Nice
Looks like a very clean machine and its in great shape, has it been repainted?
Very nice, you and I have the exact same machine but yours is a lot cleaner than mine. My brakes suck, haven't really looked in to them yet. What did you do with yours?
I understand they are air-over-hydro? Not sure how that all works yet, I found what looks like a master cylinder under a cover in the floor by the drivers left foot but it has no lid on it and no fluid in it(lots of dry rust tho)--yet the brakes work... so I'm confused.
Do you know what year your machine is, or how to decode the serial number?
Mine needs some work including rebuilding the lift cylinders and a leaky wheel hub... poor-but-working brakes... I just installed four brand new batteries (dealer had them on sale, score!) the day before yesterday, made up some copper bus bars for them rather than cables. When I got it, it had two poorly wired together... mismatched old truck batteries. One died and was killing the other and boosting got old in a hurry.
I bought the machine for snow removal... if you have any advice for me I'd certainly appreciate it.
Derek
Thanks for the reply. I'll get some pix and the serial number tomorrow in the daylight.
Mine also has the 4-71 Detroit. Four batteries because I really want to guarentee that she'll fire up in the middle of a blizzard! Also, the dealer had them on sale for $90 each so it seemed like cheap insurance... maybe I got a little carried away but that's the most that would fit in the battery compartment!
I bought a brand new 14' snow pusher box for it. It's going to be used in wide open parking lots. I don't think it will be tooooo slow as we don't usually get a lot of deep snow, so its more for moving over a lot of ground. Stacking can be done later if necessary, so I don't think the slow hydro's will be a big issue either.
I think my biggest concerns are the brakes freezing up. I'm going to replace the bypassed air dryer, $200 at the local truck parts supplier. It's universal, so hopefully it will work out... chase a few air leaks while I'm in there....
I also want to add a remote ether setup. Quickstart has been giving me the run around for two monthes, is there another company I should be dealing with?
That picture is interesting, thanks, my right front hub is leaking a little bit and I wasn't sure what to expect in there. Is there a seal of some sort? Or just a gasket/silicone?
Uhh who? And why?
I've only had the machine for two months and haven't had it apart yet, so I don't know what to expect. Since his is/was apart I figured it would be a good thing to ask beforehand...
Ut oh ATCO isn't gonna like to read that LOL!
Yup... they never get better, by themselves, ATCO...ATCO said:If that's the type of seal it has, if it's leaking...only going to get worse.
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