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    Cat TH514 - Hydraulic Problem

    So here I am 4 years later and we broke the same pin again. I'm thinking there has to be something wrong with the hydraulics. The machine has given me problems since I bought it. When you lower the boom, it wants to stall out. Mechanic says he changed the relief valve on the tilt/comp circuit...
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    Sage 100 Contractor Software??

    You will be impressed with foundation. It has a lot of cool features and the look is nice. If I remember correctly though, it is the most expensive by far.
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    Sage 100 Contractor Software??

    I am a shell contractor. I looked at Sage, Foundation, Jonas, and CMiC. ALL of them are lightyears ahead of QuickBooks. I ended up going with Jonas Premier. The cost was good, it does accounting and project management like submittals and RFI's, etc. It's also cloud based so I can log in from...
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    Cat TH514 - Hydraulic Problem

    Gotta double check, but I think it's rust. I'm gonna grease everything up real good and check everything. From now on, I will have to take time to maintain our equipment better. Obviously, I can't rely on my guys to do it.
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    Cat TH514 - Hydraulic Problem

    There was no metal in the filter when the oil was changed. I need to recheck it now and see what the fluid looks like too. Interestingly, I did have to add almost five gallons of fluid the other day but it has not gone down at all since then and it has no leaks that I can see. I already threw...
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    Cat TH514 - Hydraulic Problem

    Just thought of something...Could the drop off in power be that the cylinder was bad and causing excessive resistance? Since the cylinder is actually moved by the boom, I'm thinking that the cylinder must have frozen or something in order for it to break the pin like it did. The pin is at least...
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    Cat TH514 - Hydraulic Problem

    Thanks for the explanation! Makes sense...Now I understand how it works. We changed all filters and engine oil when we bought the machine but did not send in the sample. Did not change hydro fluid but maintain level. It definitely has full power, not throwing any codes, and was hooked up to a...
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    Cat TH514 - Hydraulic Problem

    Hello everyone! New to the forum. I have an issue that has me really confused. Hoping someone can help me out. We have a TH514 that broke one of the pins holding the left cylinder on the rear of the machine that I thought was a lift cylinder...apparently CAT calls them tilt compensation...
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