Picked this package up yesterday. 2001-2002 model I am told. 3,650 hrs. Needs a good servicing and a couple cylinders packed along with a few odds and ends. Ifn anyone has an owners book in their files I would be grateful for a copy of it. mainly need to know if there are any hidden filters to change that are not in plain veiw. Thanks in advance.
Congrats Southernman, it should treat you well. I have a 420DIT too, bought it new in '03 and it has 2500 or so hours on the clock. I just have the forks and regular bucket, wish I would have got a 4n1. Used it this week for a small demo and grading job. The filters are pretty easy to spot. There a zillion grease fittings on the loader boom, I like to keep these well greased as I have seen machines with worn bushings - there is a lot of slop when they get worn. There are also grease fittings on the U-joints going to the front hubs, hit those. Other than that it's a pretty simple, reliable machine. It will lift and set a 4x4 pre-cast inlet box with the backhoe but it's all the machine wants.
If you can post the Serial Number prefix I can tell you what Cat publication reference to look for.
7bj thanks
Sorry, that's the engine ........... Your machine S/N prefix will be one of 6 possibilities - BKC, BLN, BMC, FDP, HLT, or MBH.
Mine is BLN, your's is probably the same.
Bln
Yall think 30k was a fair buy for the total package?
I think that's a fair price. The forks, regular bucket, boom and rake are worth $2K +/- a piece if you wanted to sell them.
All the accessories are CAT and no bobo brand. Should last me for a long long time.
I just picked up a parts book and operation/maintenance book for $40 delivered from eBay. I'll be hitting the junk yard this week to see if he has a tractor with an extendable boom since I already have the plumbing to work it. I'm also wondering if there is a post hole auger made to pin to the stick. If so my days of digging post holes will be over.
If the backhoe has aux. hydraulics, shouldn't be a problem to hang an auger off it. Might need to fab a mounting bracket but no big deal.
For BLN-prefix the correct Operation & Maintenance Manual is Cat Reference SEBU7821-05. Make sure you bought the correct one for your machine otherwise the information it contains may not be 100% correct.