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    D3 or D4 for Digging Lake

    I forgot to mention I have added a JD 310A Backhoe/loader and and ford 8n to my equipment collection. SO Cat D7E Dozer---changing engines JD4020---10 ft shredder, 8 ft box balde with rippiers JD5020----9 yeard scraper JD310A Ford 8N---small shredder
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    D3 or D4 for Digging Lake

    Hey Guys, thought I'd give you all a late update. I wound up buying a d7e dozer for 28,500. Bout 90% undercarraige and then a blot came loose in the engine that was holding one of the oiler tubes for all the gears. It stripped teeth off every gear even the crankshaft. I drove to canada and...
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    D7E Not running up.

    I hit the decelerator on my d7e low horse to shift into reverse and when I released it, the engine wouldn't come out of about 1/4 throttle. I checked all the decelerato linkages and weights inside the govenor housing, all seem to be fine. I have good oil pressure so iremoved the govenor plate...
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    D7E losing rpm, oil pressure

    my d7e starts out at 35-40 pounds oil pressure when started. After 10-15 minutes it drops a little to 25-30 and then again about 5 or ten minutes later to about 20 where it stabilzes there. Under a load the enigne rpm slows and the oil pressure drops further like down to 8-12, but then the...
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    Which Is Correct Yellow?

    New Problem NAPA Had a HIWAY YELLOW paint chip that looked about right. But I went with the CAT dealer becasue they had it in spray cans. The paint lid matched the NAPA chip and the paint on my dozer. The paint that came out of the can did not match the lid. It was like 10 shades brighter. The...
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    Which Is Correct Yellow?

    Well found it on the amcoc web page. They are saying from 1931-1979 hiway yellow is the right color.
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    Which Is Correct Yellow?

    Cat says they only carry hiway yellow and new cat yellow. They also said that the old color was called merrygold yellow. I go to napa and they dont' show merrygold yellow for the OEM color. They have Hiway yellow, tractor yellow, new yellow and old yellow#1. Hiway yellow is the lightest of the...
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    D7e 1964-1965

    Yes my dozer has the hydraulic tank on the right side of the cockpit I am missing the converter temp and the ammeter guages completly. I have 6 holes in my dash and only three filled. I got the service manual, owners manual and parts book for the dozer but they seem to cover all options and...
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    Hauling a D7

    Thanks for all of your help. I have not purchased anything yet, but am still researching. Looks like a class 8 tandom it will have to be. Looks like the lowboy will cost me more than the truck, lol. Yes my dozer has the 10'8" blade on it. It is not cable. I have not found a lot of cheap...
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    D7e 1964-1965

    i will post some up after it gets devlivered this weekend.
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    Hauling a D7

    Since I'm new to owning heavy equipment and may be purchasing more of it. I was looking at trucks I could hitch up to a low boy to haul my equipment around. My question is, is the gvw mean the total of the truck trailer and the load all added up together? If so that puts me only in a class 8...
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    D7e 1964-1965

    serial number is 48a4799. Is is a direct start although it has a gas tank for a pony. Dealer said they came that way. I think he's full of bull but I'm new so I dont' know. It may have been converted. It is all hydraulic tilt included. Has ROPS. One battery box looks homemade, the othe one is...
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    D7e 1964-1965

    Looking for pictures of d7e's that show how they came out of the factory in 1964-1965. Many of these have been modified over the years, I want to put mine back to how it came in the way of battery box location, what the origional seats looked like, etc, etc. Any sites or ideas? Many of the books...
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    D7E Serial Number - Specs

    i put the * in the serial number casue I didn't know if it was smart to post the whole number on the internet ornot. Also, I am assuming that the ironrecord weight is for the bare tractor only and not the weight including blade.
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    D7E Serial Number - Specs

    Thanks for all your help. I'm a little dissapointed as the equipment dealer told me it was a 180hp version. Was the 180hp a different engine entirely? or rather what was done to make it a 180hp. I gave 23500 for it and it is about 0-85 percent undercarraige with all original undercarraige. Did I...
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    D7E Serial Number - Specs

    Anybody have any source info on specs on a d7e serial number 48a479*? I need to know if its the 160hp or 180 hp and what the weight is, the year it was made, I am having trouble finding any info on the net. Thanks
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    D3 or D4 for Digging Lake

    no deas not at all. I plan on moveing about 50 yards over to help fill in a low area on my land and will need a lot of fill dirt over there anyway. As it sits right now, I am thinking of buying an older d6 and a 3 yard scraper for my john deere 4020 tractor. That way One of us could be...
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    How Big of a Scraper for 100hp?

    Oh my god, these pan scrapers costs more then a used dozer!!!!!! I did however find a couple of drag type scrapers I am considering that are more affordable. can't find any good used ones online either.
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    D3 or D4 for Digging Lake

    :PointheadAlso, if there are any books or online tutorials on this digging tanks, ponds, or lakes subject, please let me know. I have been unable to find anything written about the subject.
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    D3 or D4 for Digging Lake

    I'm in Brownwood, tx. How deep do you make you keyways' deas? I am gonna have very little "dam" around the top of the tank as I want the banks of the dam to only rise up a foot or two above ground level for cosmetic reaons. So even if i'm not builind a very high dam, I still need to keyway in...
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