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    cat 973 hydraulics stopped working

    Hello all we have a cat 973 loader that the bucket just stopped working. The last time we used it was about a month ago and everything worked fine. Went out there 2 days ago started it up went to lift the bucket and nothing. The machine will move but no functions on the bucket will work no...
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    ford 4500

    Good morning all I have a question about a older ford 4500 backhoe. The hoe run good and loader bucket seems to be strong but the hoe part is weak. The bucket will not curl in if its too full and the lift will not come up as well when lifting. My question is can the pressure be turned up on the...
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    old model ford 4500 backhoe (steering adjustment)

    Hello all I need to know the adjustment for the steering assist cyc. on a 4500 backhoe. It looks like the valve dosent move very much we rebushinged the steering arm and need to know a starting point where to set the arm
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    HarleyOne

    Hello all im new to the forum and just bought an old 4500 ford backhoe, I think I bought a pig in a poke or maybe just a PIG lol. anyways it seems im in need of some help. The hoe itself is very week the loader buckets works but it too seems week. Is there a place I can check hyd pressure...
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