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  1. Vetech63

    Cab Glass

    Can someone please explain to me why broken cab glass seems to be the norm? I'm no operator, but am I wrong in thinking I could operate any piece of equipment through its entire life without breaking a single pane of glass? Or is it the fact that most equipment is with cabs now days? Is it...
  2. Vetech63

    I have a theory............

    I've been seriously wondering why there have been no more 60+ page threads on this forum about........you know.......oil pressure and such. After weighing all the possible reasons I could think of......there is only one that makes perfect since. There is wayyy too much knowledge here. There is...
  3. Vetech63

    Prepare thy equipment............

    Please have a psychotherapist on the ready! Consider this a public service announcement. ..............and your ONLY warning!:D
  4. Vetech63

    I just saved Ol Faithfull for the 3rd time

    My woman just doesn't understand. To her it's a rag, long past its time. This is the 3rd time I saved it from the trash can. Sneaky woman even tries to hide it from me and has ALMOST succeeded. Sneaky woman BAD. We have suffered together for years, through the cold, the heat, the blood and...
  5. Vetech63

    Volvo DD118 S# 196070

    I got a call from the Logan County commissioner north of OKC today about this roller. I was recommended to him from the Muskogee County commissioner which I did Leeboy paver repairs last month. Word of mouth advertising runs rampant here in Oklahoma. He informed me that this machine has been at...
  6. Vetech63

    Has anyone ever traded work for anything other than money?

    I did one time years ago and ended up with a Dresser TD8 dozer. I ended up doing some small repairs on it and turning it for my money +. I'm currently doing some A/C work for my neighbor who has a small construction company...........but he also is a rancher. I was thinking about doing a partial...
  7. Vetech63

    Tell me what you think is wrong here with this D6T C9 engine

    This is a D6T S# LAY00704 This machine has been sitting the last 3 weeks waiting for me, and I just got to it today. Their mechanics story.......The machine is going through 6 gallons of coolant a day. When you run it hard, coolant will spit from the overflow tube. I have cleaned the radiator...
  8. Vetech63

    Help me solve this tech issue on this Cat

    Here is the SN tag I am having an issue with the Machine ECM saying the FNR handle is out of position.....so the machine at times will quit traveling. Cat sent me this schematic...........
  9. Vetech63

    Cat D3K FFF00174 has fault code

    I'm showing this machine to a potential buyer on Monday. I went by to make sure it started and everything worked. This has come up since I saw the machine last. It doesn't seem to be affecting the operation but what is it?
  10. Vetech63

    Cat 320C SN# EAG00641 dead monitor

    I had this thrown my way late today. The customer had a lot of welding, boring, and bushing/pin replacement done on this excavator over the last month. The machine was delivered to them last Friday but the display monitor is dead. They called me to check it out........yeah, its dead, just...
  11. Vetech63

    Cat AP1055F ....repair record.

    The paving super called me today and wanted me to order him a new manual shoe screw. He said it was bent but I decided to go look before I start ordering anything. This is the right side extension pull all the way in........looks nice and straight. No problem here.........but he complained...
  12. Vetech63

    Cat CB64 electrical problem

    Serial # DJM00485 The battery is being drained of power when the master switch is left on. I do have a electrical schematic and have been trying to trace down the problem and I believe I have narrowed it down to a particular circuit, but I'm not positive yet. I disconnected the switch side of...
  13. Vetech63

    This will be an interesting thread moving forward......

    One of my biggest construction company customers has been in a nightmare the last 2 years with trying to find heavy equipment techs to take care of their equipment. There is 2 divisions in the company. 1 side is the paving (which I have continued to do their repair and maintenance work for...
  14. Vetech63

    Lets discuss (fight, moan, argue semantics, cuss, etc......) oils

    I'll start! About 20 years ago I had a petroleum engineer tell me to NEVER change the oil in my vehicle. He used his 1978 1/2 ton Chevy truck as an example. Over 350K miles, never had the drain plug removed..........only changed the filter and added oil when needed. He said changing the oil was...
  15. Vetech63

    A PITA Komatsu PC400 Pilot controls dropping pressure randomly

    PC400LC-7EO S# A87397 I will try to keep this brief but there is alot to this issue. The pilot controls on this machine just blank out at intermittent times, sometimes twice a day, other times 12 times a day. The operator says this has been going on for over a year and that it has lately...
  16. Vetech63

    Coolant heating Cat D6T

    S# LAY704 I was out on this today. I was hoping someone could give me the coolant system schematic........mainly how it flows through the radiator since both the inlet and outlet are on the bottom. Its doing some strange things, even my IR gun readings are strange. I want to make sure I'm...
  17. Vetech63

    For you Komatsu loader gurus.....

    My customer has a WA480-6 S# A48038. The machine has an E03 CA324 error code for a #3 injector open or short. Now I have a few questions so I know how to approach this........ 1. How has Komatsu been on their reman'd injectors? I usually wont even consider rebuilds as I haven't had good luck...
  18. Vetech63

    OK......Who's the wiseguy?

    Come on now .....fess up. Dont be afraid:D:p
  19. Vetech63

    Should there be a "degree of difficulty" factor in billing repair jobs?

    For example........Should we get paid the same to gorilla undercarriage components versus technical troubleshooting? One is brawn, the other is brain power with tech tools. Should those be charged differently now days?
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