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Was that a reasonable price for moving 20 tons(ish) of D7 125mi? Just so's I have a reference point. Buddy's looking hard at a D6....
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Remember the timeline, Scott made the deal and thankfully got the 977 running Sunday. That left only two and a half days to find a transport AND move the 977 or the deal was off! That machine had to be gone by Wednesday morning!
I congratulate Scott on a job well done.
Craig
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Hey Scott, I'm the guy that contacted you about the Hyster winch on that D7E you were working on. I actually own a 977H as well. WOW, the one you got looks nice! Let me know if you don't already have the operator, parts, and service manuals. I can email you mine. FYI, there are a couple of filters on the back that you might want to change, if you haven't done so already. They are on the left and right side in the steering clutch compartments. They are directly behind the rectangular covers on the rear of the machine. There is also a powershift filter and some others you will want to change. Let me know if you need any help and congrats!
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You should be able to find the SN on the left rear of the machine. Mine is covered up by a piece of metal and I can't see it. If the engine is original, you should also be able to find the SN on the engine block. I believe it's on the left side of the machine towards the rear of the engine. I have narrowed mine down to a specific range, so I'm just going with 53A5555 for mine. I'll post a picture below that shows the locations.
Hey Scott, I'm the guy that contacted you about the Hyster winch on that D7E you were working on. I actually own a 977H as well. WOW, the one you got looks nice! Let me know if you don't already have the operator, parts, and service manuals. I can email you mine. FYI, there are a couple of filters on the back that you might want to change, if you haven't done so already. They are on the left and right side in the steering clutch compartments. They are directly behind the rectangular covers on the rear of the machine. There is also a powershift filter and some others you will want to change. Let me know if you need any help and congrats!
It really does look to be in good overall condition, doesn't it? Sure is a huge change from the roached D7D that I was working on before this.
I do have the parts and service manuals, and the OMI should be here tomorrow.
I'm having steering issues on the left side. Sure would be nice if changing the filters fixed that.
I do have a few questions - where are the serial numbers on your 977H? I didn't look real hard but I haven't found any on mine.
Any thoughts on where I should start with steering? It will steer to the left but just barely.
Feel free to list what else you'd recommend doing.
Thanks,
Scott
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