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    John Deere PE6068 Engine fuel issues

    Thanks everyone for the suggestions, I had the customer tighten all of the fittings in the fuel delivery circuit, this seemed to help. I dont know if he changed his fuel filters as I recommended. He said it is running better, not as much of a loss of power. I talked to the dealer here for...
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    John Deere PE6068 Engine fuel issues

    Any good Deere mechanics out there, I have a customer with a 6068 engine with the following codes and symptoms. Unit has lots of power and runs fine for 30 seconds when he begins working and loads it up it loses power dramatically and smokes a bit. I am thinking he may be drawing air into...
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    Ex350-3 LC

    Hey all, just wondering if anyone has seen this before, customer says that when the machine heats up, one pump starts vibrating bad and making noise. I haven't seen it my self, I will tomorrow, so I can't be more specific. I am thinking there is a control issue that is causing problems or the...
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    Mechanical & Hydraulic Business in Alberta

    Frank-Equipment, I have one of those exact crimpers, except mine is branded under Continental, I got mine from Bosch Hydraulic Connections in Edmonton, they are really good guys, they can do a deal for you if you agree to buy all of your hose and fittings from them and you buy a minimum of...
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    Mechanical & Hydraulic Business in Alberta

    Thanks Junkyard, your words are encouraging, I agree with word of mouth as it has brought work in the past. I think its all about surviving the downturn and when things get a bit better in the market it will be easier to get jobs. As it is, in the last few days, things have changed a bit for...
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    Mechanical & Hydraulic Business in Alberta

    Hey everyone, I am fairly new here, but i like what I see so far, nice community. I live near Edmonton Alberta Canada, as an oil and gas area we are suffering here with the worst downturn (recession) in the last 4, or that's what they said on the news recently. Its bad, we have 100,000 oil...
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    How many operators use Electronic Grade Control or Monitoring on their machines?

    Wow, Ill bet the gps system paid for itself quickly then.
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    How many operators use Electronic Grade Control or Monitoring on their machines?

    Thats great Shimmy1, I can see why GPS would be better than laser in your case because the large tracks of land you are dealing with.
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    How many operators use Electronic Grade Control or Monitoring on their machines?

    That is pretty darn cool Gramdpa, do you get more work because of it, or are you competing against the low-ballers out there?
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    How many operators use Electronic Grade Control or Monitoring on their machines?

    Thats really interesting Shimmy1, I wouldnt have thought grade control would be applicable to towed implements like scrapers, but there you go. Thanks for the insight. Just out of curiosity do you have any pictures? Cheers,
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    How many operators use Electronic Grade Control or Monitoring on their machines?

    Just wondering how many operators use Electronic Grade Control or Monitoring systems on their machines? Dozers, Hoe's, and Graders? Now that my interest is peaked on this subject, I can see real benefits. Up here, doesn't look like many companies are doing it, and when you look at what they...
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    Cat IT28G need hydraulic schematic

    Thanks for the help Ken and Mark, I will let you know how it goes. Cheers
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    Cat IT28G need hydraulic schematic

    Yes you are probably right Nige, so if anyone has an electrical schematic that would be helpful as well. Thanks.
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    Cat IT28G need hydraulic schematic

    Okay great thanks, serial number is 4TF65434. Pin is 8CR02862.
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    Cat IT28G need hydraulic schematic

    Hi all, I am new here, been following for a while. I have a customer that has an older Cat IT28G loader, the work functions stopped and he cant lift or tilt the bucket. The steering circuit works fine. I checked pressure going into the HRC (Hydraulic Remote Control Joystick) for the work...
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