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Recent content by Scott McFadden

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    544G John Deere Loader No Travel or Bucket Controls

    I'll have to check if there is an emergency secondary steering option to allow for articulation. I believe I read this machine just ran off of a separate hydraulic pump. The low brake pressure warning light is on in the dash and flashing I believe. Owner of the machine said it has always done...
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    544G John Deere Loader No Travel or Bucket Controls

    Working on a 544G John Deere Loader that will not move in forward or reverse and the bucket controls do not work (no up, down, curl in or curl out.) Unit does articulate (this is a separate hydraulic pump) Drive shaft from engine to transmission is spinning. Driveshaft from transmission to...
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    Looking For Track Idler

    Might be a good option for this one. The surface where the chain rides is worn and destroyed a fairly new chain though.
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    Looking For Track Idler

    They told me first thing this morning they didn't have any stock. Thank you though!
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    Looking For Track Idler

    Tried Berco dealers and a Komatsu connection with no luck
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    Looking For Track Idler

    Part Number is 87589400
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    Looking For Track Idler

    We just got this exact idler in today thank you very much! Installed the idler already and now the customer wants a second one for the other side. Back to looking. Thanks again
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    Looking For Track Idler

    We have a 1650M WT Case Dozer. We have needed a new track idler since November 2022. The dealership just told us a new idler will be another 6 months away again. We have tried every aftermarket option we know of and nobody has a supplier with this idler. If anyone has any leads on...
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    John Deere 450CLC Fuel Prime

    I'll give that a try. Thank you.
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    John Deere 450CLC Fuel Prime

    Thank you!
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    John Deere 450CLC Fuel Prime

    I'm working on a John Deere 450C LC excavator and it loses hydraulic power and the engine bogs down to the point you can stall the engine while trying to operate the controls. When this occurs there is an engine light, but I don't know how to read codes through the screen on this machine. When...
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    Joystick Controls All or Nothing

    Just wanted to give everyone an update. I tested the pilot pressure going into the joysticks and got 600PSI when the safety lever is in work mode and 0 PSI when the safety is on. I then tested the boom down output from the joysticks and was getting 0 PSI while feathering the controls down, but...
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    Joystick Controls All or Nothing

    Sorry, I also do have the right stick ripped apart. The hydraulic lines going into the bottom of the stick are covered by a plastic tube. I haven’t figured out how to access them yet or see the plungers.
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    Joystick Controls All or Nothing

    Th this does have deere and cat controls. when I switch controls the biggest problem usually stays with the right stick pushing it forward (boom down/boom out). But the problem seems to be intermittent. Sometimes the left stick acts up more, sometimes less when I change controls. i checked...
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    Joystick Controls All or Nothing

    I did check pilot pressure going to the boom down spool and it was 0psi while I was moving the joystick, but would eventually all of a sudden shoot up to 600psi and the boom would drop suddenly and quickly. I also tested at the output of the 4 bank of solenoids and it is 600 psi whenever the...
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