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MManistar replied to the thread Just some work pics.Hmm, I had another guy with a tms540 I was talking to before I bought mine and he mentioned that they were electronic over hydraulic...
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MManistar replied to the thread Just some work pics.Looks like a pretty clean 40ton. What year? I ended up buying a tms540. I haven't had a chance to use it much yet but I can see the...
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MManistar replied to the thread Why I hate boom trucks.Such a shame to see such nice boom trucks destroyed.
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MI have a bobcat s185 that recently has the park brake coming on intermittently while operating. Sometimes it can run for an hour and...
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MManistar replied to the thread Why I hate boom trucks.Interesting that my spying phone coincidentally suggested a 5 year old Jimmy with To The Top Crane YouTube video with him running their...
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MManistar replied to the thread Why I hate boom trucks.I found a new hate for boom trucks yesterday. "Fixed cab" boom trucks that is. I never realized that in my 20 some years of running...
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MManistar replied to the thread Equipment to erect 40x80x18 steel building.Owning both cranes and a just a 6000lb 34ft telehandler, if I were going to build a building this size and could only have one on-site...
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MManistar replied to the thread Just some work pics.Looks like the rt650e gives you pretty nice bump in capacity for a similar weight machine. Not sure how often you'll miss the 5' of...
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MManistar replied to the thread Compressed air in the hydraulic tank on Badger 4435-is this normal?.I have a Grove that has air that leaks into the hydraulic system through the swivel. The throttle in the operator cab is controlled...
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MManistar replied to the thread Just some work pics.It might not be quite as bad as I made it out to be but it has a old Detroit 6-71 and throttling up does help smooth it out but the...
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MManistar replied to the thread Just some work pics.I am trying to update from 1975 haha. I have the dead stick and I'm sure I'll miss it for the 104' main boom but once you swing the jib...
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MManistar replied to the thread Just some work pics.Okay well it looks like it doesn't have it then. Which is kind of disappointing. The ones I'm looking at are the 90' main boom. The...
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MManistar replied to the thread Just some work pics.Hey crane operator, on your tms500e does your lmi have a spot in it where you can select over the rear or 360? I went to look at a...
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MManistar replied to the thread Why I hate boom trucks.I know there are people that do it all the time and for John it probably helps that its his own crew cutting the trees. As a...
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MManistar replied to the thread Why I hate boom trucks.I am an operator and when I think of tree work I think sketchy haha. I think any operator would rather take a load from the ground to...