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After a Year of Workarounds: Schramm Drilling Rig Control Repair in Williston

Rig crews lived with three control problems for about a year. See how electrical, hydraulic, and programming tests identified the repairable causes.

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Trailer Wheel-End Repair in Williston: What a Wheel-Off Failure Can Damage

See why a trailer wheel-off failure can damage studs, bearings, spindle, seals and brakes, and what a complete wheel-end repair requires.

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Hyster Forklift Hydraulic Leak: Why the Tilt Cylinder Wasn’t the Problem

A Hyster H360XD appeared to have a leaking tilt cylinder, but testing found a loose plug. See why hydraulic leak diagnosis matters.

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Electric Forklift Battery and Load-Wheel Problems: One Truck, Two Diagnostic Paths

A Hyster reach truck had short battery runtime and grinding load wheels. See why the two complaints required separate electrical and mechanical checks.

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Trackmobile 95TM Won’t Lift: Hydraulic Pump Diagnosis and Replacement

When a railcar mover loses its lifting hydraulics, the problem cannot be diagnosed by looking at the pump alone.

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Toyota Forklift Steering Cylinder Rebuild: More Than Replacing Seals

A leaking forklift steering cylinder may look like a straightforward seal repair.

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Hyster Order Picker Won’t Move: When the Brake-Release System Is the Real Problem

An electric order picker that powers up but will not travel can send troubleshooting in several directions.

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Freightliner Fuel-Line Repair in Glendive: A Hidden Crack and a Serious Safety Hazard

A Freightliner fuel leak in Glendive led to a hidden cracked tube, a mismatched replacement and a separate tank-vent problem. Read the repair account.

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Trailer Inspections and the Small Seal That Needed Attention

A cracked hub-cap O-ring and brake testing show why trailer inspections matter. See real repair photos and practical fleet maintenance advice from Mondak.

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Forklift Mast Would Bog the Engine but Wouldn't Move

A Williston-area forklift had hydraulic leakage, engine bogging and mast functions that worked inconsistently until its three-section control valve was resealed.

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Forklift Parking Brake Repair Is a Safety Repair

A Williston-area forklift parking-brake repair included inspecting the handbrake, cables and wheel-end components, adjusting cable tension and testing operation.

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Gehl Telehandler Kept Dying, but It Wasn't a Fuel Problem

A Gehl RS8-42 kept shutting down without active fault codes. Voltage testing traced the problem to a corroded battery connection supplying the ECM.

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Hydraulic Cylinder Rebuild: When a Seal Kit Is Not Enough

A hydraulic cylinder rebuild starts with inspection. Sam explains why new seals alone may not fix leaking, drifting or damaged cylinders.

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When an Engine Problem Isn't an Engine Problem

A Genie was headed for an engine replacement. On hydrostatic equipment, a pump stuck on stroke can load the engine until cranking looks like a seizure.

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The Forklift That Wouldn't Stop. And Nothing Was Broken

A Jungheinrich ESR 18 in Stanley coasted instead of stopping, and the fix was not a traction controller or a brake job. It was Mode 3.

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Repairing Old Equipment: Working Order Is Not the Same as Brand New

A 1980s rail mover, a worn axial-piston pump nobody stocks anymore, and the difference between repairing an old machine and restoring it.

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When Every Hydraulic Fitting in the Building Is Apparently Machined Wrong

A customer brought a brass plumbing flare adapter to the hydraulic counter and concluded our whole stock of -6 FJ fittings was machined wrong. Why 37 and 45 degrees are not interchangeable.

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After-Hours Service When the Need Arises

Equipment does not care what time it is. How Mondak schedules after-hours coverage across its technicians, and what happens when the call comes in after dark.

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The Hidden Cost of an Electric Forklift: When the Battery Becomes the Biggest Repair Bill

An industrial forklift battery is not a $200 automotive battery. What replacement really costs, when the battery should be tested first, and when reconditioning can help.

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Wacker Neuson Hydraulic Repair: Why DIN Light Series Fittings Matter

A Wacker Neuson WL-series wheel loader needed the cab tilted to reach a leaking hose. Why DIN Light Series crimp fittings matter, and what we stock.