bigjohn4300
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Recently purchased a 1985 LS98 for dragline work at a small marina. The machine was rebuilt in the mid 2000s by Inman Texas and appears to be in great shape, less than 300 hrs since the rebuild. I'm using a Hendrix 1 1/4 yd drag on it. I've run several draglines over the years, but no Link Belts. The other machines I've run, the clutches on the inhaul line all held well enough to pull the motor down to silent if you dug too aggressively, but this one seems to slip rather easily on a hard cut. The shoes look good lining wise, no oil or grease, so I'm not sure if this is just the characteristic of the hydraulic actuators, or is something wrong here?