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  1. jonno634

    Drainage Question - Tile Vs. Ditch / Swale

    Water bubbling up, when you have clay or cement tile, COULD just be that the outlet is plugged or partially plugged. Are you sure it’s actually broken? Some old field tile made sink holes, turned out the water backed up, and came to the surface, as it slowly drained back down, it took the dirt...
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    shop organization ?

    Are you working alone in the shop? Then keeping track of tools shop be relatively easy. We Clean up at least after every job. We also try to do a general tool put away, if we can’t finish one of the current projects (waiting on parts etc), this allows us to find tools to work on another...
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    Cover the exhaust when transporting machine to protect turbo???

    I cover mine, unless it has a rain cap that will be closed the direction I am driving. I’ve heard the oil thing, but was told rocks, kicked up or a bird in there could be an issue. I’ve never seen it, but it only takes a minute or two, so I do it.
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    Sunk and frozen

    Maybe go setup a GoPro and record the fiasco. May get lots of hits on YouTube. I agree with should have gotten it out asap (even costing some $) vs letting it set there for days. Maybe a big excavator or crane could lift it, if the ice was broken up. But not sure how close to solid ground...
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    Cleaning ditch with excavator

    Cleaning some farm ditches, do you prefer to burn them first to get rid of all the 3-6 foot tall grass?
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    leak on the swing motor

    Besides cardboard, I’ve found a GoPro camera works well.
  7. jonno634

    RB Auction Issue

    Next time screen capture your bid , that would have date/time amount, etc. not sure it would help, but couldn’t hurt.
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    Hydraulic hose replacement cleanliness

    On our own equipment in the field, we use breakleen and 120 psi air. I know its not the best, but its what we can do.
  9. jonno634

    Old Gallion Grader with UD-16

    So we fixed the steering gearbox shaft on the front, but had to cut the steering wheel shaft originally to get it all apart. The hyd cylinder had to also be prepared. We got it all replaced, the wheels were straight, so we installed the vertical steering shaft and placed in center of the worm...
  10. jonno634

    892D bogging

    That is the mechanism that moves the swash plate. It is called a valve if I remember correctly. The upper pic with blue, has several metal lines attached is the govener or regulator that controls the valve. On mine, I believe removing and capping one of the steel lines, removes the feedback...
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    892D bogging

    Here is with the rear cover removed and the valve that slides back and forth.
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    892D bogging

    blue is what strokes the pump. The red, is the end cap that is what moves under that cap to stroke the pump. Do I have the books? I’ll see if I can find a few pages when I have more then my phone. I also think I have pics of it apart (but I’ll have to track that down).
  13. jonno634

    892D bogging

    Keep checking the engine, but there is a way to force the pumps to full power for testing (I wouldn’t run that way). But I’d have to look in to how to do it. It was either connecting a line, or disconnecting a line and it would full stroke the pumps.
  14. jonno634

    892D bogging

    no I am referring to on the head of the two hydraulic pumps. Mine may be slightly different as it’s an 892e with pilot valves, but thought the pump design was similar.
  15. jonno634

    892D bogging

    Keep checking the engine. But my 892E the pump regulator on the back cap was sticking. So if u bumped the hydraulics and got it unstuck, it had power, but when it got stuck it would just lug down and not really work. Ended up getting pump rebuilt (a year later the other one also). Local hyd...
  16. jonno634

    Dozer rollover

    Maybe staged, and the machine was already signed up for an auction.. I dunno.
  17. jonno634

    Lowboy Options

    Welcome Jason…. I guess I’ll be the odd man out on this one. Do you already own a 5th wheel truck? Do you farm in multiple locations? If the answer was yes to both of these, then, I found it was better to have my own trailer. HERE, there isn’t a commercial hauler within 25 miles that does...
  18. jonno634

    892E replace lower roller

    At least 1 roller on my 892E is bad. This excavator has what I believe are called rock guards. Do I need to remove the rock guards in order to change the roller? Any tips/tricks for this project?
  19. jonno634

    Help ID old Galion grader with UD-16 engine

    Rumor has it around a 1958…. Again, rumor!!!
  20. jonno634

    Wheel adapter mistake

    Can you put the adapter on the other side of the rim? Just a thought. I would have thought they’d want to make it right.
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