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Newbe here..bought d4c hystat think series 2 or 3, blade wont go into float, dont feel a detent on control, thinking little grey button below hi/low selector on direction joystick, left side joystick, mite need to be pressed but it dont help, am I thinking right or is it in blade control with a...
Hi everyone,
Is there a John Deere Dozer that is similar to the Caterpillar D8R? By similarity I mean by specs, and size. I figured it'd be the 1050k but I'm just making sure I didn't miss one.
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hi everyone! Two of my biggest passions are technology and heavy machinery. Read an article that talked about remote-controlled dozers, such as Caterpillar and TORC Robotics RemoteTask™ and Komatsu D155AXI-8 Radio Control Crawler Dozer, they seemed to be great for improving the efficiency and...
Just purchased this D3C that sat for a long while, now has 2400 hours. Significant hydraulic leak around bottom plate under rear of dozer. The plate appears to have two bolts and two welds. Is there any other way into that area or should I break those welds?
This is just a sort of general inquiry, more of an advice seeking question for me personally that i haven't found an answer for on the internet yet, but a question none the less i come across quite often when talking to landholders who are looking for a versatile dozer. If you had the option...
So I’m still a bit green on a dozer but the guy I work for keeps giving me a d8 with an angle blade to do finishing work in soft sugar sand. Am I wrong to think this is mental if your expecting a perfect clean finished product?
Hi, bought 280 acres near Boone, starting to look for dozer to clear up logging roads and make new roads, as well as clearing areas. Will be asking advise as I get into this on what machines are best suited, most likely max 30,000lbs. Budget is the biggest deal, need a winch as well. Hydrostatic...
We have had some tracking issues and have wrote up a letter to send to the local dealers and such, so instead of retyping it i have attached it to the forum. It has all our test results and operations. Any help would be appreciated.
Howdy Folks,
I am transferring out of the tree climbing game and want to move into machinery, specifically dozers.
While a training course will take me through basics of;
Use of the blade
Slot dozing
Leveling
Boxing out
Backfilling and spreading heaps
Drain construction
Ripping techniques...