Since ya asked so nicely for em, here's the missus at work. Got the wifey to come out and play, thought I would be alone all day but the partner showed up and we did get most of a load on the landing by the end of the day.
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treeslayer2003
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she looks good nm, ya paint her or get her that way? ain't seen a A model in a while, sumin diff. on the back or jus way they made?
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Nice pics Paccity. Northman nice lookin JD
I painted her up, was sort of a brown/black with bits of mustard yellow peeking though. I thought she was covered in rust when I first saw her.
As far the log bumper is concerned... previous owners took it off for some reason? When she comes home for winter I'll build up a better version of whats on there now, something with some real fenders and maybe not big raker looking things with craptastic welds that like to hook winch lines and never let go... (ask me how I know!)
Speaking of craptastic welds... the blade has got some really ugly welds on it too, that cracked, despite the 600 cover passes... I'll have to fix that sometime in the future as well.
bitzer
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My fuel inj pump was leaking at the throttle body. Seemed like I was going through more fuel than normal, but it didn't dawn on me until I had to replace a throttle cable and saw it dripping. At idle and higher speeds it did not leak.
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TS is this your 540? It looks to be a nice machine?
Paccity is that clark at your museum? And whos 518 swing grapple is that? I would like to try one of those swing grapple fora few days. I have never seen one in this area.
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jrcat
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My TD8E dresser. Its a good little machine it will pull like mad for being small. It does really well in close quarters.
Keen
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A few of the c5d, its been a great skidder. Friday it blew a bearing in the front differential and did alot of damage, probably need a whole carrier assm :msp_thumbdn: Got it out today. Hopefully it will be back running by the end of the week.
treeslayer2003
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looks like your pulling a good turn there keen, I like the jd fairlead. don't feel bad, I have a 540a fairlead on a 664 clark. logger engineering 
treeslayer2003
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crawlers will pull. I wish they still made IH skidders. strongest for the size imo
yes that is my 540. good skidder, but my ol s8 pull it backwards
treeslayer2003
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bitz, what motor? I've heard the low sulfar fuel is hard on seals in the cummins, but prolly all older stuff.
hey pac, love the ol clarks. i'd put her ta work. cummins or jimmy in that one?
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I like that 518 Cat. Been around a few of em. If thats a cummins in Bitz's machine it would have a Bosch pump either inline or rotory pump. Im not sure if they have O-ring seals for the throttle shaft or a regular seal or no seal at all. I have never had one apart. I have had a few CAV and stanadine pumps apart.
paccity
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v6 cummins
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jrcat
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oooh a good one to stretch out and put in a 555 lol..
treeslayer2003
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saw a 667 with that, pulled like heck. good lookin machine. least if its there people know what it is.
paccity
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the 666 pulls good, use it mostly to pull start the d7 and d8's when the pony's are acting up.
treeslayer2003
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that's good, she has sumpin to do lol
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jrcat
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Here's a 540d I did some work on a while back it has some seriously wide rubber on it and my td8 with shiney blade syndrome lol.
Keen
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looks like your pulling a good turn there keen, I like the jd fairlead. don't feel bad, I have a 540a fairlead on a 664 clark. logger engineering
Yep lol whatever works, just a need to slap some paint on it and nobody will know.
treeslayer2003
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wide rubber? 28s right, ya'll run them tall skinnys up there don't ya. I had 34s on the clark once.
