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Heavy Equipment Forums » Hydraulics
1M ago
2014 Genie 5519 Telehandler Bought this lift a couple of years ago.. Has about 1900 hours on the telehandler. Worked fine for a couple of years. Then the radiator/hydraulic cooler cracked and blows all hydraulic fluid out. We had the radiator core replaced and welded, reinstalled and worked ..read more
Heavy Equipment Forums » Hydraulics
3M ago
Hello all, First time posting but have been appreciating the forum's knowledge for a few years now. I have new equipment and old, would prefer the older mechanical stuff hands down any day of the week! Spring of 2023 I purchased a 1984 Cat 215 excavator. Serial Number 95Z00796-12Z06465 I am an ..read more
Heavy Equipment Forums » Hydraulics
3M ago
I have a 2004 cat 420D that came with auxiliary hydraulics on the boom. It also came with a small foot pedal (push switch) with a 2 prong plug in. The previous owner was using it to run a breaker. The question is, it currently only has one way hydraulic flow, what will I need to purchase to ..read more
Heavy Equipment Forums » Hydraulics
4M ago
Good morning, I have a 2005 cat 420D with aux hydraulics on the hoe end. I currently have the electric foot switch to turn the flow on or off for a hoe-pack or breaker, and 2 lines on the boom. I would like to install a grapple with rotation on it, it has a small electric over hydraulic ..read more
Heavy Equipment Forums » Hydraulics
4M ago
Hello Gents, Come springtime I plan on pressure testing hydraulics on a 2012 Volvo ecr58. It's my 1st machine ever owned and not familiar with the different metric sizes of these machines. Can any of you seasoned vets out there direct me to 'good' kit to test all the ports on this machine ..read more
Heavy Equipment Forums » Hydraulics
7M ago
My work has a JD270 and I had the brakes lock up on me, bypassed that with a switch, the loader worked after the repair, another worker worked on the skid steer and now the loader wont work and we can’t figure it out, the pedals were locked out, I bypassed the pedal lockout but the loader still ..read more
Heavy Equipment Forums » Hydraulics
1y ago
Thanks for your help. I’m at a total loss. there was some poorly managed maintenance done between the engine and pump. Upon receiving the equipment back the right track now is stuck in reverse while the left is dead. Left stick doesn’t do anything. Is there a schematic I could trace crossed ..read more
Heavy Equipment Forums » Hydraulics
1y ago
So I have a JD 310SG that has me lost. Been chasing the problem for awhile and cannot figure it out for the life of me. The problem is Ill run my boom up and whenever I run another function the boom just stops then as soon as i let got of that function the boom runs like normal. It also does ..read more
Heavy Equipment Forums » Hydraulics
1y ago
New Cat guy here. I'm out in the field making friends and working for my customers. I have a gentleman who has a 2007 Terex 760B backhoe and his outriggers lower both at the same time. He is frustrated and wants it fixed. He says they are supposed to work independently. There are 2 ..read more
Heavy Equipment Forums » Hydraulics
1y ago
This is my first post so let me know if this is in the wrong place. I just picked up a case 1840 with around 1400 hours. Everything seems to work how it should other than the right side moves significantly slower than the left in forwards only. In reverse everything seems to work how it should ..read more