baldrick56
New member
Hi all,
since my (very secondhand but new to me) Case 580D has made landfall a couple of weeks back its just sat in the paddock whilst I attempt to find out what needs fixing and in what order of priority, so far I have found:
Brakes don't work {pedals sink to floor};
Parking Brake missing {no lever or mounting};
Hydraulic oil leak from valve block under backhoe operating lever panel;
Some flexible hydraulic hoses need renewing {cracked outer sleeving / corroded armouring etc};
Broken greasing point front 4:1 bucket {now replaced};
blocked greasing point, backhoe dipper to bucketlink pin;
Oil leak from rear axle LHS {oil over inside wheelhub & inside of rear tyre};
missing wheelbolt LHS;
missing baseplate to stabiliser LHS;
missing bushes for bucket (300mm);
missing retaining clips for bucket pins;
holes in GRP roof over ROPS canopy;
Seat worn out & frame broken;
Front clam section to 4:1 dented & split;
Rust hole in 600mm bucket;
Tyres (especially rears) worn;
As of yesterday shopping on the net has yielded me two secondhand master cyls, two wheel cyl rebuild kits, a secondhand handbrake lever and mounting, plus an assortment of new filters. In the meantime I've been attempting to unblock & grease all the pins - mostly done with one that wont take grease, though the kingpins were really tough to get any grease into. I guess the front axle really needs to be unloaded to let the grease successfully flow? plus working steering side-to-side? Decided that my 'car' axle stands (two tonnes the pair) not really up to the task of supporting half a digger so got an eight tonne pair on order. Looking at the hoses I'm guessing the best option would be one of the mobile service vans {"hose doctor" and the like} to come and replace?
The rear axle seals confuse me a bit - inner, outer & 'O' ring. is it necessary to split the axle casing off the diff section to fit the inner seal? might I get away with just the outers as that's where the oil is leaking from?
The brakes need to me my top priority as the block of land is super-steep with the occasional cliff-edge at the bottom of some of the slopes. The crumpled clamsection of the front bucket is legacy of the previous owners experience when engine stalled, everything stopped working, and only a large tree halted ever-increasing downhill progress.
Thanks,
Rob
since my (very secondhand but new to me) Case 580D has made landfall a couple of weeks back its just sat in the paddock whilst I attempt to find out what needs fixing and in what order of priority, so far I have found:
Brakes don't work {pedals sink to floor};
Parking Brake missing {no lever or mounting};
Hydraulic oil leak from valve block under backhoe operating lever panel;
Some flexible hydraulic hoses need renewing {cracked outer sleeving / corroded armouring etc};
Broken greasing point front 4:1 bucket {now replaced};
blocked greasing point, backhoe dipper to bucketlink pin;
Oil leak from rear axle LHS {oil over inside wheelhub & inside of rear tyre};
missing wheelbolt LHS;
missing baseplate to stabiliser LHS;
missing bushes for bucket (300mm);
missing retaining clips for bucket pins;
holes in GRP roof over ROPS canopy;
Seat worn out & frame broken;
Front clam section to 4:1 dented & split;
Rust hole in 600mm bucket;
Tyres (especially rears) worn;
As of yesterday shopping on the net has yielded me two secondhand master cyls, two wheel cyl rebuild kits, a secondhand handbrake lever and mounting, plus an assortment of new filters. In the meantime I've been attempting to unblock & grease all the pins - mostly done with one that wont take grease, though the kingpins were really tough to get any grease into. I guess the front axle really needs to be unloaded to let the grease successfully flow? plus working steering side-to-side? Decided that my 'car' axle stands (two tonnes the pair) not really up to the task of supporting half a digger so got an eight tonne pair on order. Looking at the hoses I'm guessing the best option would be one of the mobile service vans {"hose doctor" and the like} to come and replace?
The rear axle seals confuse me a bit - inner, outer & 'O' ring. is it necessary to split the axle casing off the diff section to fit the inner seal? might I get away with just the outers as that's where the oil is leaking from?
The brakes need to me my top priority as the block of land is super-steep with the occasional cliff-edge at the bottom of some of the slopes. The crumpled clamsection of the front bucket is legacy of the previous owners experience when engine stalled, everything stopped working, and only a large tree halted ever-increasing downhill progress.
Thanks,
Rob