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    Tigercat Equipment

    Done the radiator, thermostats, waterpump and hydraulic fan pump. Still no good. Possible head or head gasket maybe??
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    Tigercat Equipment

    Hey all, abit off topic but would anyone know why a John Deere 909MH is running hotter than usual? The engine temp usually sits around the 88-89 degree mark but late it has been getting up to 91-94, only when i am using the tracks. No alarms or warning lights are going off as it isnt overheating...
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    Tigercat Equipment

    Yea the crew I'm in runs cat apart from the Madil 123 and the John Deere buncher. We got a 320D with 23000 hours on the original motor nothing major done to it which I think is a testament to Cat. What's some hour tallies on some of your gear? Any in the 20k hour mark?
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    Tigercat Equipment

    What made you sell up or do you still have a crew running? Yea we run mainly Cat apart from the Deere buncher. What influenced your choice to go with the Timber pro instead of the Deere, or was it what you mentioned earlier? The John Deere buncher is sounding like the direction to head I think
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    Tigercat Equipment

    Do you own a crew off your own? What sort of gear do you mainly run?
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    Tigercat Equipment

    What about John Deere forestry equipment in general. Do you know much about the reliability of its equipment? The Tigercats seem real operator friendly but sound contractor enemy as to say lol
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    Tigercat Equipment

    Yea thats well put, they are Frontline machines when you think about it. I havnt heard much hood nor bad about the Cats (Weilers). Our 909 is a couple hundred hours away from 10000 hours, and we just done the rear main seal and replaced the main hydraulic drive gear while it was apart. But other...
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    Tigercat Equipment

    Doesn't sound to inviting when you put it like that, or is it worth it, replacing engines/pumps etc every 7000 hours. Not much Timberpros that I know of over here in New Zealanf. You ran any other leveler? Cats or John Deeres. I operate a 909MH for guy at the moment and it seems like a good...
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    Log Champ LC550, anyone here run one?

    I agree, feel like some companies are dreaming wanting the prices they want for gear
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    Canadas logging industry

    Can tell a logger definitely made this lol he nailed it
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    Tigercat Equipment

    Hey all Just wanted to start a discussion regarding Tigercat equipment especially the feller bunchers (LS855E & LH855C models in particular) and see if anyone has any experience with these machines. Mainly interested in reliability, common issues, component life and cost of parts but all info is...
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    Leveler vs flat base?

    I work in that crew with the Madil 123 swing yarder and all the Cat machines that was shown.. We are a fully mechanized crew working on the East Coast of the North Island, New Zealand. We also have a JD 909MH on a Falcon Winch assist machine and a Cat 325C tailhold machine that wasnt shown in...
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