• Thank you for visiting HeavyEquipmentForums.com! Our objective is to provide industry professionals a place to gather to exchange questions, answers and ideas. We welcome you to register using the "Register" icon at the top of the page. We'd appreciate any help you can offer in spreading the word of our new site. The more members that join, the bigger resource for all to enjoy. Thank you!

Search results

  1. Columbo

    Mini-ex with reversible bucket

    I have 50+ evergreen trees that I need to transplant on my property. They range in size from 4-6’ tall and so each one comes with a large root ball. I have tried digging them up, carefully, with a mini excavator but it’s hard to properly dig the root ball with the bucket in the typical...
  2. Columbo

    Deere front hub seal replacement

    Any chance someone could send me the Deere service manual procedure for replacing the front axle hub seals and bearings in a Deere 3150 tractor (s/n L03150U587073)? Maybe @mg2361 or @Diesel Dave would have access to this info? Thanks in advance!
  3. Columbo

    R4 Industrial tire damage

    I have Titan R4 industrial tires on the front axle of my tractor. I’ve noticed a lot of cracking in the tread area and along the bead on the sidewall. This tractor is 5 years old, always stored indoors. When I first noticed the start of these cracks (2 years ago) I asked the dealer about it and...
  4. Columbo

    2016 Ford Superduty wiring diagram

    Hi all- I’ve been asked to look at one of my father in law’s fleet trucks, a 2016 Ford F250 XL 2wd. The complaint is that the blower motor isn’t working. Apparently the blower itself tested ok and they replaced the resistor assembly with no luck. Anyone have access to a wiring diagram for the...
  5. Columbo

    Tow behind smooth drum rollers

    I’m posting this here since it doesn’t really fit into the self-propelled roller category. Mods, I apologize in advance if I’m in the wrong spot! How useful is a tow behind smooth drum roller for compacting hardpack? I have a moderately steep hardpack driveway that periodically needs to be...
  6. Columbo

    Hydraulic cylinder gland cap

    Hi all- time to repack two small cylinders on a 4-in-1 skidsteer bucket. However, how does this gland cap come off? There are no flats for a wrench or holes for a spanner? The only thing I could find was a small slot below the cap on the cylinder body. Any insight would be appreciated!
  7. Columbo

    International T444E not starting

    So, in a previous thread I asked for advice for a medium duty farm truck for my brother’s farm. He found a purchased and International 4700 with the T444E. Truck seems to be well maintained, started easily and ran great for the 3 hr drive home. I looked it over a day or two after he brought it...
  8. Columbo

    Shop floor concrete

    I’m not really sure where to put this, but figured here was as good as any- I’m going to try to have my shop/garage floor poured this year. 36x36 with compacted crushed stone, XPS foam and radiant heat tubing under the concrete. My questions are, for shop use that will see mini excavators...
  9. Columbo

    Welding out old bushings

    I’ve seen numerous references to putting a pass or two of weld across an old bushing to shrink the OD and ease removal of the bushing. Friend is working on a mini-ex (Kubota 121) and needed to replace the main blade angle bushings (2 piece bushing with a spacer in between). I suggested the...
  10. Columbo

    Medium duty truck questions

    Posting for my brother, he has a small farm and pickups just aren’t handling his needs anymore. He’s looking for a used class 6 truck, 26000 GVWR (although he has a farm exemption for needing a CDL). Primary use will be hauling round hay bales, feed, etc. Probably will tow a stock trailer and a...
  11. Columbo

    What happened to all the psychic posts?

    I came back to see if I could message the psychic that has been spamming the board. Rather than a curse on my ex-wife I was hoping they could help me find my 10mm socket and the Williams 3/4” breaker bar that I lost, but the mods had banished them already….
  12. Columbo

    Roller for hardpack driveway

    I’m going finish out the driveway at my house project this weekend with a 4” layer of hardpack. Currently, the sub base is a 8”-12” layer of 3” minus crushed gravel. I plan on renting a vibrating roller to compact everything, but, I’ve never used a roller before. My options from the rental yard...
  13. Columbo

    Manual fuel transfer pump with filter?

    I didn’t really know where to put this- I picked up a small fuel cube to use on the smaller equipment. It currently has a manual piston style transfer pump. Is it possible to put an inline filter after the pump or do the manual pumps not have the flow/pressure to be effective through a filter?
  14. Columbo

    Cat 311B swivel R&R

    Hi all, could someone with SIS post the swivel removal/installation instructions for a Cat 311B, s/n 8GR00401? @Nige please and thank you? I wasn’t running the machine today but apparently the swivel reaction arm decide it was time to break off. Which, as you may expect, resulted in a tangle of...
  15. Columbo

    Diesel injector testing/maintenance

    I’m curious when diesel injectors should be tested or maintained- when there are symptoms of a problem with the injector? Proactively based on use/hours? Whenever you have extra money you don’t know what to do with? Although the question broadly applies to all diesels I’m specifically curious...
  16. Columbo

    Water in hydraulic oil

    So, today was maintenance day on the hydraulic system, thanks again for the help with the return filter! https://www.heavyequipmentforums.com/threads/stuck-hydraulic-return-filter.108853/ For reference I last sampled the hydraulic oil at 5980 hrs, machine now has 6040 hrs. The results from...
  17. Columbo

    Stuck hydraulic return filter

    I’m servicing the hydraulic return filter on a Cat 311B, S/N 8GR00401. I don’t know when the last time this filter was serviced. Following the service instructions I have released any pressure in the tank, removed the filter cover and released the pressure in the filter canister. Next you’re...
  18. Columbo

    Hydraulic oil change interval

    Hi all- so I am planning the pre-season maintenance on my Cat 311B, s/n 8HR00401 (crossover s/n 8GR00401). I had the hydraulic oil sampled before I purchased it and again after 100 hrs. Machine now shows 6050hrs. The oil level sensor for the hydraulic oil failed at the end of last year, seems...
  19. Columbo

    Rebuilding fuel priming pump

    Last fall when I was completing routine maintenance I noted that the fuel priming pump on my Cat 311B excavator was leaking fuel everywhere when I tried to prime the system after a fuel filter change. Machine S/N is 8GR00401. I pulled the parts diagram below from SIS, are there user-serviceable...
  20. Columbo

    Kubota DPF regen cycles

    I have a question hopefully @Ridinhigh1500 can answer although others are welcome to chime in too. I have a Kubota L4060 utility tractor (about 2 years old). It has what I consider to be frequent DPF regen cycles, every 20-25hrs or so. I understand that operating conditions play a large role in...
Top