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  1. ajginger

    Cat 922 B front drive dripping oil

    Hi all, My old 922B loader has started dripping oil from the handbrake drum on the front drive shaft. I lost my parts book and workshop manuel for the old girl in a house fire a few years back so cant find the part number for the needed repair seal. Would any here have the part number for the...
  2. ajginger

    Building a new fence.

    working on building a new paddock for the cattle. Fence is only 2.5 mile long. We cut the posts here on the property. Gidgee is a very hard timber and will make the fence last about 80 years on average. Tractor is a Fordson Major that keeps snapping the cam-shaft ( has snapped 3 so far )
  3. ajginger

    The old cat 988b clearing land for new fencelines on the cattle station in Australia.

  4. ajginger

    988b : Best transmission oil check practice

    What is the correct ( or most accurate ) procedure to check the trans oil in an old 988b that has a dripping leak around the rear output shaft on the transfer case while it is working ? I have an operators manuel that says to start and run the machine at low idle for 5 minutes then check the...
  5. ajginger

    988b Trunnion refurb Questions

    I need to give the support trunnion in front of the rear diff some attention on the 988b. Its got some slack ( gap ) at the bottom and is hard to squeeze grease into the nipple at the top. Could I trouble someone for info on : Cat 988B ( serial number 50W03844 ) Q 1. Is there a roller type...
  6. ajginger

    Anyone here done tyre repair with vulcanizing tools.

    Just wondering if any here have used the vulcanization method of tyre repair for sidewall cuts ect... ?
  7. ajginger

    A Little Ruston Busyrus Dragline fun.

    This little dragline requires more than a few hours to get the ' left-brain / right-brain ' sequences going properly in order to remember what lever to push/pull to swing/dig and which foot brake to hold the pull/lift lines at thrr same time.
  8. ajginger

    Easiest of the larger older model loaders to carry out repairs on.

    What would be the easiest of the larger ( CAT 966 - 992 equivalents ) & older ( pre- 1995) model loaders to carry put repairs on ?....... CAT, KOMATSU, VOLVO, ect...
  9. ajginger

    Cat 988B heating issue

    Hello everyone ... I am new here so thanks for the add. I am looking at buying a mid 1970's model cat 988B. It has been used as a dam building desilting machine for the last decade. Before that it was in a quarry. About 8 years ago It had the touque converter pulled out and re-sealed ...
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