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    Wombat HT 50 Skid Steer - Chinese Bobcat!

    To test the integrity of the cable you need to do a cranking voltage drop test.I am assumeing a 12 volt system,with your voltmeter set on low voltage 1 to 3 voltsDC you clamp the positive lead on the battery and the negative lead on the other end of that cable at the starter.Read the volt meter...
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    land clearing

    Here in Tennessee we can burn trees as we clear land(a burn permitt is needed during some times of the year).I only know you're in Tn,but not where in the state.I am in central Tn 15 minutes east of I24 near manchester.I have friends in this area that do this kind of work.If nothing else more...
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    Chain Case oil - WHY motor oil??

    That's a great tip and an economical way to use the oil from your hydraulic system in a place that is less sensative to dirt .It could be looked at as rotating your lubricants.You could then take what comes from your chain case and put it in your waste oil burner.
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    Komatsu D20A-6 Drive sprokets and chain

    Darinray,you have got my attention with mention of the weld-on sprocket rings.I will have to get to you on your business site to go over my options.thanks.Dante.PS I'm formerly from Greene county NY in a small town just north of Catskill(exit 21 of the NYSthruway).
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    Komatsu D20A-6 Drive sprokets and chain

    I have a need to replace the drive sprockets and drive chain on a customers dozer and need to know if there are any special warnings in order for this machine.I understand the sprockets need to be pressed off/on,and I don't know if this happens on the machine or off?Also is a Komatsu dealer the...
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    Welcome!!!

    Just a quick hello.I am not a heavy equipment guru.I am an ase certified heavy duty diesel master tech with a very mixed career.30 years ago graduated diesel school and because of heavy trucks needing to be roadtested 25 years with a cdl class A.I own a mobil repair shop and will work on...
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    heavy haul company recommendations

    Greenedriver3,unless I misunderstood some part of your description the way you wanted to secure your load was overkill.What I mean to say is,it was way more than safe so I don't see the problem.Unless your superior is hung up on his superiority.If that's the case you can't win no matter...
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    Acceptable white smoking

    One more thought on the fuel......,and that is algee.dieselfuel will grow that slime because of the lack of sunlight in the tank and it is a great thing when the unit has sat a long time inactive.I have seen so many auctioned trucks with this problem since the big down turn in trucking.A 194...
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    Bobcat 863 timing belt (deutz bf4m1011 timing)

    The injector pumps(one per cylinder) are run off the camshaft therefore setting the cam timing is setting the injector pump timing as long as this was a running engine that you are doing a timing belt service on.
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    Acceptable white smoking

    White smoke is never a good thing coming from your machine and you should take steps to eliminate it.If it is caused by water,there should be signs of combustion chamber gases in the coolant.I have a quick test kit with a blue liquid that turns green in the presence of co2.You would run the...
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