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Post by biggkidd on Sept 19, 2022 16:24:30 GMT -6
I know I mentioned the steering brakes and clutches on the D4d are pretty much gone. Well since I haven't been feeling to great I spent the down time trying to find a cheaper option for fixing the brakes at the minimum. Caterpillar wants about $1,300 per side for new brake bands. I think I found new linings I can rivet on myself for about $100 for both sides. Now if I could find some decent instructions on replacing brakes and installing the new linings. Waiting on word back from the seller if these will fit my machine.
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Post by papaof2 on Sept 19, 2022 18:15:30 GMT -6
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Post by biggkidd on Sept 19, 2022 18:28:40 GMT -6
Hey thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The company did get back in touch and they are the correct parts so now I just need to see what the total cost will be and hope I have enough left after bills next month to order them.
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Post by papaof2 on Sept 19, 2022 18:44:28 GMT -6
Well, you can go without eating for a couple of weeks, can't you? ;-)
Just like feeding the kids - you have to care for the hardware that gets the work done...
I'm probably "tool poor" but I have been able to do many things without calling a "professional" - and without paying extra for an emergency call after normal business hours. I figure that each call I did NOT have to make covered at least $100 worth of tools and the almost 22-year-old dryer out in the laundry room probably $500+ every few years because I spend $60-$80 for the "overhaul kit" (rollers, belt, seals, etc) every five years or so to keep it drying well and running quietly.
The washer is a much newer top load HE machine that's already had it's first repair (servo that switches from wash to spin) but that was a scheduled repair with no out-of-hours-premium and that problem was after my back problems started so that one I could not have done easily :-(
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Post by biggkidd on Sept 19, 2022 18:58:31 GMT -6
ROTFLMAO I have been tool and toy poor all my life. Never lacked for tools to work with though. Tools and toys rate about the same around here. Then again I am BiggKidd!!
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Post by biggkidd on Sept 24, 2022 16:34:00 GMT -6
Got the tractor torn apart today. Got the broken arm all cleaned up and started welding it back together. Had to stop before finishing the light just isn't good enough this time of day where I'm working to continue, can't see crap these days! I was wrong about it breaking my weld. It turned out it broke on a diagonal between two old welds that were about an inch apart. So now there will be three welded areas in about one linear inch of the arm. Oops! I am going to have to replace both arms before much longer, the ball sockets are fairly well wallowed out at this point and the metal is getting pretty thin around them.
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