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  1. Makers Acres

    JCB 512-56 Broken Axle

    Thank you! I’ll let everyone know what I end up doing.
  2. Makers Acres

    JCB 512-56 Broken Axle

    This is all great info! Thank you. You can get them still, but JCB wants 7500$ plus tax for just that one side. 22.5k for the full axel casing. It’s hard to justify when I got the machine for 14.5k. Seems outrageous to me. I’m looking for used ones, but I have not found any listings for...
  3. Makers Acres

    JCB 512-56 Broken Axle

    So I bought the thing sight unseen on Tuesday, and picked it up today (Thursday). I was just going off crappy pictures before, but was so excited I wanted to get something posted so I could lay awake at night thinking about the repair. I was able to drive it 3 wheeled on and off the trailer and...
  4. Makers Acres

    JCB 512-56 Broken Axle

    Well, I did another dumb thing and bought a used machine with problems. From what I can tell so far before I tear it apart, it looks like it needs a rear axle, or maybe just a rear knuckle? It looks like just one side snapped the rear knuckles off. I found a Facebook thread from a rental...
  5. Makers Acres

    Hawker LifeGuard 3 Forklift Charger Manual

    Thank you so much!
  6. Makers Acres

    CAT 299D Fuel leakage code...

    I still am chasing the ghost in the machine. Drained and fully cleaned the tank again, replaced all hoses and fittings on the tank. Replaced all injectors. Ran great for about a 15 hours or about a month of my use. It started giving the errors again. A couple days ago, I used the machine...
  7. Makers Acres

    CAT 299D Fuel leakage code...

    What are you using to read codes? Did you buy the actual CAT software and dongle or go a different path? You can message me directly if you don't want to answer in an open forum.
  8. Makers Acres

    Hawker LifeGuard 3 Forklift Charger Manual

    Does anyone happen to have a manual for a LifeGuard 3 LG18-965F3B. I got it with my electric forklift and I want to understand a little more about the numbers and functions of this thing. Thank you!
  9. Makers Acres

    CAT 299D - Engine Fuel Leakage 1 - Error Code 1239-1

    I haven't had much luck when I tried looking. The only people that seem to have this type of equipment around here are large companies doing major construction projects. Not many farms in Central LA
  10. Makers Acres

    CAT 299D - Engine Fuel Leakage 1 - Error Code 1239-1

    Unfortunately I live in Los Angeles and that seems to be the way that most people do business here. I was from Northern California where people used to care about the customers. Coming down here was a real shock. All of these companies are used to very large industrial customers that can come...
  11. Makers Acres

    CAT 299D - Engine Fuel Leakage 1 - Error Code 1239-1

    Wow, that is the nightmare that I am afraid of. I am semi retired and can’t drop that kind of cash at the dealership. I understand they have to make money, but sometimes it is a little ridiculous. Make your money on the large corporations that your service, not us little guys. They want a 4...
  12. Makers Acres

    CAT 299D - Engine Fuel Leakage 1 - Error Code 1239-1

    I have had good luck finding a Kubota dealership and ordering parts from them. They are about 1/4-1/2 the price of Cat. For what it is worth, I don't have my issues 100 percent solved yet. I replaced all the injectors, completely drained the fuel tank and cleaned. Replaced all the metal...
  13. Makers Acres

    Manuals for IR SD70

    I just bought a new to me, used compactor. The previous owner did something funky with a couple of the control switches. Looks like they bypassed a couple of panel switches and installed some different toggle switches. I am not sure if this was because something went wrong with the original...
  14. Makers Acres

    CAT 299D Alternator Replacement Option

    I wasn't lucky enough with bad wires on this one. The diode pack went bad. I did find an aftermarket kit to replace those, but this alternator is a bit difficult to swap these parts.
  15. Makers Acres

    CAT 299D Alternator Replacement Option

    Hey all, just wanted to share my video of diagnosing my bad alternator on my CAT299D. I found a much cheaper option than an alternator from CAT and it has been running for the last 2 years without issues! CAT wants around 1K for it! I found this one for around $180. Pretty sure the...
  16. Makers Acres

    Articulated Boom Mower Attachment

    Hey all, I have been seeing cheap articulated boom mower attachments come up for a while now at auctions and decided to pull the trigger on one. These are not ready to go out of the box and I wanted to share my experience of getting it ready and fixing it and in use.
  17. Makers Acres

    CAT 299D - Engine Fuel Leakage 1 - Error Code 1239-1

    Did they have to replace the injectors again?
  18. Makers Acres

    CAT 299D - Engine Fuel Leakage 1 - Error Code 1239-1

    Unfortunately, it is my fault for the fuel issues. These fittings were clean the first time I looked at that parts years ago. There is a low pressure bypass valve right after the fuel pump before the high pressure pump that this could be happening too, but the fuel pump generates so much...
  19. Makers Acres

    CAT 299D - Engine Fuel Leakage 1 - Error Code 1239-1

    UPDATE TIME!!! Good news / bad news. Well, it took a little more than a month to get everything done. I drained the fuel tank and found some contamination in it. I spent weeks flushing and using a tiny camera and small vacuum nozzle to clean everything. It was a very difficult and time...
  20. Makers Acres

    Understanding Injector Trim Codes?

    I reached out to corporate, so we will see?
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