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We just got our family SEE. The kids are so excited. 87 from Govplanet. It only had 56m and 36hrs on it and is in mostly pretty good shape. Even came with the pavement breaker and I found the large impact drill hd45110m on ebay.
There are a few leaky cylinders and one of the outrigger levers was stuck at first. Motor sounds great and starts as soon as you put that screwdriver across the solenoid.
Here is the bigger problem. Clutch Inop. Initially, I was hopeful that it may just needed fluid/a good bleeding. Only having 56m on it, I have a hard time picturing how incompetent of an operator it could have had to burn up the clutch plate.
Now that it arrived, it did have fluid in the reservoir and the pedal had a fairly normal feel to it. With the engine running, when I engage the clutch it acts as if some weight is taken off the motor, as it wants to idle just a tad higher. But, there is never a connection between engine and wheels. I can put the tranny in every gear, motor running or not, clutch pushed in or not, but no connection is ever made. I'm getting ready to tilt the cab and pull the motor, thinking it has to be the clutch plate. Anything I'm missing here? I'm really hoping it is not the tranny.
Also had the critter in the dash problem. A lot of chewed BLACK wires in there. I see they all are numbered, but if you dont have the part of the wire with the number on it you are screwed. I have an operational heater and wipers, yeh. Unfortunately, no lights, blinkers, starter, tach, backhoe jct bx, etc. Anyone parting out and selling a wiring harness?
Still having a blast with it, even if it is just repositioning it with the backhoe to get it in a good place for repairs.
We just got our family SEE. The kids are so excited. 87 from Govplanet. It only had 56m and 36hrs on it and is in mostly pretty good shape. Even came with the pavement breaker and I found the large impact drill hd45110m on ebay.
There are a few leaky cylinders and one of the outrigger levers was stuck at first. Motor sounds great and starts as soon as you put that screwdriver across the solenoid.
Here is the bigger problem. Clutch Inop. Initially, I was hopeful that it may just needed fluid/a good bleeding. Only having 56m on it, I have a hard time picturing how incompetent of an operator it could have had to burn up the clutch plate.
Now that it arrived, it did have fluid in the reservoir and the pedal had a fairly normal feel to it. With the engine running, when I engage the clutch it acts as if some weight is taken off the motor, as it wants to idle just a tad higher. But, there is never a connection between engine and wheels. I can put the tranny in every gear, motor running or not, clutch pushed in or not, but no connection is ever made. I'm getting ready to tilt the cab and pull the motor, thinking it has to be the clutch plate. Anything I'm missing here? I'm really hoping it is not the tranny.
Also had the critter in the dash problem. A lot of chewed BLACK wires in there. I see they all are numbered, but if you dont have the part of the wire with the number on it you are screwed. I have an operational heater and wipers, yeh. Unfortunately, no lights, blinkers, starter, tach, backhoe jct bx, etc. Anyone parting out and selling a wiring harness?
Still having a blast with it, even if it is just repositioning it with the backhoe to get it in a good place for repairs.
Good stuff.This should make it a billion, then. I'll PM you my special bribe bank account info.
Guess you could use the front glad hands for towing an air brake equipped trailer while in Reverse, but most likely they're there to facilitate the SEE being towed, making its brakes work just as if it were a trailer.For down the line, what can you actually hook up to the front connections by the pass headlight?
Wow, thank you all for the quick responses.
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The shifters all feel really smooth, brand new actually, except for the rear hydraulics, had to turn the rpm down and gently grind it into gear, again clutched or not seemed to make no difference. On that note, I'm seeing your perspective, tennmogger. My air system is most likely not operational. The air gauges were disconnected and there was just some dust falling from the relieve valves on the tanks. I dont hear any unusual hiss anywhere and dont know if I should be able to hear that compressor running next to the running motor. But, I'm actually really stoked about this. Correct me if I'm wrong, but since my rear hydraulics work, doesnt that mean my clutch is fine. I did not even give the air system any thought, but after looking at your post I looked over the manuals again and realize now how extensive it really is.
As for the air system
Does it at all have any electric input? Remember, my harness lacks many good connections.
Do all the parts isolate themselfs somehow or if one fails all goes down?
For down the line, what can you actually hook up to the front connections by the pass headlight?
For the record, Welcome from the Good Old U.S.A., here in Virginia.New member, just got a FLU 419 SEE out of NC, and have had a lot of fun so far getting things sorted! .