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Recent content by firchk
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WHAT SIZE?!?!? Ex do I need in my life
Sorry for the grammar errors - quick reply from my phone….- firchk
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- Forum: Excavators
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WHAT SIZE?!?!? Ex do I need in my life
Our barge bin is 80x15 it will be laid up long against the bulkhead and we have about a 6 ft gap (small walkway+outer edge of barge) if measured is approximately 30ft from inside bottom corner of barge to the center of the machine track I was looking for something that isn’t custom since we...- firchk
- Post #3
- Forum: Excavators
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WHAT SIZE?!?!? Ex do I need in my life
New to the forum (thanks to the folks that have helped me out so far) bought a machine based off some of the conversation (cat313gc) now shopping for another - we will be running a bulkhead unloading a hopper barge filled with swamp mud the reach needs to be approx 30~35 from center on mats to...- firchk
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- Forum: Excavators
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Running without a counterweight ??
I agree ~ I have some Uni-Floats (uk version of flexi's) may be worth the time to see what they draft in the water with 5k on em' the work barges are approx 40ft x 12ft x 3ft ~ we chain, bolt, cable two of these together to put excavator on so it doesn't draft too much ~ big flat ~ due to...- firchk
- Post #6
- Forum: Excavators
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Running without a counterweight ??
so the obvious answer is heck no but ~ hear me out (a lot of smart folks on here and I really do want honest feed back) here is the dilemma ~ we are setting piles off a work barge with an ex and a vibro ~ the area is relatively shallow so no large barges and we cannot approach by land ~ however...- firchk
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- Forum: Excavators
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Cat serial number lookup for options.
We’ll dang it! That one fell through…. can I get you guys to help me with one more? CAT0312EJMJD00583 Trying to sort out stick length and whether or not it has a wet kit installed and if not can we add it or is it just not worth the effort ? (Machines are getting harder to find)- firchk
- Post #77
- Forum: Track Loaders (NOT CTL)
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Cat serial number lookup for options.
Fellas so if still equipped you would believe that out of the options listed reach along ground 21, 26, 27, 30ft - this left with the 30ft reach ?- firchk
- Post #76
- Forum: Track Loaders (NOT CTL)
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Cat serial number lookup for options.
Thank you guys!!!!- firchk
- Post #75
- Forum: Track Loaders (NOT CTL)
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Cat serial number lookup for options.
Thread has been inactive for a bit but hopefully someone out there can help we are wanting to buy a cat 312BL but it looks like there are several stick options - and the sales team has not responded - also was curious about any crazy records serial number listed is 8JR01599- firchk
- Post #72
- Forum: Track Loaders (NOT CTL)