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Quote: Originally Posted by Hendrik .I would say back fill the trench, drive the machine out and then straddle the trench sideways to clean it out again. If they are going to dig trenches with a machine at that angle it is going to be a crappy trench. It may be possible to twist the machine out of the trench using the boom as support but hard to say without being on the ground. If the trench wall on the right side track is vertical I would...

15 000 hours and poor maint. cat dealer says the motor pumps and pilot controls need to be replaced also needs complete undercarriage and lots of other misc stuff so we have a sewer job coming up im just guna go make im spend some money on a newer hoe

Quote: Originally Posted by Digger145 What, nothing at all? not even a trickle? I got a steady trickle out of mine when I did the same test. Nothing to worry about, its perfectly normal, thats what its there for.

I've worked on a half a dozen 80s. The biggest Drott I've ever seen or even heard of was a 50. If you find those photos please post them here. I would be interested in seeing them and I'm sure others would also.

Quote: Originally Posted by Ross They no Good for the Crap they dig out Brian .. Or are they going down to much? A little from column A, a little from column B. They do much better if they are run in easy digging, but put them into tough to dig material, and they literally fall apart before your eyes. Not to mention how rough they are....shaking, shuddering, and bucking around wildly. They should put them in the top cut bench and leave them...

Quote: Originally Posted by wgwestervelt I checked the motor before - nothing comes out the drain line, so no blow by. What, nothing at all? not even a trickle? I got a steady trickle out of mine when I did the same test.

Rob It looks to me like the ground he is sitting on is restrained inside another cell of the cofferdam. I think that is the only way to get out to the edge like that in the first place. I think you got it right on the dewatering of the material. As far as the comment about why they don't use a slotted bucket, maybe they don't have one for the machine, and for a 385 you are talking big $$ to buy one, or just use what you have and take...

Quote: Originally Posted by alco A little from column A, a little from column B. They do much better if they are run in easy digging, but put them into tough to dig material, and they literally fall apart before your eyes. Not to mention how rough they are....shaking, shuddering, and bucking around wildly. They should put them in the top cut bench and leave them there. The material is easy to dig, and the floor is soft enough to settle down...

Quote: Originally Posted by watglen Thoughts? The only thing I can think of is, when a track is worn out, you can lay them out flat and you can pull a pretty big curve in them to the side. You can see this on the machine too. I wonder if even under tension, the tracks are bowing beneath you?

Does the pump have to say diesel? There seems to be cheaper ones that are for gas but napa/s cheapest diesel is $130 and I get a good discount (list is $245). Or did my buddy who works there miss a cheaper pump good for diesel?