Cownd, Looking back to your original issues, as stated previouslyand stated, I wonder if your local Cat dealer has any ideas or useful suggestions? Normally Cat lifts are handled by their lift side, but I have seen their heavy equipment side get involved with unusual and unique issues, and they have bought some interesting fixes, which are signed off on and OK'd by the lift side, Just an idea.
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