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  1. M

    komatsu d37e bogs when hot

    I should add. Temp gauge is in the middle of the green, although the water pump has a little wobble in it and needs replaced it seems as if it's cooling fine.
  2. M

    komatsu d37e bogs when hot

    I have d37e roughly an 89 that runs great but sometimes when its hot it gets really boggy. It won't stall but acts like it wants to. If you let it idle for a few minutes it will be fine for a while then will do the same thing. Almost like it's starving for fuel. Changed fuel filter and bled...
  3. M

    JD grease gun...

    They did make a "special" gun. You don't need it. Buy Lubriplate 5555 or cornhead grease and inject it with a tube through the hole. I made a tool that screws in and has a long tube to fill from the back to the front. Below the tube in the threaded plug I drilled a hole to let water out and so...
  4. M

    Backhoe Thumb

    Just an FYI from an engineer that designs these things. Anybody that advertizes "alloy steel" or anything similar is just blowing smoke.... all steel is alloy steel. We have made a few out of 4140 OQT and similar for guys doing alot of concrete demo. Truth is they don't wear that much. What ever...
  5. M

    Backhoe Thumb

    They are not made out of any special steel. They are all made out of A36 Hot roll. I have prints for many that I've built. If you give me the Length and Width of you bucket, width of your dipper and what machine it is going on I can email you prints. What I usually do is have the Jaws CNC plasma...
  6. M

    New question on Dozer pads

    you can drill them. low and slow. low feed rate slow speed use a carbide or BN bit and keep it cool. You'll be surprised how easy they will drill
  7. M

    350b machining brake drums

    how thick should the lining material be on a new band?
  8. M

    350b machining brake drums

    Does anyone know how much you can turn off the O.D. of the brake drums on a JD 350B before you run into problems. I need to take probibly about a 1/4" off the diameter.
  9. M

    hand throttle for 52 VAC

    The throttle in question is like a clamshell with teeth and a matching lever right up by the steering wheel. This is not the simple lever that is around your knees that is on earlier VAC"s. Please see attached photo
  10. M

    hand throttle for 52 VAC

    I have been looking in vein for a hand throttle for a 52' case VAC. This is the one that mounts to the steering collumn. Does anyone know where I might be able to get one. Thanks for any help
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