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    No down pressure on blade. Cat 303.5E.

    Got used machine. Haven't found owner manual yet. Pusher blade acts like it is in float mode or something. It will come up when I pull on the lever. Push down on the lever and it lowers to the ground but doesn't even try to push down or stabilize the machine. I see the sticker beside the lever...
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    416C, Seat Rotate Stop

    Was using last week. Flipped the seat around. Won't latch to stop. Seat swivels back and forth. I looked under the seat and it looks like there is supposed to be a spring to flip a strap down with a pin that is supposed to go in a hole to keep the seat in position facing forward or back. I...
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    Delicate Motor Gator can't plow snow without damage unless there is at LEAST 4 inches

    I think this reporter isn't having a clue... Bolding is mine. Gater. Really? Am I missing something? http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/Bozeman-residents-wait-for-roads-to-be-plowed/36747688 BOZEMAN, Mont. - Jane Hawks has lived in the same house in Bozeman for 26 years, at the...
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    Case Forklift 584, 580B? Transmission?

    I have a Case Forklift that I am working on. I think that this might be basically a backhoe tractor with a forklift attached at the end with the big tires. There is a serial number sticker on the tractor part that says 580B CK. Serial #8774186. There is another serial number sticker on...
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    Cat 416C. Return to dig switch.

    Cat 416C. Serial Number *5YN05###*. The electric switch on the center front bucket linkage has a roller on the end of a lever. When the bucket curls back to 'flat', the roller falls into a detent in a disc and bucket movement quits. My roller is worn off. The switch works, but not...
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    Cat 416c Backhoe Loader. Where to get front bucket cutting edge?

    Buy from dealer? Aftermarket? Edge is getting worn down almost to the bucket. What is on there is two pieces, bolted on. I don't know if two piece is OEM or aftermarket. I looked around on the net a little bit and it looks like two piece might be standard. The couple of places...
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    How do I get air out of hydraulic lines?

    ...or do I worry about it? I have replaced hydraulic hoses on machines over the years and have never made any attempt to get air out of the lines. I haven't noticed any problems. It just seems that air is compressible and could cause mushy action. The line that is being replaced...
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    Anybody have/put a Thumb on a Cat416C ExtendaBackhoe?

    I have never USED a thumb, but it looks like is would be useful in the right situations. I tried looking for 416 pictures but they were mostly sale pictures and I didn't find pictures that focused on the thumb. I was presented with this mechanical thumb and asked to see if it could be...
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    Michigan 175A, GM ?Detroit? Diesel won't run. Bleed injectors?

    I have this loader that has been sitting for ~10 years. Trying to get it running. Fuel tank had ~an inch of fuel in it. Looks like OK stuff. Poured in another 5 gallons. Cranked the engine over. Gave it a sniff of starting fluid and it started right up. :) Yay. It ran for ~...
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    What to do with sod?

    What do I do with a pile of ~40 yards of sod/grass lumps that was stripped off of building pad site? Could spread it out. Make a rough it over in the corner. Awful to try to mow and keep weeds down. Leave it piled? The current pile isn't hurting anything. It just isn't regular to...
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    Busted!

    Broken backhoe. Cat 416C. :( Was just scratching in the dirt. Heard something go 'crack'. Bucket acted funny. The end of the extenda-hoe where the top end of the bucket ram connects on broke off of the tube. :confused: Got it most of the way apart tonight. I think I have to take...
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    Floating a digger?

    A digger floating? I don't know whether to call this a backhoe or an excavator. I assume this is for breaking up ice jams. ?? I sure wouldn't want to be there if the water really starts flowing or the ice starts jamming. Any suggestions? More info? More pictures?
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    Spectra-Physics Laser, ?Level Issues?

    I have a Spectra-Physics LaserPlane model 100. It worked fine for about 10 minutes and then the "Out-of-Level" sensor kicked in. :( If I turn it off and then back on it works for a minute or less. :beatsme Any suggestions? Do you know who to contact to get it looked at if it needs...
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    Diamond Concrete saw blade direction?

    We had need to cut a concrete floor slab. Rented a gas powered 'chain-saw' motor driver. The blade that was ON the saw has arrows engraved on both sides that show a direction the blade is supposed to turn. The blade LOOKS the same both directions. We have our own saw blade that we...
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    Starting Fluid. Used too much! ??

    Drott 40 (45?) Cruz Air Rubber Mount excavator. Looks pretty much like this picture but I thought it is a '45. I am pretty sure it has a Detroit Diesel engine in it. They say it does run. I was told that sometime somebody trying to start the engine used "too much ether". It...
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    Cat 416C. New to me. Questions...

    I am not new to backhoes. I ran a Case 580K for a number of years. That was easy with it being new and everything being marked... Just picked up a used Cat 416C today. ~4000 hours on the clock. I was told it was used by a utility installer company. Serial Number *5YN05###*...
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    Define "WASHED" rock

    What do you all call your natural hard stuff that keeps wet areas from being muddy? Gravel? Rock? Stone? :D Each of those has its own meaning to me, but YOUR picture might be different than mine. :) I used to do excavation and we installed a lot of septic tanks and drainfields...
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