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  1. lawnguy

    Long reach komatsu pc200 advise

    Stretched all out it likes about two foot catching the other bank top. The ditch has been neglected for a decade or two. Pretty much having to re dredge the whole profile. It has like double sometimes triple shoulder slopes.
  2. lawnguy

    Long reach komatsu pc200 advise

    Here she is
  3. lawnguy

    Long reach komatsu pc200 advise

    Ec 250.. i like It. This gumbo with a smooth bucket gives a bit of trouble.
  4. lawnguy

    Long reach komatsu pc200 advise

    Think I gotter figured out .. thanks
  5. lawnguy

    Long reach komatsu pc200 advise

    These particular ditches are in north east Arkansas.. keeps the farm land drained off in the area after clearing the forest after the great Chicago fire. A maze of them running west away from the Mississippi River levees. They pretty much keep a water line in them. Further west they go the wider...
  6. lawnguy

    Long reach komatsu pc200 advise

    Well they sold the komatsu before starting and brought in a Volvo 250lr It’s not bad I don’t guess. They’re not as intimidating as I thought. 5 miles of drainage ditch..,here we go lol
  7. lawnguy

    Long reach komatsu pc200 advise

    Not sure yet.. way to muddy to get to it today lol I’m stuck on a Volvo EC350El today. Loaded to the teeth
  8. lawnguy

    Long reach komatsu pc200 advise

    Lol.. yeah I could see that happening.. thanks
  9. lawnguy

    Long reach komatsu pc200 advise

    I’ve operated everything from a hand shovel to a pc1200 1000 times,all with standard booms/ buckets. I’ve been offered a pretty sweet deal operating .. think he said 48’ rig. Anything I need to watch out for other than no side loading, bucket capacity and probably just depth perception...
  10. lawnguy

    Service Manual Trading Post

    thank you much
  11. lawnguy

    Service Manual Trading Post

    WA250-6 manual?
  12. lawnguy

    Komatsu 1100

    I think I have an idea here but looking for extra set of thoughts. Had a turbo failure few months back, replaced. Run fine for a while ( several weeks)then won’t throttle up until warm, grey /white smoke, Diagnostic showing #1 injector falling out. Replaced with a rebuilt.. no change Replaced...
  13. lawnguy

    Pc200lc-6

    Thank you sir
  14. lawnguy

    Pc200lc-6

    Anyone have a ballpark estimate on the engine/pump assembly weight? Trying to see if we have anything on hand to reinstall.
  15. lawnguy

    Cat320B

    320BL 6CR03317
  16. lawnguy

    Cat320B

    Thanks for the reply… Finding out he has other problems that probably related… I stopped by and they were installing a new alternator saying the old one went out.. and they also been having intermittent display and throttle issues.. They Installed new alternator while I was there and still not...
  17. lawnguy

    Cat320B

    Morning folks, I have no books on this rig and actually retired but trying to help a guy that’s about to pull whatever hair he has left out. Chokes out when using the boom only under load. Push or pull . Swings / travels fine individually or in combination. Lift circuit lines get hotter than I’d...
  18. lawnguy

    Another 743 boom drift question

    Found it... Port relief valve inner o-ring came apart. All good now.
  19. lawnguy

    Another 743 boom drift question

    Ok old school mechanics. Does the seat spring in the pic supposed to have more pressure that a ball point pen ? It seems extremely weak. Seats are smooth . Looking through bore scope see no cupping or ridges from seat on valve bore. History: Chasing boom drift/ bleed off on a 743 History: Leak...
  20. lawnguy

    Replacing Bobcat loader control valve seals

    So I’m down to the 4 parts circled. It’s been many moons since I actually disassembled one of these. Is that spring not supposed to have more resistance than a ball point pen spring? I mean it is weak.
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