Recent content by WxMan85

I have done almost a total wire connection assessment and clean up adding dielectric grease to almost every connection. (Atleast the ones I've touched or removed) I'm still trouble shooting the brake engaged light, but feel I have narrowed that gremlin down to the switch at the rear end...

Luckily I have, and here you go! These are pics from the day I went over to pay for her. Sorry for the delayed response, we were pretty sick, and just getting around to feeling human.

Thank you for that ground work (yes, there may be a pun intended there)! I will look at it and check it out. I just ordered a factory service manual and searchable usb so I am fairly confident that we as a collective group and myself armed with a shop manual we will figure this out. I was...

Great info, I will for sure have to check that out!! Sorry for the delayed response, we all got pretty sick and are all just now starting to feel human again.... I will post what I find out when I find it.

Hello all! I have a Case 580L that I just bought a week ago. I have gone thru the wiring and instrument panel to fix some corrosion and foggy instrument panel screen. I had to replace a few of the bulbs and now (and could have been this way before I bought it) the light on the instrument...

Actually I really do, even when gunk is falling in my eyes and knuckles are busted, at the end of the day I love it!! It also lets me get things that I normally would never be able to afford...... Believe me if I could buy new, I would. It definitely has its perks, plus you know exactly what...

So fixed some more on the 580 and now (and was probably on before I bought it) the hand brake light is on even thou the hand brake is in the off position, and the backhoe does not act like the brakes are on, I can tell when the hand brake is on an off as I have picked the rear end up off the...

So rear lights work!! I followed Bentrim's advice and followed the voltage dropping out back through the fuse box and relays. It was not a wire but Power relay 1!! I had checked the rear light relay, but never thought that one of the 3 power relays would be involved in that circuit as well!! I...

Thanks and true story!!

I will look at both the wire feeding power to the relay, and the power wire to the switch. Both show continuity, and low resistance, but it is something to go on for sure, thanks!! I did find a someone who has the big blown up electrical schematics for the 580L, so I will be ordering those...

GOOD NEWS EVERYONE!! I now have a 580L in my drive!! Its a beast for sure. I am going through it now to get some gauges working and cleaning up the engine bay, you know all the ins and outs of something that has just set and weathered over the years. So I did have to change out the...

As an update on the 580 SL, he is really wanting to sell it, but his wife is hesitant to let a machine like that leave their 100+ acres. I told him I am 6 miles away and can bring it over anytime he needs me to and I am available. So hopefully that will settle it and I can be a proud owner of a...

That is awesome to have 3 machines with a niche!! What size CTL did you end up with. I would love to have a CAT 299 with a forest mulcher, and a couple of attachments. I used a mini ex at my old job as an electrician. they were great for getting into folks backyard and not tearing it all to...

Yeah those 2 would work well together, but like you said budget. I am glad that equipment does not depreciate much, it helps when you are done and want to sell. I am thinking of a 40 to 50 hp kioti after its all said and done. What are your thoughts on that for maintenance? In a perfect world I...

Yeah there is a Mahindra 4540 with loader and BH for 39K about 45 minutes from me. I have not been able to get them to answer the phone for a few days now, so that is troubling if I ever need to have work done. Definitely not a good sign on their part. There is a really good dealer in Oologah...