Replacement gauges 955L

[Rookie955L]

Hey guys, new owner of my first tracked/heavy equipment. Building a house on our farm and picked up a great 85J K or L. All the gauges are dead on it and I’d like to get them replaced. Can anyone recommend a site or do you recommend CAT only? I appreciate the help and I’ve got tons of reading to do!

 

[petepilot]

Hey guys, new owner of my first tracked/heavy equipment. Building a house on our farm and picked up a great 85J K or L. All the gauges are dead on it and I’d like to get them replaced. Can anyone recommend a site or do you recommend CAT only? I appreciate the help and I’ve got tons of reading to do!

if you can even get them from cat you will pay through the nose for them. I would look for stewart warner after mkt. lot cheaper and just as good

 

[Welder Dave]

Cat is ridiculous. They wanted over $4.00 just for the rubber gasket that goes around the oil pressure gauge. The gauge doesn't even come with it.

 

[Labparamour]

I have an old Deere 450 crawler that had non-functioning gauges.

I found my gauges were good , it was the sending units that were bad.
Maybe check that first?

Darryl

 

[Rookie955L]

I’ll look them up! No one wants to be paying CAT prices! How would I go about checking the sending units?

 

[petepilot]

I’ll look them up! No one wants to be paying CAT prices! How would I go about checking the sending units?

if your gages have been vandalized broken glass etc. chances are the sending unit s will still be good. but check them any way .not many elec. units on an l

 

[Rookie955L]

Glass is all good just needles are t moving on them. If I were to start looking so I need to pull part numbers for each individually or can I just find a place that sells generic fit all type gauges?

 

[Labparamour]

I removed and grounded out the wire at each sending unit and found my gauge needles moved. New sending units fixed my water and tranny temp issues.
Somewhere in her life, someone put a wet gauge in for oil pressure.

 

[Welder Dave]

It likely came with a wet gauge, no sending unit.

 

[Nige]

A machine Serial Number would get you some part numbers for the required gauges, plus remove all doubt regarding what type they are.

 

[Labparamour]

I’ve been chasing wires and re-doing the wiring harness.
The manual schematic shows all electric gauges and sending units.
She was a Craigslist purchase by me. I’m finding she had a hard life....

 

[DMiller]

Likely not as hard as my old Allis. It has all mechanical instrumentation where may not be absolutely clear but readable and functional.

 

[kshansen]

A machine Serial Number would get you some part numbers for the required gauges, plus remove all doubt regarding what type they are.

Agree very much! And if as the first post says "All the gauges are dead" makes me think there is a common problem between them and might just need a wire fixed if they are electrical, but till we know what it has no way to make a accurate suggestion on how to fix.

Like I often had to remind one of my bosses, "Just because there is a Bulldog standing one the hood does not make them all the same!"

 

[DB2]

Pretty sure a Cat machine of that vintage would have all mechanical guages. Except the ammeter of course.

 

[Mother Deuce]

Agree very much! And if as the first post says "All the gauges are dead" makes me think there is a common problem between them and might just need a wire fixed if they are electrical, but till we know what it has no way to make a accurate suggestion on how to fix.

Like I often had to remind one of my bosses, "Just because there is a Bulldog standing one the hood does not make them all the same!"

That last sentence I have to (huge Mack fan that I am not) disagree with! Mack makes a truck that needs driving... Paccar makes trucks that you ride in!
I never remember to bring enough paper bags or scissors with me if I'm running a Mack LOL!

 

[kshansen]

Pretty sure a Cat machine of that vintage would have all mechanical guages. Except the ammeter of course.

Still having the full story will tend to get better answers!

 

[Rookie955L]

I need to verify it when I get to the farm but he parts book has 85-J2416 on the cover of it. Feel like she’s in good shape just needs a bit of love.

 

[Labparamour]

Looks nice!

 

[DB2]

One of my favorite Cat machines

 

[Rookie955L]

When I use the Ironguide it says this would be a 1969 model. That can’t be right, it’s also got L stickers and the condition makes me think the serial number got wrote down wrong.