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Thanks. This was intended to be a Christmas present about two years ago. Couldn't wait for Christmas this year.
It will live at my house for a couple of months (wife is really pleased about that) until I can get its home built at the ranch. The mice will have this thing stripped down to the steel in days if it doesn't have a mouse-proof home to live in.
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Yeah he did finish all the road grading and building we had planned. It took over 30 hours total! He did a first class job of it. I wanted to post more video but I never got a clear ok from him so I didn’t post more.
This dozer is slated to maintain all that work. It will be a learning experience for sure. I’ve never driven one. Never even owned a tractor of any kind. Talk about diving in with both feet!
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Nice dozer Grizz. Looks clean & tight.
PM me your email addy and I'll shoot you what I have. There is also a shuttle clutch “supplement” written by someone that took one apart, and he relates his experiences. Somewhat useful if you have that option.
My steel pole shed is pretty much mouse proof (unless they chew through steel), and except, naturally, when the doors are open. Relatively inexpensive too. Check your local building codes.
Just take the learning slow and easy, get to know your dozer, and don't be hesitant to ask questions – the one you ask could save your life.
I see you do have the shuttle clutch. I'll include the “supplement”.
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PM sent. Thanks Bob.
I will post pictures as the shed goes up. It's just “temporary” for now. (temporary sometimes has a way of becoming permanent…) It's 10' x 21' and just has enough room to squeeze the dozer in with a bit of space for storage.
And since I failed to mention in my first post, it's a “used” dozer (less than 100 hours). Has the shuttle shift and rubber tracks. Although as you can see on the trailer I got the steel tracks as well. I figure I'll wear out the rubber tracks and put on brand new steel tracks then. Getting those tracks off the trailer was an adventure.
Also attached on the back there is a Rankin BB30 72″ box blade – somewhere in the neighborhood of 600lbs. Looks beefy enough for the job.
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Nice dozer and good luck building a mouse proof garage. Your best bet is to use mouse food and sticky mouse trap paper. Don't use the mouse pellet type use the solid stick type. They will carry off the pellets and store them for future use and you will be finding them in everything in the shop including the dozer.
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Haha… thanks Carl. Over the years I've gotten good at mouse proof. I've considered writing a book!
This is deep in the wilderness, trying to kill them all would be impossible. Besides, their dead bodies only attract more mice and other vermin. Maybe I'll start a separate thread on mouse-proofing. -
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It better be a mountain lion. Fluffy wouldn't stand a chance.
..but back on topic….
Yuchai responded to me about my request for manuals (this is after Bob already came through). I thought it would be interesting to see what they are sending out these days. They asked me for the serial number for the dozer. Any idea where I would find it? I assume it should be somewhere on the engine or transmission.
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I was not trying to be a wise guy but that could be used as an example of not how to do it. Moving it up will put more of a balanced load. But that's not the worst of it. There are many states where that chaining job would produce tickets. You can pass many cops then get one from the commercial enforcement division and he will write many tickets. The first rule is that the machine must be chained down not the attachments. Many tickets have been written for guys hauling backhoes and chain the loader and backhoe but not the tractor. Second any slack chain should be wrapped around the binder handles to prevent them from flipping open. In the picture where you can see the front of the machine it looks like that binder handle is sticking out past the side of the trailer. That's a real no-no. I would say the guy is fairly new at hauling equipment. California is real sticky. I am surprised he made it. I got busted once at the inspection station at Banning over real stupid stuff that is California law only.
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Grizz wrote:
“Anyone know how to automatically insert a quote from someone's post? I click on the “quote and reply” button but that does nothing.”
I do it the hard way (Hal has dropped the ball on fixing that link). Just copy and paste the portion you want to quote into the new message, highlight it, and then click on the quotation marks in the message taskbar. I add the “Grizz wrote:” myself. Wish he would fix that.
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Forgot to update this thread. I hate threads that don't finish.
I have to say Yuchai surprised me. They are an extremely responsive company. I received return emails within 24 hours each time and in some cases twice in one day!
I sent my engine serial number and they responded:
Because your machine was too old, we can’t find more information of it. Does the machine with manul control or hydraulic control?
So I replied that indeed I do have hydraulic control and they sent essentially the same manual that Bob sent me. Minor formatting changes but the text is the same. It's not an awful manual but does leave out some important details. Which brings me to my next thread: Steering clutch / brake adjustment.
I have intermittent brakes. After talking with the mechanic at Keno, I'm going to try my hand at my first service! Any tips, help, warnings from the dozer owners here would GREATLY be appreciated.
I will start a new thread.
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