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    Hitachi 200lc Hydro oil in Plantary

    easiest way to check is plumb a potapower to park brake fitting. tee in a gauge with a ball valve between pump and gauge. use to pump to get 600 - 900 psi on the gauge, shut off the valve, and wait for the pressure to drop. if it does, park brake seals are shot, if it holds, shaft seal in travel...
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    pressing in bushings, what do the pros use

    small dia bushings , in thin frame members,hyd ram should work by itself,using a little antiseize,or stp.cheaper to use allthread and custom cut plate as washers,then heat the frame bore with a rosebud.use this method for backhoe bucket bushings,have all this on my truck,nothing to buy,no ice or...
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    MDI YUTANI Hoe

    just looked at k905lc,and md180,parts pics on kobelcoamerica.com.looks like a standard swing bearing set up.lot of work for a used machine.only time i've had to stabilize a machine ,in this manner,was a linkbelt 3400c2. had a guy using it for compaction,24" compaction wheel , instead of a...
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    Troubles with Wacker!!!

    we've had a wacker bts-1035 for nearly five years,most common problem has been blockage of the exhaust screen.cutting pvc,or cement pipe,requires constant cleaning of screen.my favorite process involves heating the screen with a torch,then using compressed air to remove ash,field mechanic "fast...
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    Average age on the forum

    43,feel 18,figure in a second marriage of 15 years,5 kids(oldest 25,youngest 7),and 25 years in the desert sun,i could pass for 60.
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    Water Tanks

    generically,they are called "stand tanks".generally 10 to 12k gallons.they use a detachable gas powered hydraulic pump to pressurize cylinders that lift the tank. if anyone knows the specs for the pump,i'd be interested.we purchased one last year,had it set up in pahrump,nv.had the pump...
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    Stabalizer Creep/Drift

    i'd agree with xcopterdoc.if both drift,it's unlikely you could've damaged them both,equally.check or relief valves with dirt,weak or broke springs,pitted seats.it's a common problem in jd,or new holland hoes.
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    Tier III emissions

    linkbelt/isuzu warning i just got a heads up from one of my linkbelt dealers' field mechs,he just got back from a factory school.seems isuzu's tier 3 injection pressures are 4000+psi.their warning mechs not to crack injection lines to bleed fuel systems,it ruins the lines,and could pierce...
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    pressing in bushings, what do the pros use

    just did a 950F loader frame i just did this to our 950F,and my apprentice got a lesson in how fragile a frozen bushing can be.we packed them in dry ice for a couple of hours,ambient temp was 97,and the parts had been in the sun,all day. Russ,my helper,tried to line up one for the lower tilt...
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    your job

    Guess I'm in the "untitled" catagory.I've spent the last 16 years working for a midsized underground outfit.We do water,sewer,storm drain,power,and communications. Inventory includes 2 Vermeer 955 trenchers,1-4300Q,1-3400c2,2-240LX,1-2800Q Linkbelt excavators,a Kobleco SK200...
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    Excavation company AND rental company

    We do this,mostly for legal reasons.Construction liability is a booming business in southern Nevada.We have so many fly by night outfits coming in from other states,lowballing bids,taking the money,and moving on,that when the homeowners sue for defects,everyone on the job is held liable.Guess...
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    Frozen Pins

    no question about it,stabilizer pins suck.i've delt with this same problem on case,cat,jd,and now new holland.i bought a o2 lance from cat 6 years ago,a $300 tax return present to myself,best money i've spent in years. my advice is use a cutoff saw,leaves you less pin to torch. 2nd piece of...
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    Boots

    20 year Red Wing customer Currently rotating three pair of irish setters.had to throw the fourth pair away,had seven years on them.have them resoled for $44 bucks,paying $240 with tax.the newest pair is over a year old,same soles,guess the rotation thing is working.with fallen arches,i haven't...
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    satellite phones

    my boos just bought a sat phone.he has a house on banebridge island,and does alot of travelling.wanted us to be able to call when we needed to.i'll ask him who he uses,and what he thinks.
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    so is everyone ready for a slow year?

    SLOW YEAR?You don't want to know what I'd do for a SLOW MONTH.I'v got 5 guys trying to keep 36 machines,and 12 trucks pulling 60 hour weeks.The owner has kept me in "panic maintenance" mode for 2 straight years,been thinking about doing my trencher maintenance on Sundays.If I had to worry about...
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    Cleaning equipment

    Cleaner IS Better I would love to have a guy to do nothing but steam clean equipment,the pressure washing services out here are getting $60-$80 an hour,for doing equipment,on site.That's providing the developer doesn't have a "no cleaning " clause,and the EPA isn't watching. I had to change a...
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    Keeping your teeth.

    Sounds like your using a Hensly X230 style tooth,similar to JD's fang .If you look at the pin,the space between the "dog ears" will match the width of the shank,closest to the lip.Most manufacturers cast the word back into the pin,but not always.Also,there are two lengths of pins available for...
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    Looking for work in Katrina clean up

    I know a couple of guys that went down,right after Katrina,thought they had work,then were kicked out during Rita.One got a call to come back,he's one of the best trackhoe operators I know,has to pay his own way down,book his own hotel,was "promised" repayment,but he is single,and experienced.He...
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    Dump trailer suggestion

    not to change the subject Hope I'm not getting oof subject.Does anyone have experience with "side dump" trailers? We are putting our '83 Pete back into service,and are shopping for a 50T,detachable gooseneck lowboy,and a 24yd or better end dump,or side dump.Dump trailer has to be good for...
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    Looking for work in Katrina clean up

    Not Time , Yet I know all of us want to help.And most of us recognise an opportunity,when we see one.I will not argue the possiblities,that this disaster represents,the brothers,and sisters in Florida,will begrudge me this offense.The Gulf Coast will need many of us to rebuild it.And, it will...
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