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Interesting timing guys, since I'm at a related crossroads myself. I have my SEE in almost perfect running condition but am considering trading over to a U1450 or similar that has a PTOs and 3 point hitch that is also more road-worthy for longer distances. I hate to see the backhoe go because as...

Yeah, I actually got my first valve from a local fleet repair dealer but as i take the thing back apart I'm going to try and get it all sorted to spec so I may be ordering from them directly if possible. The student hand out is excellent and really begins to shed light on it all so thanks for...

Hey guys, as a follow up to the air line conversation and Wabco/Meritor parts. They are available through authorized dealers or online. I don't know about freightliner as they may not be fully tied in. Also, it appears that last year in September Wabco bought out Meritor so everything is...

Brents, the valve under the cab is pretty inaccessible without tilting the cab. Like FLU said, I'd definitely rule out all the easy stuff first. My advice would be to treat this like a plumbing issue or an electrical short. I.e.- start at the compressor (source of power) and work your way out to...

Brent, I have a similar issue on my SEE. I think that FLUs right in regards to the rear tank. One thing I definitely know is that the valve immediately adjacent to them (on page 4-313 of TM 5-2420-224-20-2) is the valve that supplies air to the trailer brakes. It strange that you asked this...

Another Ahab, from what I have been able to tell, this is sort of an apocryphal story but the sentiment carries strong and true. Here is the legend... "An old man who went to the Olympic games, couldn't find a seat to watch. As he went from place to place, he met with insults and jeers, as...

Hey guys, not to be completely in the dark, but when and where exactly is this Rally? I'm in Nashville so I'm not that far...

MSMOG, it looks like you got an amazing SEE there, congrats and welcome to the crazy world we all love to hate. In regards to tires, I just pulled the trigger on new Conti MPT81s. I would have gotten them from EI but the freight was killing me. I beat up on my local rep here enough to make...

Hey guys, I need your advice or at least your opinions. After much deliberation I've decided to get new tires. These old Xs are worn out, dry-rotted, bulging, etc... So, there's a vendor in ALA who has Michelin XZLs with 90%+ tread for $350 each. Or, the local dealer can get me the Conti MPT81's...

FLU farm, this is good to hear considering the difference in price between that unit and some others. I'm actually shifting my plans somewhat and will be fabricating/cobbling together a quick-attach adapter for the CAT telehandler instead of the SEE. One of my crew here has a cornucopia of skid...

FLU Farm, that work on the quick attach adapter looks great! What do you think of the quality of the Titan adapter? Are those the ears off the bucket or did you fabricate new ones and leave the originals on the SEE bucket? So only one question remains about your mod, are you going to try and run...

Hey guys, I found this on the Ductile Iron Society web page. "Welding involves the fusion of both a filler metal (welding consumable) and the base metal adjacent to the weld zone. The high carbon content of Ductile Iron can lead to the formation of carbides in the fusion zone (FZ) and...

General Hood, I'll be disassembling more of my air system this weekend and will be sure to take many photos of the process. The small tank pressure valve that I'd removed ended up having so much corrosion that it ate through the side of the valve wall when I soaked it in cleaner. Luckily the...

Peakbagger, I've already resigned myself to begin bending stainless line in a couple of weeks for that cross body line. If successful I'll let everyone know how it turns out. I'll be using mine a lot this winter actually so i have to decode the anti-freeze puzzle. I'm really interested to hear...

FLU Farm, that is one nice looking HHHM you got there! I had been eyeing that one too but finally reason got the best of me for my purposes and I bought a CAT telehandler instead. Not as cool but more what I needed. I just picked up the last piece in the set yesterday, it's an M1082 trailer...