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    1997 Ford LT9000 tandem dump truck

    Figured I'd start a thread on this new tandem dump I just bought, have some small repairs and maintenance to do, then upfit the truck with hitch, tool box(es), barn door conversion, new tires, etc. Truck is a 1997 Ford LT9000, 485K mi -210" WB, 19'9" bridge formula, 56,600 GVWR -16K front axle...
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    • Forum: Trucks
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    Looking at dump trucks again, single axle vs tandem

    I'm back looking to upgrade my dump truck situation, having a hard time deciding which direction to go. I currently have a 1980 F600 gas 429, 5+2 with a 10' dump (23K gwvr) and a 1988 F700 7.8 diesel 5+2 10' dump (30K gvwr). Would like to sell one or both of those trucks and upgrade to something...
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    • Forum: Trucks
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    USDOT # and IFTA for non commercial use?

    Something I've been wondering, can you use a "commercial vehicle" for private use without a USDOT number and IFTA sticker? Situation in question is this: I have a Class 7 medium-duty truck + 11-ton pintle hitch trailer, registered at 40,000lbs gross, that I use for my construction business. In...
    • MG84
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    • Replies: 41
    • Forum: Trucks
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    Cost of Owning vs Renting vs Hauling equipment

    Lets discuss the costs involved with lesser used equipment. For my business this would be a larger excavator (80-130 size), vibratory pad foot compactor, larger dozer, etc. These are things that I really could use, but maybe not justify owning, at least not right now. Something like the...
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    Case 450C, mixing old and new bottom rollers

    I've got a bad bottom track roller on my Case 450C wide track dozer, rear most roller on the right. I have a new one to replace it with but trying to decide if that is a good idea to mix new and old rollers due to the difference in height. The dozer has 2700hrs on it and I believe the...
    • MG84
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    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Dozers
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    Why do we need so much stuff?

    I spent the day today cleaning up around the shop and it got me thinking: why do we seem to need so much more stuff to do our jobs today than in decades past? I think this applies to most any construction trades, but for me specifically it’s carpentry, fencing and excavating. For the most part...
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    Heaped capacity of backhoe and excavator buckets

    First off, why is this information so hard to find for a lot of models? Seems like one of the most basic specs needed for any sort of digging/loading calculations. At best they may give you a range of bucket capacities on the spec sheet, but that is of little value when you don’t know if its a...
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    What is a good brand of frost free hydrants?

    Just wanted to get everyone’s opinion on who makes a good frost free hydrant these days? I have always used the blue made in USA Simmons brand hydrants and had good luck, but I think they’ve changed something about them lately. I used to get 10-15yrs out of one before having any trouble with it...
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    Hauling 40 tandem loads over residential paved driveway

    I’ve got a job coming up that will require bringing in ~400cy of fill dirt to build a pad. Lot is wooded, narrow, and somewhat steep so the paved asphalt driveway is the only access in. Not sure on the thickness of the driveway but it looks to be in good condition except for a few cracks in one...
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    Spool valve stuck, flush hyd lines or not?

    A few weeks back the tilt function on my Case 450C dozer stuck in one direction. You physically could not push the spool valve in the other direction, only neutral and tilt to the left. Took it apart by sliding the offending spool up and out of the valve block and sprayed some brake clean and...
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    Pads and flat work with an excavator

    I've been seeing more and more guys using an excavator for pads, flat work, stripping topsoil etc. Usually it's a mini or mid sized excavator and the jobs are your average prep for a garage slab, pole barn pad, boxing out a driveway, nothing huge. These are jobs that traditionally would have...
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    Trenching 1/2mi, 2ft deep, backhoe vs mini ex

    I'm in the planning stages for a job I'll hopefully be doing in the next month or two. It's an NRCS cost share job for one of my regular customers and will involve fencing, new well installation, and installation of 3 automatic cattle waterers and maybe a frost free hydrant or two. The area...
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    Upfitting an International 4700

    I recently picked up a nice 2000 International 4700 with a DT466E/Allison MT643, with what I'll call a 14' stake bed for lack of better term (see my other thread on the bed if interested). Truck is 32K GWVR, air brakes, A/C, cruise, radio, everything I wanted except an air ride seat (which may...
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    • Forum: Trucks
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    What taper does Kubota use for tie rod ends?

    I realize this is probably a long shot, but my mother has a Kubota B2920 tractor that the drag link came off at the steering box, possibly damaging the taper on the pitman arm. She got the drag link back on but the castle nut (new, OEM) won't tighten enough to make the taper tight, nor get a...
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    Dump trailers, why does everyone love them?

    Hope I don’t step on any toes by posting this, but something that’s been baffling me for the past few years is the extreme popularity of small dump trailers. Lets say anything from 7-20k gvwr, tag along or gooseneck. Seems to me they are quite expensive, very limited in capacity and become an...
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    What kind of bed is this and what should I do with it?

    I'm purchasing this IH 4700 pictured below for my farm and construction business. I need a truck with a 14 ft flatbed for hauling materials, tools, equipment, etc and pulling a 22K pintle hitch trailer. It currently has a 14 foot "stake bed" on it, but the sides are not removable like an...
    • MG84
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    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Trucks
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    Low mileage 2016 F450 6.7 Turbo and DPF system failure

    I'm posting this for my father, trying to do a little research to get to the bottom of some fairly serious trouble he's been having with his truck. It's a 2016 F450 cab chassis, 4wd, 6.7 diesel, purchased new, truck currently has about 56,000mi on it. It is primarily used for towing and hauling...
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    What’s your favorite thumb for Kubota KX033/KX040/U35?

    Picked up a nice used 2020 Kubota U35-4 yesterday, came with the Kubota style quick coupler and 24” bucket. I’ll be adding a 16” trenching bucket and maybe a 36” clean out bucket along with a hydraulic thumb. I don’t really care for the thumb Kubota offers these days, it’s too narrow and in the...
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    Most profitable combo of excavators, and hauling CTL/mini ex together

    I'm back to looking at excavators for my agricultural construction and excavating business. I've narrowed it down to buying one machine new or gently used, in the 3.5-6 ton class and possibly later a second larger machine in the 8-16 ton class. For right now I'm concentrating on the mini, but...
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    Sizing pull type equipment to crawler vs wheeled tractors

    Looking to purchase a sheeps foot roller and pull type scraper sometime in the next year or two for various projects I have up coming. I’d like to size them to the equipment I already have if possible. Looking to be able to use each piece interchangeably between my largest field tractor and my...
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