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My SEE recapped at rrad 9/04, serial # 451013, 82 miles, 4.5 hours. I his the newest SEE anywhere, or is this typical?
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Welcome to the group chief. If you get a chance, post up some photos of your SEEMy SEE recapped at rrad 9/04, serial # 451013, 82 miles, 4.5 hours. I his the newest SEE anywhere, or is this typical?
Welcome, Chief.My SEE recapped at rrad 9/04, serial # 451013, 82 miles, 4.5 hours. I his the newest SEE anywhere, or is this typical?
Ah grasshopper, you have 45 hours. The engine hourmeter is not in decimals. Welcome to the club.My SEE recapped at rrad 9/04, serial # 451013, 82 miles, 4.5 hours. I his the newest SEE anywhere, or is this typical?
Good catch, Speedwoble. I somehow overlooked that simple fact, despite going strictly by engine hours for maintenance.Ah grasshopper, you have 45 hours. The engine hourmeter is not in decimals. Welcome to the club.
My parts mog had 31 hours after an 03 recap. Shame the trans was toast.
Sounds like you sure got YOUR money's worth from that SEE.So I have been working my SEE hard for two strait weeks putting in my ranch fencing. I have filled her up 4 times. She has dug 300+ post holes, leveled 2-3 acres of land, Built a 700ft rock berm to stop river erosion (while in the river which has a 3' drop in and clime out access and is 3' deep!), loaded and dumped 50K pounds of debris and old concrete, powered a hydraulic cut off saw, a chainsaw, and air tools, and provided holding and lifting of all sorts of devices and items.
So I have been working my SEE hard for two strait weeks putting in my ranch fencing. I have filled her up 4 times. She has dug 300+ post holes, leveled 2-3 acres of land, Built a 700ft rock berm to stop river erosion (while in the river which has a 3' drop in and clime out access and is 3' deep!), loaded and dumped 50K pounds of debris and old concrete, powered a hydraulic cut off saw, a chainsaw, and air tools, and provided holding and lifting of all sorts of devices and items.
The ONLY thing she even slightly whimpered about was the short runs between loading debris and dumping in a waste bin because the use of the brakes so often kept dropping system pressure below 90 psi or when using the full locker 4X4 she also had a hard time keeping up with the air demand. Other than that everything is 100%! I am even looking at getting new excavator teeth because I have been digging in some nasty rocks and wore them out!
I love this machine! I am going to add AirCon, a 24V to 110V Inverter, long air hose reel and an additional air tank for air tools. I will also be adding a winch in front and a hoist in back.
You are probably right. When I first got her I had to go through the air system and I ended up messing with the smaller regulators on the drivers side over the tanks. I never really figured out what I was doing with those and left them. I might need to turn them down from where I left them. Any insights on which one does what? She is awfully muddy right now and a quick turn of a regulator I can do but tracing air lines, not so much until my job is done.Great hear that you are putting it to work, I think a lot of the issues folks have is that these rigs were made to work and letting them sit it not good for them. Even the military pushes that the rigs need exercise.
I expect your air system issue may be related to the air purge system in place so that when the unit is in 4WD that the axles are pressurized so that when they go underwater water doesn't get into the bearings and gearing. I haven't spent the time tracing this system out but believe there is regulator that drops the air pressure down quite low. The regulator could be set at too high a pressure or hose may be disconnected somewhere.
My SEE was missing the under engine protection plate (skid plate) so I figured I would make a box there with the winch in it. It will be hydraulic by the way. The rear hoist/winch will be mounted where the spare fuel/hydraulic can mount is and will have a roller off to the passenger side for winching and use another par of rollers on the boom elbows for craning. I am still working out the engineering but I think I can get it to work.Glad to hear it's working well! I've been meaning to add a front winch, too, although I'd rather have it in the rear. Just haven't figured out an intelligent way to mount it there.
You are probably right. When I first got her I had to go through the air system and I ended up messing with the smaller regulators on the drivers side over the tanks. I never really figured out what I was doing with those and left them. I might need to turn them down from where I left them. Any insights on which one does what? She is awfully muddy right now and a quick turn of a regulator I can do but tracing air lines, not so much until my job is done.
Thanks in advance!
Put my SEE to work a couple days ago pushing some trees over with the backhoe. Late in the day, one of the cylinders blew out part of the seal and a nice spray of hydraulic fluid
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When I am not heavily using the air, the purge valve lets off a nice blast every so often so I think it is working. I am wondering if one of those smaller valves is over pressurizing and losing a lot of air because of it.Fortunately I haven't gone that far on mine so you are on your own. I do wish they would show system diagrams in the manuals but expect you need to use the parts break down diagram and figure out what regulator supplied the purge air. Unfortunately I think the one you need to deal with may require the cab to be tilted. Mine initially bled a lot of air but expect part of that was the trailer brakes glad hands leaking. I think its sealed itself up with use as it seems to hold air pressure in 4WD far better then when I first started playing with it.
With the system pressurized, 4WD and lockers engaged, can you hear any leaks? With the engine off, of course.When I am not heavily using the air, the purge valve lets off a nice blast every so often so I think it is working. I am wondering if one of those smaller valves is over pressurizing and losing a lot of air because of it.