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Recent content by Zrupp
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hydraulic cylinder seal kits
Also if you request paper catalogs they will send them to you free of charge. I have a set in my office and service truck. -
hydraulic cylinder seal kits
Hercules Sealing Products. If you buy a high volume you can receive a good discount. I really like how you can order kits by machine and serial number. -
Insurance question for the independents
I carry a 750K garage keepers policy, 1 million in liability, and a additional million umbrella. I also have the truck insurance and crane/rigging insurance combined into the same policy. I am insure through EMC. As stated above you most definitely need to figure the most expensive piece of... -
Insurance question for the independents
Speaking from experience. The insurance agent is 80% of the battle. I had issues with my first agent and it cost me several thousand in damages I had to pay for. I would suggest find the most reputable agent you can find. I’m with a good agent and a decent company for all my business insurance... -
Line boring equipment preferances
If you decide to get a quote on a climax unit you had best be sitting down when you open the email. -
All in a days (or two) work pictures
I find your formula very interesting. I have been having issues deciding on how to handle my current service truck woes and this calculation might help me decide. I have been kicking around the idea of ordering a new rig to spec or continue to rebuild the 07 4400 I bought. What is your stance on... -
Line boring equipment preferances
I recently purchased a cheap unit without a bore welder. If i had to do it all over again and would have had the time to save longer I would have waited and purchased a better quality used unit. You can catch some pretty good deals on the facebook page Portable Line Boring. The unit i purchased... -
JT Dixon Line Boring Unit
Got the unit Dixon branded unit in. Set up and bored a the center articulation pins on a 644H Deere. Hand welding was not as bad as i figured. Se ting the unit up with supplied hardware was rather interesting. It was comparable to a Erector Set. I intend to make some better bearing mounts to... -
All in a days (or two) work pictures
I have followed your thread for quite some time and read the entire thing several times. You do some outstanding work. I am curious to what you mean about cash flow vs cost on your service truck. -
Diesel Laptops - Scam?
I have a couple computers loaded with dealer level software that I use daily. Buy an OEM interface adapter and it’s hood to go. Do not purchase any texa software as it is nothing more than a code reader. My business would not be where it is without my diagnostic laptop. I prefer the label... -
Junkyard's work thread.....maybe haha
Sounds about like Kansas. When the sirens go off we grab the lawn chairs and go look and see what’s happening. It’s amazing what a person can get used to. -
JT Dixon Line Boring Unit
I haven’t done any to date. I’m waiting on the job to show up. Between my schedule and the customers schedule We are tentatively 2 weeks out. I like your setup. I would do something similar if I had more spare time. But between my family and running my business with its work load it’s... -
Anybody make their own cylinder bench?
Are you going to put a double acting cylinder in it so you can pull them apart and push them together? That’s what I have always disliked was pushing the rod back into the bore after all the seals were changed. -
Anybody make their own cylinder bench?
I have not finished my bench yet but I had several customers that needed cylinders packed so I built this wrench. The idea was from another field mechanic on a face book page. It worked well and cut the repair time in half. -
JT Dixon Line Boring Unit
As for now I intend to hand weld them and later on add a bore welder. Bore repair systems wants 8500.00 for a dully automated welder. that is more than I am willing to invest at this point. If this service becomes a regular thing for me then I will buy a bore welder no questions asked. After...