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    Cat D5H Trans oil temp light coming on

    I have a D4H and I am having the same problem. What is your water temp? Mine is running about 210 after running for a couple of hours.
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    Trenchers on Skid Steers - Advice sought

    How do they compare to a 40 HP ditch witch as for as feet cut? Considering both machines are running in identical soils?
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    D4H hyd probelm

    The joystick has some slop in it. I didn't think about that not letting the spool completely seat. I will look at that and see. Thanks for the advice.
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    D4H hyd probelm

    Sorry, it was a long morning and I was very disgusted.:Banghead:Banghead No, the issue is the blade is very slow to raise up. It sometimes will not raise up out of the dirt when you are taking a 6" cut. The pump has been replaced and new bushings have been installed in the C frame pivot. The...
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    D4H hyd probelm

    I have a D4H and I have a problem with the lift on the blade. The machine has a reman hyd pump ( I have not checked pressures yet ) and this winter we put new bushings in the c frame pivot for coming up. If you have any dirt on the blade it raises very slowly. The blade will raise the tractor...
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    seat belts on dozer

    I have started to wear my seat belt, I just grew up on dozers that did not have them and around people that did not wear them. It's the safe thing to do and the smartest. Like 25C mentioned as you get older you get wiser.
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    Will tracks(OTT) solve this problem?

    During the winter and spring I run a set of OTT tracks on my S250. The machine would get stuck alot without them where we work at. They definetly help with traction and help some on floation depending on which type you get. The downside is they do tear the turf up more than tires, but being...
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    seat belts on dozer

    The dozers I cut my teeth on were a Allis HD 11, a straight shift HD 6 and an old ex army straight shift cable blade TD 20. None of these had seat belts or places for them, but the cabs were "homemade by local machine shop" and were built with the ideal of running in the woods, very small...
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    seat belts on dozer

    I'm an owner / operator that grew up on an old Allis HD 11 EP that my dad built for clearing. There was no way you could fall out of the cab ( it took what seemed like two minutes to get into it " very tight space" ) now I run a D4H with OROPS and sweeps that is fairly open. What I am curuios...
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    caterpillar EL 240 final drive

    I have a friend who had the final drive from the hyd motor to the track of his 240 go out. Does anybody know of a good source for these? The best deal he has found is $5000.00 out of a machine that was running when it came to the parts yard. Thanks
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    Compacting pond levy

    Thanks for the information. I assume they are a one way circuit, just like a hammer as far as hyd requirements. Thanks again.
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    Compacting pond levy

    Do you have any pic's of a hoepack, I am not sure what you guys are talking about and I would like to see one.
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    Compacting pond levy

    Stumpjumper, I did exactly what you described with the exception of the hoe pack attachment. I did use clay in rebuilding the levy with the exception of the last 8" to 1' of fill, I then used topsoil. The hole was about 1' below the spillway level, water level was 1' below the hole due to...
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    Compacting pond levy

    Today, I was repairing a pond levy hich had a muscrat hole in it. The hole was completely thru the levy and it was washed out on the backside. I took and removed all of the grass and cleaned out the washout. Took and refilled with clay dirt. To pack the dirt I used the backhoe after I put...
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    cat 420D door ( used cat parts???)

    I just upgraded to a newer 2001 cat 420D, I have had the backhoe for a week now. I was going to a job site nad my boy was driving the backhoe and caught the door on a fence post. Does anybody know of a source for used cat parts, I have not priced it new yet, but I am guessing it will be...
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    Hi

    I have looking around here for the last few months, alot of great information from knowledgable people. I am a small contractor that is starting out again after growing up in the business. We do dirt work ando install different kinds of farm fence. :)
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    testing

    Third post
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    testing

    Second post !!
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    Test

    First Post :):):)
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