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    Trunion repair?

    I have bought a JD850C dozer that the trunion balls that connect the push arms have been neglected and wore down creating a lot of slop. Can these trunion balls be welded back up to fit new end caps and get any life out of them or is this a waste of time?
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    Load King lowboy

    I have bought a new to me 2000 Load King folding neck lowboy. It has its own hydraulics that are powered by a Honda engine or it can be connected to the wet kit on the tractor. I am having a heavy duty set of rear ramps installed on it also so we do not have to detach for the smaller equipment...
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    Load King lowboy?

    looking at buying a Tri axle 2000 Load King with hydraulic folding neck. Anyone have one, advice about them - good or bad
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    Final drive problem

    i have a Komatsu PC75-UU-2 that has oil leakage out of the front of the final drive case. Am needing advice on a repair procedure. We have never had one apart so we know very little also. Thx
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    17" lowboy tires?

    Looking at a new 35ton Pitts fixed neck lowboy trailer, it has the Budd 17" low profile tires & rims instead of 22.5's. Anyone had bad experiences with these 17" rims & tire? I have 15" Dayton rims on my old lowboy now that are not the very good and do not want anything like them again.
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    PC75-UU final drive

    The final drive leaks oil out of the outer cap. The outer cap is tight against the large O-ring seal. Anyone know why or what to do to fix this problem? Thx
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    PC38-UU

    I have purchased a 1998 PC38-UU sn#6230 and want to change it to John Deere control, it does not appear to have a pattern change valve. Anyone have info on how to change it over? Thx
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    JD 750c Dozer blade adjustment

    i have a JD 750 C Dozer with a semi u 10' straight blade. When I begin to make a push and lower the blade in I am getting a lot of side to side slack, everything that I can see is tight . It doesn't seem to matter if I pitch the blade back to carry more dirt or pitch it forward to carry less...
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    My new Mack road tractor

    Bought a 98 Mack road tractor to pull my Lowboy, has a 10speed tranny, 425 hp Mack engine, 3.96 rear end ratio. it has several rear end switches of which I am uncertain of how and what they do. Anyone shed some light on how to use them properly?
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    Looking to buy lowboy tractor

    I am wanting to find/ buy a newer 1996-2007 model lowboy tractor day cab with wet kit, preferably Mack, am located in Kansa City area. Anyone know of anything?
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    Wet lines

    What exactly is the difference between a single wet line and a 2-line wet line? Will a single wet line operate a detach Lowboy trailer? I am looking at a truck that has a single wet line that has been used to pull and end dump trailer. If I were to buy it I want to be able to use it on a...
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    953C track tension problem

    My 953C track tensioner ram is rubbing the front roller on 1-side, needing advice on what is causing this and how to fix it. My undercarriage should be replaced anytime but I would like to run its while longer.
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    750C Deere dozer cab kit

    I am wanting to put a new cab kit in my 750c dozer, the problem is the cab kit is no longer available from Deere. Anyone know where or if an aftermarket kit could be found?
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    New to me service truck

    I picked up a Ford 550 service truck with a 6000 lb Auto Crane in excellent condition. This will be a welcome addition to my operation. To my surprise the truck needs nothing and is road ready 100% has a 7.3 power stroke.
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    Grader for CTL

    Looking at buying a grader attachment for a T-250 Bobcat to maintain our farm roads, anyone got comments pro or con on these attachments or advice on which ones work the best. Thanks
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    Who make the RC-85 Posi track CTL?

    Am looking at a RC-85 Posi track CTL with cab, a/c & heat, it has 380Hours and is priced at $36,000 or best offer. Who makes, sells & services these machines? Does anyone have one or have comments - good or bad on them?
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    Compaction that passes a 95% Procter density test?

    We got a sewer job consisting of appox 800' and several manholes at a State of Mo. facility. The specs call for 95% compaction in all trenches and 98% in all pavement and road areas. The soil type is a clay loam with some moisture content to it. I have a vibratory plate compactor on a rubber...
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    High cattle prices here to stay?

    We sold are 2014 calf crop yesterday, the entire group averaged 510 pounds and brought $2.50 per pound or $1275.00 per calf. This is the highest price we have ever got in history. Any of you cattleman think these kind of prices are here to stay for while or will the market correct itself? I...
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    Final drives

    Am curious as to how important & how many of us keep the oil changed in the final drives like the machine manual says to do? For example my JD750 C has an inner and outer final drive that is supposed to be changed every 2000 hrs, the hour meter has 4600 on it now and we are changing it now...
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    Cost to build a lake?

    Would like some input on what the cost should be to build a lake that is 450 X 350' in size with 20' of average depth. The site is 3-8% grade, and will require appox. a 28' dam on the low side appox. 400' in length. If I am figuring correctly, around 120,000 yards of dirt will need to be...
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