I am having to run a D3Kxl at the moment and the blade control on it has no feel to it. The CAT dealer has been out and re-calibrated it but it has not really improved. Does anyone on here know if the tension or resistance in the blade lever itself can be adjusted. It is not a well balanced dozer and with the blade control as it is, using it is a painful experience. Thank you in advance, Russ
The implement hydraulics "sensitivity" on the D3K has 3 settings - Fine, Standard, & Fast. Which setting are you using right now..? Do you know how to change between settings using the Mode & Scroll buttons located just below the instrument panel..?
Nige, I was hoping that you would be on the case. I have tried it in all three settings....... Fine =bad, standard = worse, fast = very bad! If the lever had more physical resistance it might be better to use. As a side note I am not the only guy that uses this dozer, three others have the pleasure but not if they have the chance to dodge it. Russ
What type of hydraulic oil is in the system..? Just want to rule things out.
I've looked at the control lever and it appears to be a sealed unit. When the dealer "calibrated" it do you have any idea what they calibrated..? Also try a simple test. With hyd oil at operating temperature and engine at high idle try raising the blade from the ground to max height. The specified time is 2.2 +/- 0.3 secs. That might tell us something.
I have no idea what hydraulic oil it has in it. It is a Cat Rental machine so I would hope that they have the right oil in it but over here there is no guarantees I will check the lift time tomorrow and get back to you. Had the same dozer in here last season, it was better then but by no means a pleasure to be on I see that the lever is made of plastic, could it just be worn out?
If it's rental machine tell them to either get out there and fix it or haul it off and bring you one that works ...........!!
Nige, If was on the outside looking in I would say exactly the same as you, but here I know it is not going to work that way, thats the reason I was asking about adjustment. I did check the lift time and it seems to be about right. I only have another couple of months left of this season so if I have to live with it till then its not the end of the world, just frustrating. Thank you for checking it out. Russ