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  1. Welder Dave

    Fatal crane accident

    Just saw a story about a 300 ton crane that fell off a bridge and a worker/driver was killed and/or missing. The crane is currently under water. Pic. showed broken guardrail on a bridge but didn't go into details. Maybe was just driving the crane to a job? So sad for the loss of the worker(s)...
  2. Welder Dave

    Engine only runs with full choke

    So much for my good luck. I have a Miller Big 40 welder with a Continental F163 engine I got for cheap a few years ago from a trailer shop that rarely used it. The trailer shop wanted to rent/borrow it for a small job so I got it running and welding great. I burned a couple rods and made sure...
  3. Welder Dave

    Bolt from hell!

    Why is it that sometimes something really simple turns into a big ordeal. I was taking the bolts for a mud flap off so I could replace the mud flap. The bolts were pretty rusted so I figured the easiest thing to do was just snap them off. That worked great for the first 3. Of course the last...
  4. Welder Dave

    Building air pressure

    I started my Ford L9000 with a Cummins M11 today. It builds air pressure fairly good to 100 PSI but from about 102 to 110 takes about 15 minutes. It gets to 105 and takes the longest getting to 110. There was a little air leaking from the air dryer when I shut it off. I think about 110 is the...
  5. Welder Dave

    Champion windshield wiper

    After driving in the rain on a gravel road with a useless windshield wiper, I'm wondering if Champion used a standard HD windshield wiper or if I need to buy an OEM one?
  6. Welder Dave

    L9000 door hinges

    I'm trying to loosen up stiff door hinges on a Ford L9000. I took the grease fittings out and of course they're plugged. I sprayed some penetrating oil and heated them which helped some. Hoping someone can confirm the grease fittings are 1/4"-28 thread? They're pretty small. Also should I try to...
  7. Welder Dave

    Champion 730A on hills

    Just wondering if it's common to have to downshift to 4th or even 3rd gear to get up hills with a 1986 730A? Almost thought I wasn't going to make it and had a gravel truck and pup behind me. Not sure if I smelled slipping clutches or not.
  8. Welder Dave

    Need a heavy spec. truck

    Saw this on Truck Planet/RB site and seems pretty reasonable with only 4350 engine hours...
  9. Welder Dave

    Starting Cummins M11 after sitting

    I'm getting everything ready to move the Cat and dump truck to the new property. The dump truck hasn't been started since last summer. I thought I fixed the loss of prime issue using a shorter fuel filter. The last time I went to start it the batteries were a little low. I cranked it a bit but...
  10. Welder Dave

    Installing track pads question

    I had to remove a track pad to put a sprocket weight on. The bolts were still oiled and like new but I put some more 30wt oil on the threads and under the head. The bolts all fell right through the pad and rail but I noticed the holes weren't lined up exactly perfect. Should I loosen them and...
  11. Welder Dave

    Extra hydrauilic lines on a backhoe function

    On the quick attach backhoe on my track loader one function has some extra steel lines teed into the standard lines. I think it's for the rotary swing motor. The Cat backhoe has excavator controls and it's on left joystick. More of a sloppy wobble stick than a joystick though. I'm wondering if...
  12. Welder Dave

    Relieving hydraulic pressure when changing boom hoses

    I need to replace a boom cylinder hose on my backhoe. I'm going to stretch the stick out all the way and put it down a slight slope so the boom cylinder is angled downwards at the swing tower. I figure it will lessen how much oil spills out. Would lowering the boom with the machine off result in...
  13. Welder Dave

    Bad info on the internet

    Asked a question on google and what came up was ridiculous. The guy said hydraulic hoses should changed in pairs because of undo wear and tear. That just seems dumb. One hose can get a leak and the other hose is perfectly fine. It also said on a quick attach backhoe you shouldn't couple the...
  14. Welder Dave

    Cat 5G2150 backhoe for 931B hydraulic lines routing

    I could use some help with the routing of the hyd. lines. Hoping someone could post a pic. of how the lines go from the control valve and up the boom. I tried looking on AV Spares but it didn't show it. The lines, except for the bucket cylinder, connect to bulk head fittings on brackets a short...
  15. Welder Dave

    A job for young guys.

    I made up some special big back up washers for mounting a sprocket counterweight on my 931B. What a pain to mount! I used the backhoe to lift the back of machine up to give a little more room. I put heavy duty jack stands underneath and chained the stabilizers together for safety. Just moving...
  16. Welder Dave

    Removing extremely tight cut off bolts

    I finally got around to wanting to put a sprocket counterweight back on my track loader. I need to make bigger backup washers because the sprocket isn't OEM with the mounting holes. Someone before me cut bigger holes in the sprocket. One bolt was still in but the other two I cut of with a...
  17. Welder Dave

    Big big money

    I just heard from someone related to the owners of the sand pit that swapped land with me and helped me out over the years. He said the operation was sold. Wow. They had about $190 million in equipment as well as owned 3600 acres of land and leased another 4000. They might own even more because...
  18. Welder Dave

    Murphy was out today

    Why do the simplest things always give you the most problems?? I bought some liquitube to put in the front tires on the grader because one has a slow leak and the other has a really slow leak and won't go right flat. Some people swear by liquitube because it coats the inside of the tire and...
  19. Welder Dave

    931B sprocket weights

    I was hoping someone could confirm the thread for an eyebolt to lift them is 3/8-16? Also curious how long the 3/4" mounting bolts are? I need to put one back on but it's not a Cat sprocket with 3 raised mounting bosses. Someone before me torched way too big of holes in the Berco sprocket. They...
  20. Welder Dave

    Moving a Cat 15 miles

    I need to move my track loader about 15-20 miles to my new property. The gravel pit said they would move it but I can't get ahold of the one of the owners I always deal with. I can get an in transit permit to move my dump truck and borrow a trailer that will haul it as a last resort. Problem...
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