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    Ford CL 35

    What do I look for, hydraulic whinning while turning and just about kills the engine but the bucket and loader boom work fine and quiet. Can't find anything in the book. Going straight forward or backward its fine only when turning. Maybe some stuck relief valve somewhere.....sam
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    Dresser TD 8E

    We recently bought this dozer cause the TD15 is too big. Looks great new paint decals etc. but the bottom is toast. I have looked all over this computor nobody even lists pins & bushings, then back in my day they would press these on site. Idea maybe we will cut some pipe and weld two halfs...
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    JD 450 E front idler ?

    I thought I had the track tension just right, but after an hours time it seemed a little too tight. So when I let some grease out the idler slamed back about 3 inches. Now for the life of us we can't budge it forward. I have a ratchet binder on the track to the blade so I can stick my finger...
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    Ford 6500 hyds

    Been awhile I have been here, but it ran fine as usual all summer then I here a slight errrrr ok the kid added 2 gal. hydraulic oil. Noise getting worse like cavitation. Yes new filter all clean. Then it got so it wouldnt pick up a paper bag, but will pick up a dump truck IDLE, any more...
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    Ford 650 no clue

    Replacing a gate valve last week 10'deep it ran all morning fine. Ready to backfill no start, nothing battery right up horn lights bright. Last summer new starter (not rebuilt) no clicks nothing maybe ign sw. I dont know. I cant find or feel solonoid trigger wire, so I stuck a screw...
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    Hyd. I dont understand

    On a warmer day in December I start my Cat just to exercise the batterys, go in shop come out the whole machine and side of garage soaked with hyd. oil. So its impossible to see whats wrong so I just shut it down. Getting a little warmer now & with all the snow and rain Its all clean and...
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    IH lovers need advise

    I really need my dozer for a mountin of snow. I can not get this thing started. Its a TD15 that starts on gas. It has Never failed me. Should I disconnect the alternator (12v) and jump the batterys to 24V. It just wont spin fast enough to fire cause its got summer oil #40 and temps are -0-...
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    Our prayers

    Very bad news in our paving community in the greater Prov. RI. area that my friend Kenny at JH Lynch suddenly passed away in his fire truck. As a fireman he drove out of the station and.....right in the apron. so young and nice family I think around 33yrs old. Kenny will be missed by all...
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    Trojan 124

    At my age I am embarest for some info. A 124 Trojan 6 cyl International thats just about done. Unbelieveable I found another one. And yes I have all the books. No mention as how to remove this engine. There is no mention as how the flywheel and converter is mounted. I do not want to pull...
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    A Trojan thank you

    I thank whoever gave me the address for General Gear and Machine for service manuals for a 124 Trojan. Received service and parts books all for $45 thank you Sam
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    I need a little advice

    Due to the fact there is about "0" work around here, yesterday I started to move around some concrete blocks around for sand/salt, and there goes my bucket cylinder. This is on a 215DLC. I am barely just paying house hold bills never mind this to happen. I have been on this computor for...
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    Another Free Gift

    My son comes up with another freebee. Perfect 10' Fisher plow with electric pump. He even installed it. Now I just pray for him to make the truck green.
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    A Little Help / idea

    My kittens bucket cylinder is just starting to weep. First I have never had touched my cylinders from day one. Secondly I'm about broke to totally rebuild it (it works fine) so I have to park it in transport position (bucket curled cyl out). Myquestion is my dozer weeped for years and I...
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    Sorry here are the swings

    sorry i still dont know how to add a photo on existing one. SP
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    Not a kitty but

    Im very impressed. We had to rent this cause my stuffs to big. Thats my boy in there, now he's pressurerising me for one. Nothin like the smell of new!!
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    Going to the WingNut

    Hi I found it This is my fathers TD 9 before the motor blew up and put a Ford V8 in it probably 30 years ago.
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    When i was a boy

    here we go flatheds for ever old backhoe new 5500 them days put hoe in dump truck Love them F8 BIG BAD LINCOLNS
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    Dumb & Dumber dont hollar just laugh

    Hot Sat. afternoons, beer coolers scrap way up, Pic 1 mad wife > This thing is a 1949 30T Northwest to pick up a 850 GMC & back trailer under it, when it creeped to the left, I stomped the house brake, nothing, I dumped the spool brake, ran out of spool, end of subject, sliding door nailed...
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    Everybody likes photos

    Here is how its done I bought fire truck no miles for Pulling a few stumps out for a local pic #1 son shortened frame I got $500 for scrap for the body, the kid threw away the big bad Lincoln put in 391Ft 5sp clark OD new 30/30 brake cans boy this runs sweet its a 53 F900 with the big front...
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    Somebody wants pic of lost pay check

    I got mail from this site re lost pay check in snow storm, that i ran over somthing in the storm , to whomever here is the $600 + tax
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