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    Fuel Pump Problem

    Isuzu 4LE1NYGV-03 12000Hours This is a 2017 Generator 25 Kilowatt. It starts up good and runs smooth. Looking for a procedure to adjust the fuel pump for correct frequency. It holds a load at around 60 frequency, but as you drop off loads it goes up and up until over 63 frequency, shutting...
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    Case TV380 Loader Fuse and Relay Panel

    Product ID # JAFTV380LHM434062 Ser# NHM434062 This is an Alpha Series compact track loader. Unit shut down completely on customer. No instrumentation panel working. Checked the small micro size 10 amp fuse that feeds the instrumentation panel, and it was blown. Repaced and unit fired up...
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    John Deere 332G Skid Steer DEF Fluid Life Before Going Bad

    2022 John Deere 332G Ser# 1T0332GMLNF414351 Machine at 450 HRS Have only used my machine for 3 hours since last April 2023. DEF tank is 80% full. Does it need to be dumped out and changed or can it be topped up and run for a couple hours. What problems can it cause if too long and...
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    John Deere 332G Skid Steer DEF Fluid Life Before Going Bad

    2022 John Deere 332G Ser# 1T0332GMLNF414351 Machine at 450 HRS Have only used my machine for 3 hours since last April 2023. DEF tank is 80% full. Does it need to be dumped out and changed or can it be topped up and run for a couple hours. What problems can it cause if too long and...
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    John Deere 4045DF150 Engine on 40 KW Generator Fuel Pressure Problem

    Serial number# T04045D776358 Looking to find out how much is minimum fuel pressure coming out of secondary Filter to go to fuel injection pump. Just got an adapter made to test the pressure. Has died a couple times out of fuel in less than 1 hours run. Changed the tank fuel filter and all the...
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    John Deere 328 Skid Steer No Boom Up

    John Deere 328 Ser # T00328A101821 Friends machine that I helped him a few times fixing hoses and o-rings. Today he changed a pipe from the boom that had a leak. Now the machine has forward reverse, but no boom up or down, No bucket curl either way. Think it is maybe a safety circuit problem...
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    Cummins NH220 Water Pump Install Question

    Wondering if any older Cummins mechanics like Truck Shop have ever changed out one of these water pumps. The water pump has a concentric set up that can be rotated Quite a distance in degrees. They have this engine in an old 1976 Komatsu D85-12 bulldozer. Do not have the CPL tag so as to be...
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    Case TV 380 Electrical Help

    PIN# JAFTV380LHM434062 Have changed oils and serviced this machine 2 times in the past. Customer says that all of a sudden there is No Radio, No Interior Light, No Air Conditioning, No Heater Fan all at same time. He is a little disabled right now and I am more than an hour away with no...
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    Komatsu D155-1 Undercarriage Cost Ballpark

    Looking for a ball park cost at todays parts costs to change rails and pads along with sprocket segments. Any body have an idea how much part of the job would cost or entire job with front Idlers and all rollers would cost . Trying to evaluate a machine for purchase and undercarriage is done...
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    Komatsu D155-1 Year Built?

    Am looking at a Komatsu D155-1 Ser#10486. Has an S6D155-4D Engine, Ser#20196. Maybe John C. or someone else knows the year it was built. Thanks Simon C
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    Installing Tracks The Easy Way

    Cut Some pieces from a 2X6 about 14 inches long with whatever tools you have to do it safely. Make sure that the height of the spokes are higher than the track cleats. Loosen off the track tensioning grease nipple. Lay as many of the spokes behind the front idler and reverse the tracks as in...
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    Snow Pusher Bucket Project

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    2022 Deere 332G Skid Steer Low Engine Temperature

    John Deere Serial # 1T0332GMLNF414351 2022 Model with 315 Hours Been having some problems to get my unit temperature to run hotter. It runs at 159-165 F on a minus 20 Celsius day cleaning snow for 5-10 hours. Have put cardboard on both side panels but wont climb in temperature unless it...
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    Teaching People About Simple Electrical

    Can't get over how many people including big bosses and managers don't understand simple testing. You tell them that the brand new battery has zero capacity according to your not 1 but 2 Fluke 87-5 multimeters and they will tell you your meter is no good. You try to explain that a simple...
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    John Deere 280B Skid Steer Brakes Stuck On

    Ser# KV0280B480358 Brakes will not release. Park Brake solenoid and Dash Switch were changed out by a different gentleman. Brakes still would not release. I tested the charge pump Pressure at the charge Pump Test Port ( Was M6 Port of the service description ) . It had 450PSI as was the...
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    Bobcat Tool Cat 5600 Engine Valves Adjust

    Model # A94Y13401 Looking for information on any special procedure to adjust valves on this Kubota powered machine. It has the fuel lines going through the valve cover gasket. Have adjusted valves on many engines just looking for any technical procedures as I don't have an engine service...
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    Cat 272D3XE Skid Steer Versus John Deere 332G Skid Steer Problems

    Looking for input, as I am looking to buy either one of these two machines. Have already read about quite a few CAT D3 problems, (with track machines) but this would be a rubber tired machine. Both are within $2000.00 price difference. Rubber tired still has two traction motors running chains...
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    John Deere 540B Starting and Charging Schematic

    Product Id. # DW540BC501870 Engine Ser# 618245T Sold New Nov.16/1984 Hello gentleman, Have new batteries and can jump the starter to make it crank. All new positive and negative cables. looking for control circuit wiring so I can start it at the Push button. The push button is new, but need to...
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    John Deere 540B Skidder Engine Model

    Product Identification Number- DW540BC501870 Skidder 83 This is the information on the totally legible tag on Machine.. There is no tags on engine. Looking for Engine model, List of filters, and types of oils that go into the different compartments. Just in process of buying this...
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    John Deere 60 G versus the rest out there.

    Any comments about likes or dislikes of this machine versus Kubota 057-5 or Takeuchi TB370. Am looking at them and would like to hear about any problems. Fairly well built from what I see. Thanks for any input. Simon
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