It turns out the wire they were using for the neutral position sensor switch was not flexible enough and ended up breaking. Kind of like bending a wire coat hanger back and forth enough times so that it breaks. The fix was a more flexible wire for the neutral position sensor switch. I’ve currently logged over 1300 hours on it with no further problems with the neutral position sensor switch.
@Curli3Boy, I went through iWire for the harness merge. They used an 02 or an 03 USDM wrx wiring harness for the merge on my 98 coupe. I highly recommend reaching out to them whether you are stateside or not. Brian at iWire really knows his stuff. Hope that helps.
After working out a few bugs of being a first year model owner, I would not hesitate to buy another one. The machine, despite it’s early issues has been an absolute beast and paid for itself several times over. I don’t like it. I love it. I am currently around 1015 hours on it and the only major expense so far has been replacing the injection pump. Thought it was kind of odd that it went around 900 something hours, but I didn’t really care because the machine is indispensable for tree work at this point. Tracks need replaced but according to the dealer, I have gotten quite a bit more use out of them than most owners do.
I've owned 4 of these machines. This is frustrating to say the least. Been there many times. Your dealer has a way of calibrating the neutral position. Don't let them tell you it's a toro issue. I delt with this many times and after they figured out this calibration, it didn't happen again. If you look at the LED display, there will be two triangles what come on when the handle is correctly positioned. You may have to tweak the handle just a fuzz, and when they come on, your machine will crank. These do have their issues, there's no doubt, but this is an easy fix for a dealer that services these machines often. Make sure they know how to position the sensors correctly, and it it shouldn't keep happening
Nice binder sounds a 304 ! Off road lol ur still on flat ground and no mud 2 the hubs yet no chains either got a 1300 a 1300d both beasts both been 10 inches mud and it's a blast as long as u got another to get u out if u get 1 stuck lol been there dun that don't make tanks like the old harvester all work all slow all heavy heavier mine gets better she rides and feels abused not to be abused with a regular 3 ton over a typical dually 20 k total on 1 ton only in a binder !
Can’t believe the dispatcher would allow a train to pass them at that speed! That would warrant a 10mph from the track supervisor in charge on NS and CSX.......for obvious reasons!
@anb740, for one, the dispatcher doesn’t have a say in how fast a train goes by a work group. Depending on the type of protection in place, that’s up to the EIC. Two, normally when a train comes and you’re in a work group, you clear up until the train goes by. In the case of making Thermite welds, it’s a timed dance that doesn’t have a whole lot of room for for error. Time is of the essence, and yes, it’s a bit cavalier to work this way, but if you knew the guys in this video, old heads that are pretty much all gone now, you would understand their frame of mind. They were pretty comfortable with several thousand tons of steel whizzing by with only inches to spare. It’s all relative I suppose. Third, that is a CSX track right next to a NS track. CSX maintains and inspects it, NS owns it. True story.
Was a good video on what parts and where things are. I'm planning on buying one this weekend. It's shorter than this one but I'm sure it'll be just as nice
The old Loadstars are still my favorite medium-duty truck line of all time. And it's so amazing to see those sorts of tricks for getting unstuck done with something so much bigger than a pickup, but still so much more agile than heavy-duty trucks. Are those trucks ex-military? I think all the Loadstars I've seen with Coleman front axles had originally been Air Force trucks, while all the civilian 4x4 Loadstars I've seen had a different brand of front axle (a brand that I can recognize but I don't know the name of it), but I've seen so few overall that I don't know if that means anything.
Eric L, neither truck was previous Military. The one that was stuck was a former township plow truck, and the flatbed that pulled it out of it’s stuck spot was a former volunteer fire department brush truck. Ironically enough, I had a Loadstar 1600 that was 4x4, but it did not have a Coleman front axle. It was a heavy duty Dana axle if I recollect correctly. It also only had the 304 instead of the 392 big block found in my other two trucks.
If I was looking to sell an old truck that had been sitting in the barn for 20 years, probably the first thing I would do is clean it up and make sure everything moves freely. Brakes tend to freeze up or be completely non-functional after sitting around that long. Gasoline goes bad so I wouldn’t even try to crank it until the tank has been cleaned out and the carburetor has been rebuilt. Once you do a few things you’d be surprised at how easy they fire up. Time, mice and sitting around is hard on any vehicle that sits around, even if it is in a barn protected from the outside elements. If you’re on Facebook, there are several International Harvester pages. I would probably start there and post some pics of the truck. I will be real up front with you. These old trucks don’t usually fetch a whole lot of money, even the low mileage ones. They’re getting to the point that they’re a labor of love and people have less interest in doing anything mildly difficult in this day and age. Anything that has been sitting for 20 years will at minimum need the following things replaced or rebuilt: Tires Brakes/Master cylinder/Booster Carburetor Gas tank reconditioned Battery Hoses and vacuum lines There’s a little bit of work involved.
