FLU419 SEE HMMH HME Owners group

glcaines said:

I was really lucky in that the place that sold me the FLU419 several years ago told me it didn't come with any of the hydraulic tools. I purchased it sight unseen, only photos. When it arrived I was very pleased when I cut off the padlock and found all three hydraulic tools and all bits. The rock drill was brand new and still painted orange. The FLU419 had just come back from Afghanistan. Papers under the seat showed that it had also been to Kuwait and Iraq.

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"Christmas in July", glcaines!

Zweet!!

Looking to sell my FLU. Sad days, but I need the freedom more than the tool. Anybody have suggestions? It's been a solid machine but I need to find the right buyer.

Pinsandpitons said:

Looking to sell my FLU. Sad days, but I need the freedom more than the tool. Anybody have suggestions? It's been a solid machine but I need to find the right buyer.

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Sorry to hear the sadness, pinsandpitons; but I guess changes-and-churning happens to everybody one way or another.

You know she'll find a good home from someone, likely even somebody on this site!

Pinsandpitons said:

Looking to sell my FLU. Sad days, but I need the freedom more than the tool. Anybody have suggestions? It's been a solid machine but I need to find the right buyer.

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I know the feeling. I've started looking for a good home for the HME.

It'd be hard to replace that one if/when I come to my senses.

I think about selling mine every once in a while. Then I end up using it and am thankful I came to my senses. I have used mine on several large projects at home, including the hydraulic tools. I just used the chainsaw today cutting up a large poplar tree that came down blocking my road and hauled off the large logs with the FLU. I've actually had two people try to buy mine from me, but none in the last year.

There's no way I'd sell the SEEs, or the HMMH. Those are just way too useful to get rid of.

glcaines said:

I think about selling mine every once in a while. Then I end up using it and am thankful I came to my senses.

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Read that and thought, wait, did I post that? Few things put a grin on my face like firing that beast up.

I'm having trouble with my FLU419. I replaced the front wiring harness with an NOS harness. What a pain that was. Everything works fine now, or at least I thought it did. Everything works on the backhoe and the hydraulic tools. 4X4 and differential lock work fine. Since replacing the wiring harness months ago, I hadn't driven it on the highway at speed. I discovered that the intermediate speed control doesn't work now. It worked fine prior to replacing the wiring harness. It stays in low range regardless of where the collar on the shifter is located. Top speed is now ~25 MPH. The only electrical connections I see on the schematic is wiring to the panel light showing that low range is selected. Even though it is permanently in low range this light doesn't light. The bulb is new. I know the switch for the circuit is on top of the transmission and is closed or open as the piston moves back and forth between high and low range. I suspect that the piston isn't fully in the low range positon which would close the electrical switch and illuminate the light. I'm suspicious that the problem lies in the pneumatics, but it is also troubling that the problem developed when I replaced the wiring harness. I should also confirm that the pneumatic pressure is ~106 PSI. A while back, I rebuilt the top of the transmission with the pneumatic piston for the intermediate speed control. When I re-assembled the unit, the piston moved freely and had a new O-ring and was lubricated. It worked flawlessly after the rebuild, so I don't think that could be the problem. Does anyone have any ideas?

Pwr or ground problems causing under-drive solenoid to shift without selector on gear lever. Frustrating problem. Drain air system , physically move range lever to direct and have soldier B watch to see if it shifts as pressure builds? Maybe disconnect the collar? Im sure you'll find the issue.

glcaines said:

I'm having trouble with my FLU419. I replaced the front wiring harness with an NOS harness. What a pain that was. I suspect that the piston isn't fully in the low range positon which would close the electrical switch and illuminate the light. I'm suspicious that the problem lies in the pneumatics, but it is also troubling that the problem developed when I replaced the wiring harness. Does anyone have any ideas?

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Man. That is such a P I A (pain in the afterdeck), when you:

- go and do everything right to make a fix

- and then you get a problem you didn't need from all of that effort

Hang tough like Pinsandpitons (must be a climber!), encouragingly suggested.

And keep in mind we want you to succeed!

Is this one of the things where the switch on the clutch peddle needs to work before it sends air to the cylinder? If I remember right there is an electric selenoid that needs power to allow the air to move things. If so maybe check that it is getting power.