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    needing to line up the axle splines in a 2015 d9t to get the axle back in

    Im not having any luck getting axle back in the d9t i have a fabricated nut welded to a 4 foot long pipe that attaches to the end of the axle. Had to pull dozer off trailer cause there was a problem starting it and the lowboy driver had to be off to the next load. Started the engine the last...
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    D9t trouble shoot emissions

    I bought a d9t s/n Rex 00379 wood chip dozer Real nice tractor its had Cat certified rebuild came off lease and the owner-bank put it up for sale. Its just sat around doing nothing for 2 years it last pushed wood chips around March 2020 and parked up until it was moved to a storage facility...
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    degree angles on U blades for use in reclamation

    On large dozers d9 thru d11 some reclamation blades are 28 degrees on the wings and some are 30 degrees Would a Cat 18' 30 degree chip blade work for reclamation if the height was cut down ? and doubled skinned face for a d9t. I know Russel & Sons made some blades for a single d9h crawler...
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    CAT D8K small oil leak question

    My D8k has a small oil leak at the front right side of the engine if your sitting in the operators seat it puddles up in the just area where i think it may be coming from there are 3 small hoses secured to the front right side of block just above oil pan bolts the belly pan has a seam across it...
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    caterpillar blade swap d7 17a or d6c

    HI again, I came across another v cutter blade measures 102" center to center trunnion balls the guy thinks it might have been for his d7 17a although he has one he never installed the cutter I have a d7f don't think it would fit will it fit a cat d6c anyone ever used a blade off old d7 on d6...
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    komatsu pc400 lc -5 super long reach

    Very nice hard to find special PC400-5 LC 8000 original hrs asking $71,000 obo Pierce Pacific extra heavy duty boom and stick the hydraulic cylinders and counter weights were all sold as a kit together its been a long reach machine since new very tight not one of those skinny sticks 60ft reach...
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    caterpillar d9h engine replacement

    Hey can anyone tell me if a d353 sn#46b1000 engine that was connected to a generator be used as a replacement in my d9h dozer mine has a none spacer 410. hp it had a problem and we have all the pistons out checking everything else out I just stumbled upon a low 2000 hr generator d353 was...
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    northwest 95 swing gear shaft key ?

    Hey I came across this big northwest 95 1974 model the guy said everything is good to go except if it gets really used for dragline work a lot there could be an issue. he thinks that there is a some swing play of some kind, mentioned a large 3ft bevel gear and shaft and that there is a key and...
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    Bucyrus 30b dragline and yardage production numbers

    Alright can anyone tell me what a Bucyrus Erie 30b would be able to move in yardage at 180 degree swing talking mass excavating in general soft to medium soil conditions no rock soft mud and gumbo material just pond work for now. I don't know how fast they are these 30b's im not looking at the...
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    dragline into a sauerman

    Ok first time on cranes Have the possibility of a dragline job at a coal mine one of the ponds is full of coal and silt it just needs to be put on the east side back into the coal pile as it will get put thru the wash house forward is north east is left. its a sediment pond right next to the raw...
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    Cat d9h relief valve poped off why?

    Ok the title seems right we have a d9h its on a job and the relief valve for the radiator pops off its sat for 6mth thru the winter just dry enough now to work it where its located I seen this before I just let it do its thing and settle down, i only did it a couple times for me and i have...
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    Crushing Gravel - 2" to 3/8 pea needs angler shape not round

    OK I NEED TO KNOW WHATS THE BEST WAY TO GO ABOUT CRUSHING THE GRAVEL AT A OLD SAND AND GRAVEL PIT. If I can get it to break into angler shapes and not be all round the county high way depts. will buy it they don't like the round stones as they roll to much on their roads is what I was told this...
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    komatsu d65p and caterpillar d6d lgp c frame to fit a d6r lgp

    I have a d6r lgp been looking for a d6r lgp c frame with out buying a new one. - what I have found is very far away and they dont unbolt in half like the d8-d9's do. so its a over size load c frame alone for a d6. the reason is to install rome kg blade I finally found one the guy said it would...
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    CAT d8k with a rome plow

    Can any of you tell us about your experience using a 8k or a similar size crawler with the Rome kg plow Production acres per hr a guy told me his d7 and kg around 4 acres a day? 8 to 10 hrs I don't have one yet so far just been using d9h and a Chicot v blade, it is a beast 10 acres a day or more...
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    Cat d9 part numbers for gauges just installed new radiator core.

    I went to the Cat dealer I'm wanting the correct gauge for my d9h 90v series sorry I don't have parts book yet. and a water pressure gauge also. just replaced radiator from damage - 4" tree flipped into it while backing up need to get the engine enclosers wiped out the fan also, so replaced...
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    komatsu d355 a 5 rails on d9h

    My d9h currently has a set of komatsu d355 rails and pads I broke the 4 master links bolts off trying to figure out what kind of aftermarket rail it has its got a circle with what looks like a v and backwards e in it and number stamped 260 22 -2
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    double d9h or g push tractors

    Ok its called the dd9 or quad how about a full detail on the steering system on these push tractors (Peterson) pics, and info to watch the videos it almost seems like the operators have differential steer type lever as they are single lever equipped too bad the don't have differential steer...
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    cat d9h and kamatsu 355

    I thought the kamatsu d355 was more in line with the fiat 41 I'm not for sure what the actual track pitch is on a d9h or g is but going thru my tractors history file I found papers with tracks from kamatsu d355 my d8k is 9.00 in pitch long time ago was working for a guy lost track pad on d65...
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    bobcat t250 bucket drifting down

    What could be the cause of the bucket drifting down just repacked the cylinder's bobcat t250 probable causes any help would be nice
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    cat d9g sn# 66a10459 owner locator help

    Hey I'm trying to find the owner of this d9g sn66a10459 in MS. Jackson-bentonia area its got v blade and kg for sale. NEED ANOTHER V BLADE FOR A 9 the broker says its sold as package only no splitting up however one of the adds say kg/vblade can be purchased for extra amount. I just think...
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