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Knobby57, I was looking for some info on the air system and found this post Trailer tank used for accessories. So I think you will have some work dealing with that too. Small potatoes compared to your tranny issues, but thought you would rather know sooner than later.

I don't drive on the highway, and I don't drive fast. I bought some relatively cheap tires from Simple Tire Harvest King that have aggressive tread for more traction. I believe they were manufactured in India. If you search on 12.5 x 20 for FLU you will get very few hits Continental, Pirelli...

It seems like it is a common mod that they did in the field to cut the pins off and hinge the doors on the stubs. I bought replacement pins, I think from E.I. It was a trick to get the remains of the old pins out, but nothing a torch , 6 lb sledge, an a lot of determination couldn't deal...

My brake lines are a mess, I don't have brakes other than the emergency brake. I don't get up enough speed that I really miss them.

I think I replaced mine with just 3/4" standard pitch bolts, I used some nylon lock nuts. Not original equipment, but keeps the FOP place.

No I don't have one, I am not sure where I could even get one. I may have to borrow yours :LOL:

It's not exactly flat, but so far that is not an issue. Before I am done with this trench I will have to deal with terrain, and rocks. Fortunately when it gets steep it will be in the direction I am digging so I don't think it is much of a roll hazard. One advantage I have is that there...

I am sure I will get some well deserved ribbing. I have never operated a backhoe before. No one could accuse me of being an efficient operator, I am learning as I go. So this is all just kudos to my SEE. This is what I did with just 1 tank of fuel. About 330 feet at average depth of 5 feet.

My Dodge RAM 3500 is a 2005 with a 6 speed manual transmission. I intentionally looked for one that was pre Obama era regulations.

Well maybe it is just because it got cold at the time that I added the anti-gel, but since both the truck and the FLU started smoking so bad it seemed to be connected. I don't think I added more than the recommended amount, but I got a full sized jug. I figured it as 4 oz per 30 gallons...

Well after reading the rest of the comments, maybe I will just add OTC injector cleaner. I added the anti-gel to my RAM 3500 too and it is smoking really bad. A friend thinks that I may have a bad injector on it. I drove it about 45 miles to get the drum of AW32, and it seemed to stop...

I put some anti-gel in the tank about the time it got real cold, and it started smoking pretty bad. Maybe the gas trick is not a bad idea. I assume it should be 2 gallons on a full tank. I will probably wait until next month after it starts warming up though.

My ether injection pump was toast when I got my FLU. I bought replacement parts and got a lot of it back together, but it is not functional. I really wish it were in the climate I live in now. I think the problems are just electrical but that is pretty daunting still. I hope to get it...

Some times I am amazed at my own stupidity. Of course the way to warm it up is to work it. .. Which is what I did. :) Also I wanted to not believe that I did it to myself, which I did. Most if not all of the water came from a 55 gallon drum that had set out in the rain and snow for multiple...

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing, but I am less certain of how to do that. The ambient air temp is pretty low around here this time of year. I have been thinking about wrapping the tank with insulation and putting a heat lamp on it. Another option might be some kind of immersion heater.

There are 2 per tank in inline strainer going to the pump, and a filter on the return line. I did not replace any of the filters when first put AW32 in the tanks. I was not worried about flushing it at that time. So I just drained the tanks, put the plug back in, and filled it up. Since I am...

Thanks for the tip, that will save a lot of money.

This is a picture of the hydraulic fluid after I pulled the rod out of dipper cylinder. Clearly the situation is not good. I think I have no option, but to drain the fluid, and put new in. I have not been able to find any documentation on the procedure to drain it. Admittedly I haven't done...

I replaced my sending unit, and I think I have a grounding issue, because sometimes the gauge drops to 0 and I am sure it still has good pressure YATF yet another thing to fix

As to how water got in, I have a theory on that. As I said the dipper cylinder has been leaking fluid and I am replacing the seals when I pulled it the seals in the gland nut were in terrible shape, and came out in small pieces. I was amazed that cylinder was not leaking worse than it was...