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    John Deere 690e lc Control pattern

    My 690e lc does not have a dipstick for the swing gear. It is lubricated with hydraulic oil.
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    Grader Tires

    Same here, we use to build our fenders in house, but these new machines came with them and they sit too low for chains. Excellent for keeping the Windows clean though! Like everything else in life there are compromises to be made.
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    Grader Tires

    Yes on the AWD, 4 12M3's, a 672 GP and a 672G. My first machine was a worn out 772B-H on bias-ply, the next two were new 143H's with large block radials and now the 12M3 with the snow tires. We don't do much ditching anymore, budget cuts and management that doesn't know a graders capability but...
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    Grader Tires

    My county has 6 graders, 5 run a tread pattern similar to oversd's on the rear and a snow tire pattern on the front. Mine is the only one with Snow tires all the way around. I've got 2400 hours on them and haven't had to chain up yet. Even with 30-40% tread they outperform the large block...
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    priest man drag a hoe type longreach machines

    I'm the friend Bumpsteer is talking about. I had a late 80's/early 90's VC20/20. It was one of the machines used to help put out the oil well fires in Kuwait, and then found its way over here. Needless to say, it had a hard life before I got it. I knew it needed a new swing bearing but the price...
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    JD 690E LC How do I determand if the Hyd leak is the rotary swivel or swing motor?

    On my 690E the swing motor gear case is lubricated with hydraulic oil. Since I've owned the machine I've had the gearbox out twice because the twelve 10mm Allen head bolts that attach the swing pinion to the bottom of the gear case have come loose or sheared due to excessive clearance between...
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