Operation and Maintenance Manual D6B

Reprint manuals are notorious for missing info. The original manuals found on ebay or on the For Sale/Wanted page here are the way to go. The original OMI on ebay that I sent the link to was less than $20, that sale ended and has not been relisted yet. Here is the back cover from my OMI.
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Craig

I already had a manual ordered when I saw your link. I lost out for sure. Paid more, got less. I really thank you for your pic of the back cover. I can't tell you how much time I have wasted searching online for this info. Seems nowadays you get everything but what you search for. I so grateful for all the help I have gotten on this forum. One big "Thumbs up"!:clap2:

Don't feel too bad, when I bought my first D7E Mrs. seiscat surprised me with gift of a Parts Book and Service Manual reprint from our Caterpillar dealer. I never told her but I was surprised by the poor quality of the binding and the paper. The Service Manual was a disaster, the index was a mess. After a few years I found originals on ebay and I will never own a reprint again.
I managed to buy several bulk groups of parts books over time and I might have the angle blade parts book. Do you know the S/N of the blade?
Back then you had to buy a separate book for the blade and the Cable Control.
Let me know,
Craig

No idea on the blade serial number. Do you know where it might be located? I really haven't got to looking at the blade much. Trying to take care of a lot of little things that have been neglected by previous owners. Changing out fluids, exhaust, cleaning sand off of everything so I can look it over good. Got the wiring straightened out. Playing with the voltage regulator. Found a new old stock caterpillar regulator on ebay for $45.00 so I ordered it just in case. New battery clamps all around. Got some fiberglass work to do on the dash cover. Got several bolts to replace and many to tighten. Got to get the welder out and weld the cage back on in three places. Just a lot of this and that. The CCU seems to work properly although it drops FAST. Could be just me not practiced in operating it. It will stay up all day long.

The CCU is free fall when the brake is released. They do drop fast. It takes some getting used to if you are not familiar with them.

I'm guessing part of the secret is not to raise it any higher than necessary. It's all new to me so it's going to take some practice. I have been watching u-tube videos and I see others that don't know how to operate it either-haha

Short quick movements both up and down work the best.

Hi Team,
a correctly adjusted CCU (Cable Control Unit) with no oil, grease etc, on good linings of both the brake and clutch will operate as smooth as a hydraulic blade in my experience. Does take practice but what doesn't.

Way back when hydraulic blades were becoming more popular we still fitted cables to loggers machines as they said they were faster and so suited their style of work.

Which CCU do you have ?, a front mounted single drum unit, or the rear double drum one, so we can maybe help you adjust it to work much better--a Serial Number off the plate on said unit would help immensely to get you the correct data.

Best regards,
Eddie B.

Rear double drum No. 25 CCU. Ser.# 32E872 .

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