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    CAT 304 or Bobcat E48?

    Hey all! Rental fleet owner here. I, by no means, am an operator. The extent of my operating is loading on trailer's and demo'ing for customers. Looking to add 2x 4-ton Mini-Excavator's to my fleet this year. We are in Colorado so pretty hard, dry soil with clay and rock underneath. I have...
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    Cat 304 ECR Hydo Advanced 10 cheaper alternatives and blade hose replacement and advise

    Hi I am am total new bee to excavator world. I recently Got this machine. It has over 8200 hours. I have CAT 304ECR from 2013, Serial # begins with TTN. I replaced engine oil with synthetic oil and noticed nice difference between old oil and new oil, filter, fuel filter, cleaned entire...
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    CAT304E CR (TTN) (2013) - Tips for finding a hose on the manifold

    Hi all. I blew the boom cylinder extension hose on my CAT304E CR. I am trying to find the "other end" at the manifold to cap it so I can move the machine up to my shop for a proper repair. The usual "pull the hose and look for wiggle" trick didn't work, probably b/c the hose is anchored...
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    CAT304E Auto Idle Issue

    Hi, Have an interesting issue with my CAT 304. The auto-idle, which used to work with all the controls, now only works with the travel levers, but not the sticks or the blade lever. When moving the joysticks or blade lever the machine stays at idle. Hydraulically, all the controls work. I did...
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