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    deere 85g, runs - raise lap bar - shuts off - ??

    deere 85g (2014) runs fine but when you engage the safety lever after first start (hydraulics lock) the screen says "SYSTEM ENDING" and machine shuts off. will not start again for about 10 - 15 minutes. is this some kind of safety shutdown mode? what should i check?
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    kubota svl95-2s - loader arms fall freely - checked multiple things running out of ideas

    kubota svl95-2s loader arm is falling freely. If you push down on the ground you can lift the front end of the machine up and it will stay overnight..... but if you raise arms a little they will just fall. i checked float solenoid valve looks okay. lift arm spool looks okay. thought...
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    TAKEUCHI TL12R2 creeps in reverse

    Have a takeuchi TL12R2 if machine is on a hill with the front facing up hill it will creep backwards with safeties disengaged it will also do this on level ground. When i travel forward diagonally machine wont stop for a second or two. Almost feels like the pilot resolver block on the...
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    Replaced BSI/Controller in Bobcat T250 from a S205 (same part number) and i am in ACS lockout

    Machine is Hand/Foot control only. have errors 32-04 and 09-22 i belive. all i did was replace the controllers. is there a way to calibrate the controller for hand/foot without a computer?
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    Komatsu PC78MR6 Breather to bellhousing (coupler) spitting oil?

    WHat would cause this? bad rear main seal?
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    Rebuilt first yanmar diesel - smokes a little at high load/throttle? rings need to seat?

    Hi, i rebuilt a 4tnv98 in a takeuchi tl130, new pistons, rings, rods, bearings, gaskets - within 5 minutes of first firing up i drove the skidsteer around and at max throttle high load (two speed going uphill) it smokes. was driving it at 3am so i couldnt tell the smoke color - positive note...
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    2010 cat 259b3 parked for a week - wont start, lights flash, alarm beeps

    259b3 without digital display, rabbit light, hyd fluid light and a another light continiously / intermittently flash along with the backup alarm beeping and machine wont start or even click to start voltage good any ideas? anyone with service manual? sepulchral@gmx.com
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    2015 Cat 259B3 Loader arm falls as soon as they're raised

    Could the packing on both lift cylinder pistons be blown? What other things could it be? Float valve stuck open?
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    komatsu pc78-6no midi ex - all hyd function weak and slow except for blade

    engine does not die/bog, just all hydraulics function are weak and slow. filters are fine, pump has been replaced, computer has been replaced, wiring is good, cannot figure it out - any pointers???
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    Cat 315L boom hyd bogs engine down until warm and machines wont turn

    Cat 315L boom and stick hyd bogs engine down until it is warm and machines wont turn but it will track forward and back. Almost sounds like hydraulic fluid is bypassing. is there a way to adjust PRV / calibrate on this model? Fuel system is good, please advise.
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    CAT 277B no hydraulics, feint charge pressure at high RPM

    picked up a very clean mechanics special erops 2007 b277B CAT0277BCMDH0XXXX from my contractor and nothing hydraulic works. No history other than “it won’t track”. Loader and tracks do not move At high rpm with safety solenoid satisfied machine will beep in reverse but not move. Also at...
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    D3C sometimes transmission works perfect other times it doesnt want to move

    I have a 96 D3C. sometimes when it is cold the machine will barely move in any gear or sometimes just stop. I can hear something almost like a pump noise "whirring" Then a day later the machine will work flawlessly from cold. the left brake pedal is very sticky - im not sure if that has...
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    Kobelco SK70 - Right track, boom up, bucket curl functions only work when another function is used

    Not sure what would cause this. Please help. Kobelco SK70SR Midi Ex Right track wont work on its own unless i apply a little pressure to the left track lever. Machine tracks perfectly straight. Boom lift cylinder and bucket curl cylinder won't work unless i use the stick function.
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    Deere 225CLC Starting at Wide Open Throttle then dies after 3-5 seconds

    Machine was running perfect. Just tried to start and run the machine this morning and even with throttle dial down to idle it starts wide open and dies after about 3 seconds.
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    Cat 305 slow/weak swing and weak blade downforce

    Have an older cat 305 and it couldn’t sideswing an acorn with the bucket. SWing operation is super slow and weak. Cannot lift Machine with blade but bucket and boom and stick cylinder and drives are strong. Needs a new gear pump maybe?? Or is there something else to check?
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    Komatsu pc78us-6no is weak and blowing oil out of bellhousing ve

    bellhousinf was FULL of black oil. Hydraulics are slow and weak. Got the machine this way from auction. Filters in tank look immaculate and clean. I was wondering if the shaft seals on the pump could be gone. Swing motor dipstick tube is not full of oil Any ideas what to loook...
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    Komatsu pc78us-6no is weak and blowing oil out of bellhousing ve

    bellhousing vent was puking oil and housing was FULL of blackish oil. It smelled a little like hydraulics but it was black. Hydraulics are slow and weak. Got the machine this way from auction. Filters in tank look immaculate and clean. I was wondering if the shaft seals on the pump...
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    Takeuchi TB135 - bucket extend hose replacement - how do i get to the other end??

    Does the cab need to come off? there are very tiny access panels on the floor of the excavator but i cannot see how they would be of any use?
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    D3 dozer issue - creeps in 1st and 2nd takes off in 3rd

    What would cause an old d3 with powershift transmission to creep extremely slow in first and second gears but in third gear take off and go just fine?
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    Auction Takeuchi TL150 - Moves funny or not at all, pls help

    Bought a painted up TL150 from an auction. Got it very cheap but it was an as-is "take a chance" events Started machine up, pulled lap bar down and no hydraulics worked. raise throttle to 75% and then the boom started to work. Pulled back on joystick to back off trailer and it went very...
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