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The throttle linkage on the SEE is extremely complex as it has to deal with tipping the cab. the hand throttle and the remote throttle. It also does not help that the injection pump is on the opposite side of the engine. There are lots of places for the linkage to get out of adjustment. There...

One of the fittings on my loader snapped today under load. Its on one of of the boom cylinders that lifts the entire loader up. It was under heavy load, and looks like a fatigue failure. I have kept this system stock and have not removed the "hidden" pressure reducing valve on this system so...

Looks like it found a good home. When I was sectioning the AT there was some nice woods down there. If they sit for any time, the brake rotors rust and the disc brakes do not work well. They usually clean up on their own with use. Do yourself a favor and remove the two spring loaded air purges...

I actually am surprised that we do not hear about more SEE accidents. My guess is many buyers are new to medium size backhoes and backhoes have plenty of pinch points. I wonder if folks are just not using them and keeping them as garage "queens" or ones that did get hurt just do not talk about...

Strong hint, download the operations manual and read it. Next go through the operational inspections and lube routines. Unimogs are built quite heavy duty but only if they are maintained. Definitely drain the portal axles and refill them with the appropriate gear oil. Make sure you understand...

IMHO. Mercedes pricing for OEM parts is always expensive but the trade off is they keep a lot of them in stock for decades. Unlike the SEE specific non Mercedes parts that may be cheap while the surplus inventory exist, but once that gone I expect we will be getting creative or like one of our...

There do seem to be lot of surplus mercedes fuel filters and housings for sale on Ebay (along with the oil filters and housings). I expect when they dry up the price from Mercedes will be lot more dollars.

I think the coalescing filter on the truck air dryers work different, they just dry out by blowing air back through them. Probably less efficient? I am unsure if the wet tank is that "wet", its downstream of the air dryer in the diagram so its not that "wet". That said the dryer I bought a few...

One of the design features of the SEE that can be blessing and curse is the use of air assist for all sorts of systems. Brakes, 4WD, Diff Locks, Air Splitter, remote throttle and probably one of two I missed. Add in low pressure air pressurization of the brakes and axles and there is a lot of...

I havent changed the fluids as the prior owner did. I went through the fan game a couple of years ago. Mine was one of the many with the dry rotted grommets on the top of the fan housings (covered by a technical bulletin) , water got in and rotted the guts out. I ended up replacing them with...

I used one of the front ones.

I has to chase down a complete loss of air event on my SEE today after losing my air system last weekend when I was about 45 minutes away from home. I had done some quick checks when it happened but headed home without brakes. I had zero air pressure on the gauge and no air in the primary tank...

I did some serious digging on Sunday followed by an interesting drive home. Dirt in much of northern NH is a misnomer, its mostly rocks with dirt filling in between them on top of glacially deposited hard pan clay which is one step away from concrete. My SEE has the optional Hein Werner rock...

I got the fix together. No pretty but it works. While bolting things up I realized why this section of pipe is not available. My guess is the header pipe and muffler are Mercedes Benz standard components while the stack pipe that runs up to the spark arrester is custom to the SEE. It probably...

I lucked out, the bottom of the pipe near the muffler was paper thin and missing but several inches up it was solid. I cut it and patched in section. Of course the place I need to get to connect up the pipe to the muffler is very difficult to get to. I took a break for the day and will go back...

FYI, you scored, they no longer have any of this part and checked MB and they are not available. Time to do some welding. At least I have enough left for a pattern.

Thanks, I always check with Scott as his inventory is extensive, I may do a short term fix in the meantime. Of course the rusted out section is in the absolutely hardest to reach spot. I think its time to remove the useless equipment storage box between the frame rails so I can get at it...

I am looking for a source for a SEE exhaust pipe. Its the one after the muffler that heads up to the spark arrester. Its part number 410-492-71-04 (NSN 2990-01-242-3009). As usual the NSN pops up on various NSN sites but my experience is they are a dead end. I have dropped a note to Expedition...

Before you get serious about buying one its worth figuring out if one is right for you. Do you have the tools and motivation to do your own work? If not dont buy one. There are no dealers that can bail you out if you get into trouble. A Freightliner dealer will laugh at you, a mercedes dealer...

A trick that several other members have done is backfeed the system with compressor so that the sound of the engine does not overwhelm where the air leak is. There is a technical advisory on the cross body air line that goes from the back side of the frame rail where the pressure regulator...