The Classic Machinery Network

Hi, Innes. Thank you for your kind comments about my posts. Glad you learned something. Hopefully, others did too. I just cain't see any sense in gathering knowledge and experience for 50+ years and then taking it all to the grave. 'Sides, I don't consider that I 'own' the knowledge. I'm just a tem...

Hi, Innes. The Cat 12E 17K series was the DowNunder-built equivalent of the 70D-71D series, manufactured by Cat Australia, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. In fact, AND if my memory serves me rightly, Australia was the first country outside the U.S. to have Cat machines built locally - S8T Cat gr...

innes wrote:

Gavin84w wrote:It's a D9N, the D8L had a radial ripper in both SS & MS and this machine has a parrallelagram 4 barrel ripper

Photo of 8L with parrellogram ripper

Yes your right Gavin,I stand corrected
Innes

Gavin84w wrote:It's a D9N, the D8L had a radial ripper in both SS & MS and this machine has a parrallelagram 4 barrel ripper

Photo of 8L with parrellogram ripper

Ah ... I dont know lads ... Thought it might have been a 9? I was going on the state of it, the 8L and 9N are basically the same, no? I only ever ran one 8L and it was a really lively dozer and I liked it, none of the 9N's that I ran ever had the same snap to them. I suppose that particular 8L coul...

argie wrote:Hi Michael,
Shewington OCCS near Edinburgh. Recently re-engined and up and running to complete the soil restoration of the site.
I'm up there in a week or so, will try and get you access.
Regards
Paul

Not quite re-engined but engine overhauled with new head fitted,I fitted the engine
Innes

Some machines from the past in various states of repair

Thanks for info that would certainly make sense. I think there's abit of "Health and Safety liabilty paranoia" going on at local hydraulic shop's suppliers as they are very reluctant to charge a replacement with "lots" of pressure, insisting on knowing design pressure for specif...

I can hear it now :doh: ............its not my fault...if the truck driver did n't drive so fast then stone would n't have rolled off, and if the grader driver was paying attention and done his job properly, then I would n't have hit that rock and my hot coffee would n't have spilt into my lap whil...

Can anyone help with how to replace the main lift shaft on a Cat 17K grader? We are having trouble removing the existing damaged main lift shaft. Any assistance would be appreciated! Thank you! I've never heard of a 17K grader or of the term "main lift shaft",is it possible you have the m...