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    D & A of an Elphinstone R2900G load haul dump underground loader

    Yes, the only way in and out of the mine is through a 1500 foot vertical shaft with a max capacity of 15 tons.
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    D & A of an Elphinstone R2900G load haul dump underground loader

    Since I've been with Cat, I've done 4 complete power train rebuilds for a local underground salt mine on their R2900G Elphinstones. Go underground for a week, tear them down and send up the drivetrain components one by one, shop rebuilds them, then send them back down and I spend another week...
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    IT28B fuel issues. Help!

    Checked and replied
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    IT28B fuel issues. Help!

    1HF00942 is the s/n
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    IT28B fuel issues. Help!

    Hey guys, got a question on an IT28B I went out on the other day that's been racking my brain. 3204 engine in it, can't remember s/n prefix off hand so sorry for that. Customer stopped it the night before, (shutdown is by pulling up on the governor pedal in the cab) and the next day it...
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    Future of workplace safety

    Safety safety safety! Anything from a 6' tall man wearing fall protection with a 4' tether on a 6' tall ladder to being told we weren't allowed to have an open pocket knife in our hand without wearing cut resistant Kevlar gloves and sleeves is the exact reason I got away from the mining...
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    CAT 320D Trouble

    Losing digging power, or losing engine power and the engine is bogging down? Checked air filters/piping for restrictions? Fuel filters? Had a paving machine with similar issues, turned out the air filter housing was clogged up with asphalt fume "gunk" and under load, the rubber intake piping...
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    New member in Western NY

    You're welcome! Yeah the Batavia shop is pretty nice. I've been to Syracuse a handful of times for training classes, too.
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    New loader ??972k,l180g,wa450

    Cat is releasing the M's in a short time, we got a corporate email about phasing them in within the next 6 months to a year about 2 months ago. Can't remember the particulars, but just an FYI if you're the kind of guy who wants the newest and doesn't mind paying top dollar. As far as the K's...
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    New member in Western NY

    Hey guys, I'm Brad from Batavia, NY. Been in the heavy equipment field for about 15 years now. Started in high school working on the skid steers at a landscaping company, then on to a 5 year enlistment, 4 deployments, in the Navy Seabee construction force as a CM. After that I worked for...
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