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    1993 CAT D3 Trans removal

    It was just sent to HO Penn yesterday for a rebuild,thanks though
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    1993 CAT D3 Trans removal

    LOL! sorry there ol' timer!come to think of it,i haven't seen much of you over on the plow board. We pulled the tranny last weekend,we discussed 3 options-motor and tranny-tranny out the top-tranny out the bottom.Tight fit but we took it out the top,really wasn't as bad as i thought,took 2...
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    1993 CAT D3 Trans removal

    Gaetting ready to remove the trans from this machine to send out for a rebuild,any advice/tips from you guys that have done this before would be appreciated,thanks
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    Brand new in 79

    In 79' I was about as tall as the front wheel on that thing,makes you feel old don't it digger?:D
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    Poll: Whose fault was it?

    The scariest thing is to look back now and think what could have happened in each situation,many of us could have been killed had we landed wrong from a fall. I can't count the number of times i've had ladders slip out from under me in a river working under a bridge,you'd get all wet and...
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    John Deere 344H

    I'd check to be sure it's pumping fluid although it's funny about the electric E- brake also on now,Maybe a relief valve stuck or bad?
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    Ratcheting or Snap Binders?

    For small equipment like lawn mowers and such i use snap binders but when i was in construction all we used were ratchet binders.We would pre-fab bridges inside and then tear them down and haul them out,no one ever dreamed of using a snap binder on those loads.An occasional burst of WD-40 or...
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    Poll: Whose fault was it?

    I gave this one a sorta my fault- I was welding gaurd rail posts to the side of a bridge off some scaffolding,we use brackets that hook to the flange of the beam and then run the aluminum planks over the brackets,i wasn't there the day before when the boys hung the brackets and layed the...
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    How badly has the job beaten you up?

    LOL!,Old man digger,yup,that's his name:D Oh yea,it's me buddy,i found ya over here!Now i'd better throw something into the hat or i'll get kicked outta here-I was in bridge construction for 7 years and while we all did a little bit of everything i was mainly a welder,untill,it came time for...
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    Check this accident site out!

    Well,i'm trying to put a hyperlink in but it won't let me:confused: ,Anyways-www.craneaccidents.com Click on the photo gallery,UNBELIEVABLE pictures,there's even one for you backhoe boys complete with the operator laying underneath it:eek: It's worth checking out! BTW-If someone can fix the...
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