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  1. J

    hydraulic system, ouch

    If you found metal shavings in the tank it has come from a motor not a cylinder, as others have so noted a case drain returns usually direct to the tank unfiltered. so I would lean toward a track drive or a swing motor. Does the machine walk straight with out vearing to one side or the...
  2. J

    A Little Help / idea

    check the price for the parts a couple of hundred $ in parts is alot cheaper then a new $7-k cyl
  3. J

    Need help 763 wil not start

    If I understand ou have it running but it will not move,If this is the case,it sounds like you could have a couple of things to look at. When you push the saftey or brake release do you hear any hydraulic flow, what I am refering to is a pilot hyd. flow this is the charge pressure that really...
  4. J

    Welding a air compressor tank and sand blasting question?

    I know of a incident that happened with a portable air tank,some refer to them as a pig. The little air tank that you put air in and walk out and blow up a tire. Well it had a leak,someone welded it,the tank was used several times,until ! the last time,It blew the investigation revealed that it...
  5. J

    Need help 763 wil not start

    check the cables all the way to the starter. so you can find out where you get your power that goes to the key,some equip.will have the supply on the same terminal at the starter some split off at the battery, if it splits off at the battery make sure that you don't have an inline fuse,you...
  6. J

    Repairing Bucket Cutting Edge

    I agree with idler, if you figure how long it will take to properly bevel all the weld areas and the time to make the repairs,it would more then likely very close to the cost of replacing the entire edge,the new one will come alreadt beveled all you have to do is prep the bucket side.
  7. J

    Set down

    The best and safe thing to do is set the machine either all the way on the surface, I usually set down in a area that I will be milling back up. Two reasons, does not matter if you sink the teeth into the black top, and you don't have to clean up. The best reasons to set down have already ben...
  8. J

    Grey market excavators

    I have found that no matter what type of machine it is when its broke down there is a problem,however when it is a gray market like the ex-120-2 that I am workingon now,it is almost impossable to get a wiring or hyd schemetic on it.
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