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  1. motionclone

    Hydraulic cylinder leak repair, unknown make

    Got what appears to be an oddball sized cylinder on an oddball, unknown maker backhoe attachment (was told Woods but not so sure) One outrigger leaks real bad, leaves a puddle so I want to fix it for cheap. The backhoe itself is not in great shape so dont want to spend much on the unit How do...
  2. motionclone

    What block heater, where to buy?

    Im up in Maine and have a L345DT. When it gets below about 40 its a little hard to start. even running glow plugs for 60 seconds, its still stumbles and sputters for a bit. Im thinking a block heater might help and found a freezeplug heater that says it will work with my rig. Is this what i...
  3. motionclone

    Loader pivot pin stuck. How to remove?

    The loader arms pivot pin was rotating in the quick switch housing ends housing rather than where its supposed to rotate, in the loader arm. It sheared the through bolt that holds it in place. Its a 1-1/8" diameter pin. I cut the pin on both sides so I could remove the quick attach but im...
  4. motionclone

    Rops from Kubota manufactured wrong

    So I got a retrofit Rops direct from the kubota dealer for my L345DT that never came with one. Took 3 weeks and cost $250 which wasnt too bad. ...BUT I tried to install the kit this evening and found a major manufacturing mistake. Whoever was running the machine that made the bends read the...
  5. motionclone

    L345DT getting warm.

    Hasnt overheated yet but today I was using the PTO for about 15 minutes straight , 70 degree day, and the temp guage started getting close to the HOT zone. I noticed that my upper radiator hose was hot and had pressure but my lower was cool and didnt feel like had pressure. Previous owner...
  6. motionclone

    Help Identifying this backhoe attachment?

    Can anyone identify the backhoe below based on the pic? Was told its an older Woods with an "extendable boom" and a 16" bucket. Comes with pto pump and resevoir too for pretty cheap. Im considering buying it but cant find out info about it based on the pic.
  7. motionclone

    offbrand (chinese) 3pt backhoe

    Im looking for a used backhoe attachment and it seems I must use a 3pt settup for my L345DT since a BH subframe isnt available for my rig according to my local Dealer In my area, Northern New England, there isnt much to choose from used in the $3500 range EXCEPT I keep seeing listings for brand...
  8. motionclone

    Great Bend FEL questions

    I have a Great Bend 330 on my L345DT. It runs off of my tractor hydraulics and its fairly slow unless I rev the engine to the top and even then its not all that fast. I cant dump the bucket AND raise the boom at the same time. Is this an issue with the volume my tractor hydro puts out?
  9. motionclone

    New to me L345DT

    New to the orange club. I just picked up an L345DT. Runs great and have fixed a few minor electrical issues/leaks and tach drive/cable. Youll see in the pics the wheels are reversed and at first I thought it was done by PO for widening the rig for stability but I turned them around and they...