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    cat or komatsu

    is ok grunk, out kom. 470 loader has the komtrax on it so I knew what it was when ya` said it. an I agree about he cat dealer, we have purchased two MTL`s from them so you would think they`d want to keep our business
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    cat or komatsu

    Ok so the boss is thinking about a new dozer, we demo`d a d51 kom. funny looking machine, but nice, so I askd about a cat,our dealer won`t let us demo a dozer, that is one down fall so i`m posting it here, what are you guys opinions on the two, it would be the d51 vs a d6k . We have heard that...
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    Small all-Terrain Dump

    we have a pair on 912 hydremas and they are a great little truck, no problems with parts, easy to service and I can tell you from experience they will push threw mud as deep as the front bumper, very low ground pressure and get one with the swivel body, you will be pleased with it and all the...
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    Trench Crossing lessons.... :(

    yeah i`m really not impressed with his abilities, i`ve been playin` in the dirt for over 20 years now and i`ve been there done that more times then i`d like to count, but like it was said before, he had the stick too close when he went to push away, and with the soil conditions it is there...
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    Cat 257B skid steer maint ???s

    daily you NEED to grease the three fittings on each side of the undercarriage for the pivots for the torsion springs, they need grease as much as the bucket pivots, the manual should give you all the hours that things need to be change,we do oil with samples every 250 hours and change all...
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    Material bins

    our bins at work are setup that way, they used 2x2x8 mafia blocks from the local concrete company, I think they were about 80 for an 8 ft, the other option you have is to use used jersey barriers, just have to seal up the ends were they meet, one customer of ours set up the barriers and did put...
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    Possible H.E.F. Merchandise?

    i`ll happily buy a shirt or two.polo shirts with pockets would be nice steve, as would the hard hat stickers
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    angle blade?

    ok just to add to this thread we got last week a BRAND NEW kx-121 with the 6 way blade, if you like the angle blade you`ll love the 6 way, it is great and it doesn`t seem to have changed the balance of the machine with the extra weight...
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    Cat 287

    we have a 257b and I love the suspension on it, the only problem we have had is the bearing going out of the bogie wheels, there not real hard to replace, I think the 287 is about the same , i`d look for a newer one, they changed the under carriage to a better design, but in the long and short...
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    Landscape rake. Anyone use one?

    we have the same rake your looking at, it isn`t bad but the material has to be dry and if it is too soft, it will collect LOTS of dirt, as for speed, ther recommend like 1 to 2 miles per hour in REVERSE , if your doing a big area it can seem to take forever, but it is nice when your done.
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    angle blade?

    i love the angle blade on our kx121 and if it is true there coming out with a 6 way that would be even better
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    Do you run your mini-x at full throttle?

    our mini ( kub. kx121 ) gets run wide open , unless your doing delicate work, same way with our pc 150 and pc 200 and d6 and kom. d65 we have, our 850 case dozer and cat 257b skidsteer have throttle pedals and for those I absolutley love it. the boss is a two position guy in a machine w.f.o and idle
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    Before I find out the hard way..

    if your going up a steep hill keep the boom/arm stretched out and low to the ground, then if you slip you can grab the ground with your bucket and stop, and if it is steep and your going down hill i put the boom about half way out and low to the ground, same deal if it starts to tip forward you...
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    410 JD Issue

    on the lower right sid eof the tranny there is a check valve that controls the flow of oil to the front pump, we had a 410 abou tthe same vintage that stopped all hyd functions, but it moved , it turned out that after a long time ( 8 yrs ) we pulled the check valve out and fooled with it, but it...
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    Refueling Equipment

    hey steve, i`m not sure that the 300 lbs things is right, the last time I got stopped in my work truck our lovely DOT officer mr. Lee asked how much fuel I carried in my fuel tank and I told him 55 gallons and he didn`t have a problem with it and believe me if he was gonna he would have then...
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