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    Need help with weak hydraulics.

    Where you at Willie
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    Need help with weak hydraulics.

    Yes it is mr-2
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    Need help with weak hydraulics.

    I'm working on a PC35-2. It came in with weak functions. The boom, stick, and bucket are all weak. It has a new pump on it. I am about 1500 psi low on pressure on all three of these functions. The swing, travel, and blade all work correct, and have the correct specified pressures of 3700 psi. I...
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    Please help! Pc35mr-2

    Please help! Pc35mr-2 please move wrong section I have been working on this little 35 for a couple days now. It came in with weak functions. Boom, stick, and bucket are all weak. About 1500 psi less than what it calls for. Travel, blade, and swing are all good pressure and function wise. I have...
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    Field service guys.

    Yes TP is a must.
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    1st post new mechanic

    I certainly will! Some great advice indeed!!
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    Field service guys.

    Lots of great advice. Thank you all so much for your tips! I will most certainly put them to use.
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    1st post new mechanic

    Yeah being the only one isn't nessaceraly a good thing at times.
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    1st post new mechanic

    What do you think so far James? I prefer heavy equipment over automotive 10 to 1. I really wish o would have started in this field.
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    Field service guys.

    Thanks for all the tips guys. I have ran into several of these senerios already. I went out on a service that shouldn't have taken anytime. 7 hours later we were leaving after replacing a thumb and seat. And starving I might add. Lunch is a necessity for this ole boy.
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    1st post new mechanic

    Lol. Can't you just feel the love Willie.
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    Field service guys.

    Thanks for the advice everyone! That's some real good info. The safety concern is my biggest fear. Things can go wrong in a heart beat in this line of work. I have already seen that prove itself to be true.
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    Field service guys.

    Give your best advice for an up and coming field service tech. I will be out in a truck in a few weeks and really would like some tips/advice from some seasoned techs.
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    1st post new mechanic

    Oh I see now. We may just cross paths indeed. How long you been in the business Willie?
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    1st post new mechanic

    Thanks! I'm in kingsport. We run from boone NC to Knoxville to Princeton wv and all in between. Where you at?
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    1st post new mechanic

    Close. 30.
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    1st post new mechanic

    Hello everyone, I'm new here. I have been lurking and reading for a while. I am a shop tech for a local Komatsu dealer here in Tennessee. Spent the last ten years in the automotive field before switching to the heavy equipment field. Been with my present employer now for two months. Will have...
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