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    Takeuchi TB016 Hydraulic Return Filter Removal: Am I Doing This Wrong?

    Just that one under the seat.
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    tl130 kills

    I agree, that's a good place to look. Check grounds, relays, sensors, harness continuity, ignition switch, Inlet elbow (gets clogged) at the water separator, controller....
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    tl130 kills

    Fuel is good? Fuel Filter is new? Water separator emptied? Radiator fluid and overflow level good? oil level good? Does it stall out, or cut off?
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    Takeuchi TB175 High Speed INOP

    Not sure what is going on with your High Speed button. For adjusting the tracks, that has always been just adding more grease pressure to tighten the tracks, and loosening the nut to slowly to release pressure when loosening the track. Sometimes I move the tracks forwards and backwards a bit to...
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    Damn you, Milwaukee

    Charges all three batteries at the same time!
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    Damn you, Milwaukee

    What model Milwaukee charger do you have? I have the Milwaukee multi-port fast chargers, does 3 qty 18V, XC6.0 in under an hour. Works great!
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    Looking for a mini for my homestead

    Your QC27 coupler should be fine.
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    Looking for a mini for my homestead

    Contact your local Takeuchi Dealer. The buckets I bought for my TB153FR are the QC29 size. They do work on my TB240. I purchased buckets years ago at a good price from Joe at Phoenix Equipment in PA, 800-282-5381
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    Looking for a mini for my homestead

    Buckets don't have to be TAG brand. There are a lot of good brands of buckets. For the most part I have been happy with my TAG buckets and the brand. But sometimes the pin is tight, so you need a little sledge hammer to knock it in an out. A trick is to remove the pin clip and then shake the...
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    Looking for a mini for my homestead

    Not sure what the bucket will say. The PIN SIZE DIA is the most important part on the Wain Roy design. The Q29 2' digging bucket is same with, and taller with more capacity than a Q27 2' digging bucket. The Q29 bucket is also quite a bit heavier. I can move a 2' wide Q27 bucket pretty easily by...
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    Looking for a mini for my homestead

    It's the same pin size, which I think is 1.5" dia. The buckets I have for my TB240 work on my TB153FR Wain Roy quick coupler. The buckets for my TB153 are bigger than my TB240. Any bucket brand Wain Roy design with the 1.5" dia will work. When digging in soft soil/dirt, I will sometimes use my...
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    Are new machines too complex?

    After going to the doctor, I decided it was best to start exercising again. I pulled out my old bicycle only to find I needed easier gears to get up hills. Bike parts that are 10 years old don't work with new parts. Shifting is electronic shifting now, and you need to remember to plug your bike...
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    Shop floor concrete

    Well I like Company C, or D. But a question is, how tall and wide is your shop roll up door? That may tell us how big a piece of equipment your going to get in (Weight AND Width item). There was talk of a small dozer or something, is this like for 10 tons, or are you driving in full size dump...
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    Shop floor concrete

    As a company, we used to install concrete slabs, but I remove old concrete slabs all the time. You don't say if the slab is supported on the sides with a foundation (as is the foundation is poured first, then the slab poured), or is just a slab on the ground. Concrete is heavy, and if you are...
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    Travel Distance with a Cat Compact Track Loader?

    Well a half mile or so down the very, very, rural road may be one thing for a good neighbor, but getting to "Jobs" further away is something else. This isn't about wear and tear on the machine, but being on the road and loosing the value of your setting up and transfer time. I would trailer the...
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    Need Help with Excavator Malfunction During Digging Project

    Images of the machine would be good too. Replace fuel filters, check water separator, coolant levels, etc. Once it stalls, will it start back up right away?
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    Does anybody else get really mad when they see an operator do this?

    What about moving the mini excavator machine forwards or backwards with only one track on the ground, and the other track lifted and the movement controlled by swaying the stick off to the side. I've done this when a track has come off and I need to move the machine either onto a trailer, or to...
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    Takeuchi TL140 Fittings Help

    I'm not a very good service mechanic. Any time I got seals for leaks I was never good at the install. My preference was to just remove the whole hose with fittings and take it to a hydraulic hose fittings store, and have them make me up a new hose. Then all I had to do was wrench it on. Usual...
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    Does anybody else get really mad when they see an operator do this?

    Actually the OP is located in Kona Hawaii. I lived in Kona for 10 years. I would think operating on a lot of lava rock would be hard on the machine. The smooth kind of lava (Pahoehoe), you can twist the tracks on a bit. The chunky jagged lava (A'a), you have to lift and turn or damage the tracks...
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    Best truck dealer out West to do consignment with

    Here's how it plays out on my 2007 Kenworth T-800 dump truck. The truck has 500K miles, with fresh rebuilt Cat engine. I have put in about 35K worth of repairs, service, and up-grades. If I was to sell the truck at the following prices: 45K - One would think it's a scam or it's falling apart...
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