engine you can and will have injector and pump problems with time. At the rail you will usually see upwards of 26k psi. The LB7 Duramax (2001-2004.5) had the most injector problems due to bad fuel quality here and a poor design. Adding a lift pump with extra fuel...
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    08 ford f550 with no power. need help

    I'm not a PS or Cummmins guy as I drive a Duramax but for sure delete the egr and dpf while you still can... My guess though is a clogged egr is causing it to go into limp mode. This is the route I'd go with-Spartan tuning or SCT tuning, a 5 inch exhaust piping, and a cold air intake. Then the...
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    Diggin' Ditchin' n' Bitchin' - BIG Equip Videos/Pictures

    Yeah I believe Jason is on here somewhere. I follow their channel, which is pretty cool, I want one of their stickers for the pickup if I ever become an operator lol
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    John Deere 566 baler

    congrats on the new baler! I run a small custom haying business with a budy but we use a Vermeer 605F lol Just keep it greased and oiled, you should be good to go
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    1939 John Deere H info

    To buy the parts I'd go through your local Deere dealer. But I'd go with the aftermarket parts offered through Deere. Also, maybe sunscribe to http://greenmagazine.com/ or http://www.two-cylinder.com/ which has tons of information and parts resouces. I'd take the valve cover off and go from...
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    299d finally arrived

    Great looking machine! They had a couple black editions at the dealership in town this summer, I wish I knew where they went.... lol
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    Road work advice

    I live on gravel and our grader man needs to be shot, he didn't crown the road causing it to hold water and become a muddy mess.... Heres a good video about it. http://youtu.be/nTEfXsDqdUg
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    Working in Alaska pictures

    I really like your set up!
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    Owner Operators

    powerjoke-I live about 40 miles from Stunz, however my grandpa lives and farms in Clinton! I think I'm going to try to apply with the companies in the surrounding Sedalia area(within 15 miles of town) first because I live with my mom there. If that doesn't work out then I'm going to try some...
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