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  1. LanceNE

    3rd Annual Southern Utah Biomass Field Day

    Join us September 19, 20 & 21 2012 in Beaver, Utah. www.utahbiomass.com -Sept 19 Utah Biomass Resources Group will hold their annual meeting highlighting experts in the biomass field. -Sept 20 vendors will be demonstrating biomass harvesting, handling, utilizing and transporting...
  2. LanceNE

    Catercarriage vs Terex/ASV survey

    All right, been a while since I posted. Usually takes some dumb a** thing with my Caterpillar skid steer to get me fired up again. This is for the ASV people out there - how many of you are having axles snap on your 80 and 100 HP machines? In particular, the front axles? We have broken or...
  3. LanceNE

    Cater stick

    Have a 287C with under 2500 hours....right joystick came uncalibrated. Mechanic came out, ran diagnostics, recalibrated. Said if it happened again, probably a joystick going bad. Next day, was uncalibrated again. Anyone else have any experience like this? I do understand with all the...
  4. LanceNE

    Caterpillar Undercarriage Recall?

    Keep hearing from numerous people through-out the country that have had Caterpillar undercarriage failures with both the CTL and MTL's. Lots being written right now about how Caterpillar is distancing itself from the MTL due to all the issues.....but a very strong point needs to be stated that...
  5. LanceNE

    CaterBling

    Old girl needed some new shoes! Tried a set of these Rubbertrax on my 287, liked them so far so trying a set on the 297 also.
  6. LanceNE

    Dymax 20inch shear working on Junipers and Pinyons

    Short clip of wifey shearing Pinyon and Juniper trees. she does a good job of getting them flush with the ground. http://www.youtube.com/user/LanceUT?feature=mhee#p/f/2/-22FnZaO4YQ
  7. LanceNE

    SuperTrak Biobaler making Pinyon/Juniper bales

    Short clip of BioBaler making bales out of pinyon and juniper trees in Utah http://www.youtube.com/user/LanceUT?feature=mhee#p/f/1/TpFgYqfA894
  8. LanceNE

    Fecon RTC22/500 8 working in Pinyon/Juniper forest

    Short clip of Fecons RTC 500 mobile chipper chipping Pinyon and Junipers in Utah Look at the monster of a branchy cedar at about the 50 second mark! http://www.youtube.com/user/LanceUT?feature=mhee#p/f/1/vylzkTuN28s
  9. LanceNE

    Cat to the Mat

    I know there has been quite a bit of talk about Cat's CTL issues. Just venting a little bit about what we've found out. - bought a 279C two years ago and immediately had derailing issues on extreme conditions. A side note, Cat advertised the CTL's to replace the MTL's on severe...
  10. LanceNE

    Bobcat & Dymax in Forestry Trial

    Forest Service grant to study cost efficiencies of harvesting Pinyon/Juniper trees. There will be up to 4 different systems tested. BioBaler was first, Fecon RTC 22-365 begins this week. Ponsse and Bruks possibly in the future. Using a combination of a Bobcat T320 and Dymax 20" shear we...
  11. LanceNE

    BioBaler in Utah

    SuperTrak BioBaler demonstrated in Beaver Utah, June 3 & 4. The BioBaler also participated in equipment trials immediately following the field day. Here are a few pictures: http://biobalerequipmenttrial.shutterfly.com/ Results of the trial and more pictures will be available in the future
  12. LanceNE

    Fecon RTC 22/500 at Southern Utah Biomass Field Day

    We held our 2nd equipment demonstration June 3 and 4 in Beaver Utah. Here is a clip of Fecons RTC 22/500 working. http://www.youtube.com/user/LanceUT?feature=mhee Here are a few pictures of the field day http://2011southernutahbiomass.shutterfly.com/[IMG]
  13. LanceNE

    Skid steer pulling trailer

    Wondering if anyone has ever pulled a trailer with a skid steer? I've heard that the older ASV were made for that. Have a 297C Cat and was going to weld a receiver hitch on. Looking at pulling a trailer full of logs or chips back in some remote country.
  14. LanceNE

    Southern Utah Biomass-Equipment

    Equipment demonstrations will include: - Fecon RTC22, an 8 wheeled Forwarder/Chipper - BioBaler by SuperTrak - University of Montana BioMax, a portable biomass gasifier - Bobcat Skid Steer with forestry attachment - Vermeer WC2300 Whole Tree Chipper - Dymax...
  15. LanceNE

    Southern Utah Biomass Equipment Demonstration

    This field day is geared to finding solutions with managing Pinyon/Juniper forests in the West. (For those of you unfamiliar with Pinyon/Juniper, the Utah Juniper is a close cousin to the Eastern Redcedar.) June 3 & 4, 2011 in Beaver, Utah. www.utahbiomass.com Leading experts in...
  16. LanceNE

    2nd Annual Southern Utah Biomass Field Day Additions

    We are excited about the addition of the BioMax from University of Montana to the field day line up. Field day is June 3 & 4, 2011 in Beaver, Utah. Will highlight harvesting, handling, processing and utilizing of Pinyon/Juniper wood. An added feature is the Forest Service received a grant to...
  17. LanceNE

    Southern Utah Biomass Field Day

    Not sure if this is where you are supposed to post events. I thought since all the work done in this terrain is done by skid steers, this would be a good place. We are having the 2nd Annual Southern Utah Biomass Field Day June 3 & 4, 2011 in Beaver, Utah. www.utahbiomass.com As you can...
  18. LanceNE

    Cat steel bogie wheels

    Have a question for all you MTL drivers... Looking at putting Bair steel bogie wheels on a 297C. I put steel idler wheels on about 6 months ago and they are working great. The conditions we are in are extreme and the composites are getting demolished. Has anyone had any luck with the...
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