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  1. A

    953 hydro whine

    I have a 953 track loader I purchased about a year ago. I replaced the head on it and have finally found the time to get it back together, it seems to run and track great but it whines pretty loud at idle until you put in in forward or reverse, at that point the noise goes away instantly, I have...
  2. joshbowling45

    How long is too long to run a leaking hydrostat main seal on 953?

    I've got a 76y 953 that has a pretty significant transmission leak. Right now I'm losing about a gallon of fluid in a 10-12 hour period. It's coming out of the weep hole on the bell housing, and leaking out of the bottom of the bell housing. So I'm pretty sure it's the seal where the input shaft...
  3. B

    Hello, I have a caterpillar 953a

    I’m having problems with my older 953 , the machine runs fine while warming up but it starts overheating and then slows down I changed the hydrostat filter 4 months ago with maybe 200 hours on filter pulled it today and it’s as black as can be ! Any suggestions would really be appreciated Thanks
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