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  1. Steve Frazier

    Drilling Problem

    My day job is my landscape company and I've been approached by a customer who wants to mount a convex mirror next to his driveway. I'd need to install a post to mount the mirror to, the problem is the property is all fairly hard shale. I'm trying to figure out how to drill a hole in the shale to...
  2. Steve Frazier

    Server Upgrade

    We've once again outgrown our server space and are in transition while moving to a bigger and better server. The site went down for a few hours today from a glitch that occurred during some of the work. Hopefully, there will be no further problems and you won't know the move is taking place, but...
  3. Steve Frazier

    The Ultimate Medium Dozer?

    We're aware that we have several major equipment manufacturers watching our board, I thought it might be interesting to hear from the members what they feel the ultimate dozer would be. Let's consider a D5-7 sized machine, they are what I see most often around my area. If you were designing a...
  4. Steve Frazier

    Board of Directors

    We recently have formed a Board of Directors here at Heavy Equipment Forums. The site has grown so quickly of late, we are beginning to deal with issues that were not anticipated. When the Administration considers policy changes, the Board of Directors will be consulted for member's opinions on...
  5. Steve Frazier

    Hough 120

    I took a junk Landcruiser to the scrap yard today and there was a lowboy with a Hough 120 on it to be scrapped. It looked to be from the early 70s and appeared to be about the size of a cat 980 from the same period. It had an 8V92 in it, I figure it must have been transplanted because I don't...
  6. Steve Frazier

    Photo Resizer

    A common complaint or problem here at Heavy Equipment Forums has been photo resizing for posting. Well, we've been listening! Thanks to ez1networks, we've been able to install a automatic photo resizing program to the Board. It is no longer necessary to resize your photos, just browse your files...
  7. Steve Frazier

    Chat Room Open!!

    Our Tech installed a chat room today for everyone's use. There's an icon for it in the list of functions at the top of the page. The room is only open to HEF members and your screen name should appear when you enter. Enjoy!!
  8. Steve Frazier

    Site Maintenance

    Just a note to let you know the site will be down tonight starting at 12:00 am for some updates. We should be back up running by 8:00am tomorrow morning. Sorry for the inconvenience. Steve
  9. Steve Frazier

    Crane Accident

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btPoUpUYOYw&feature=related
  10. Steve Frazier

    Server Upgrade

    I was notified tonight that we've outgrown our server and the site as been moved to a temporary server. During this time we may experience performance problems such as slow page loading or other issues. Please bear with us, after New Year's we'll be looking in to moving to a dedicated server and...
  11. Steve Frazier

    Soliciting

    We do our best here at Heavy Equipment Forums to protect our members from solicitations using our resources. Last night we observed a new member engaged in soliciting and subsequently removed him from the membership list. We've also taken some new steps to prevent this from happening in the...
  12. Steve Frazier

    Dump Truck Accident

    My fire dept had a rescue call yesterday which ended up being a recovery. A man was working under an elevated dump body with no struts or chocks and paid the ultimate price. The story re-printed from the "Poughkeepsie Journal": Man working on truck dies after he is pinned LAGRANGEVILLE - A...
  13. Steve Frazier

    Gas-fed fire leaves 200 in the dark

    Reprinted from "News Times Live.com" Pavement grinder hits Bethel fuel line By John Pirro staff writer BETHEL -- A pavement grinder ripping up asphalt on South Street struck a gas line Thursday afternoon, sparking a fire that destroyed the machine and left some 200...
  14. Steve Frazier

    Caterpillar Numbering System

    I was more involved in the construction industry back in the early 80s and I thought I had Caterpillar's numbering system figured out. The dozers were easy, they were D something depending on size, then a letter followed to give an idea of the age of the machine. 900 series machines seemed to...
  15. Steve Frazier

    Conduit Rate?

    I'm on a job that requires 200+ feet of electrical conduit be installed. I'm using 3/4" PVC conduit that must be buried at 18". I know my time and materials on this job, but I don't want to leave anything on the table. Is there a going rate for this type of work?
  16. Steve Frazier

    Welcome new Moderators!!

    I'd like everyone here to welcome both Countryboy and Squizzy as new Moderators here at the Forums!! They've agreed to help out as our forum grows, digger242j and I have been having a tough time keeping up at times. They'll be in training for a short time and then will be full fledged...
  17. Steve Frazier

    How Safe Is This???

    A friend sent me this link, and thought it would be good for the members to see. Turn your volume down, there is some horrific noise as background. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLheLUZ_t3s&NR Comments??
  18. Steve Frazier

    Problem with Cat 248

    I'm having my first real problem with my Cat 248 since I've owned it. The axillary hydraulic circuit is activating on its own for some reason. When I run my 4 way bucket, it opens itself without pressing the button that is supposed to do that function. I can't close the bucket up again until I...
  19. Steve Frazier

    Hammer vs. Dynamite

    A house is being built behind me and in excavating the foundation they struck rock (shale) in one corner. A hammer on an excavator ran for 4 days straight, then I went to take a look. I was surprised at the small amount of rock that actually had been removed considering the length of time the...
  20. Steve Frazier

    Front Wheel Tilt

    This may sound like a silly question, but I've always wondered what the purpose of the front wheel tilt was? Does it increase traction to the front tires? I've watched graders work but have never operated one.
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