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    Loader Valve Question

    either the springs or the retainer cups ,,,,,, sounds like on oppisite end of handle
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    How many people in here are?

    volunteer chief of drycreek fire st. bpvfd # 3 spend most of my time on scene running pumps , leave all the entry making to the younger ones ..... webpage ... http://bpvfd3.org .. my son who wanted to become a jr. about 6 years ago could only become involved in the...
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    My first backhoe - 580B

    I don't know any thing about your machine , but I know I have never been able to fix a hyd cylinder without taking it apart completly .. but I have never worked on a case , just some internationals and masseys , also on those machines all the fluid is the same from torqe converter to the...
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    Which Is Correct Yellow?

    Are you sure someone didn't put the wrong lid back on the can of paint you purchased , I have seen that happen many times ,
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    Grease Compatibility Chart

    AGREED ......... good info , thanks
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    To buy or not to buy 680 CK backhoe?

    Does that thing have a range transmission .... did it actually slip , or just lug down , if it even started nd run , in low range it should have had no problem loading, just my opinion
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    WHO operated one of these?

    I know somebody around here that had one of those , but without a cab on it , he used it in his junk yard buisness ... turning over and removing items ..
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    Honest it was alright before lunch

    My mama warned me about days like this .......
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    Is it a big deal to add a few gallons of John Deere Hy-Gard to Amsoil?

    is this oil similar to the oils and additives that david visor talks about in his articles , if I am not mistaken he was using what they call ACES , additive , does AMSOIL oil contain this ?
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    AM General 6x6 M35a2

    thats a pretty long trip ... better bring plenty of snacks .. one thing about it if it does make it that far , you will know its in pretty good shape
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    AM General 6x6 M35a2

    Also a lot of military vehicles were sold without titles , only purchase slips , I had a jeep like that once ... never did get it road legal .. finally sold it to a ranch for hunting
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    Electrically Conductive Grease

    I would think welder repair places would have a little , also you could try woodmizer , the bandsaw maker , if I aint mistaken they use it on one of their sawmills so it will have an electrical connection all the way down the beam ..
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    Is it difficult to rebuild 580b loader control valve

    I had a problem similar to this on my old machine , and found it to be a broken spring , on the end opposite the actuator handles on the spool .. seems it would not center up right and was causing the flow to be interupted , untill I moved it around just right ,, but I don't know about the...
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    Anyone gone storm chasing?

    well I can tell you , any thing west or south of me is in need of any type of building or clean up , I live just north of lake charles and a lot of places had just finished repairs from the one in 05 , but living conditions are terrible , money will be hard to get , at least untill every thing...
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    Hard Facing pic

    I would like to know if anyone has melted on some tungsten carbide .. I put some on a cub cadete mower blades once ,, it is still there , cant put a keen edge on it , but it is as tuff as it gets
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    Crack in block on a 3306 Cat motor

    Hey !! big d gave me an Idea ... go to your local automotive paint store .. you can get a can of the rhino lining .. like they use in truck beds , it is resistant to oils and is a urethane based material wich is really sticky and clean it with acetone or siumilar and spray the rhino liner...
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    270 international hydraulics problem

    OK !! I think I have it figured it was a bad seat on a relief valve ..
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    Crack in block on a 3306 Cat motor

    also .. at the local parts store .. or at least the advance stores here have it .. there is small jar of stuff called thermal weld ,, I think ,, it goes on then as the engine heats up it bonds itself to the metal ....
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    Crack in block on a 3306 Cat motor

    if it is at least an inch away from those gaskets , you can get some heat sink at a welding supply store ,, then set up an air line with a valve and and a nozzle of some kind , blowing right on the area above the gasket .. should stay prettty cool as long as you use low heat
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    Crack in block on a 3306 Cat motor

    Its hard for me to imagine exactly where the crack is , but if you can ge to it to smear on jb weld or the like .. why not just clean it with a die grinder and weld it up using a nomacast .. or apollo b welding rod on a low heat setting .... I had a d-4 cat once that a friend , had let...
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