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    40 Years ago Mt. St. Helens

    Many loggers and others lost their lives when it blew the top off the mountain. Hard to believe it has been 40 years ago today that Mt. St. Helens erupted. Don't forget those who lost their lives 40 years ago, and were never found! The only bright spot is that it happened on Sunday when many...
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    Demag CC8800 in Las Vegas

    Just wondering if any one has seen the monster Demag CC8800 that is being used to assemble the sphere, in Las Vegas at the Madison Square Garden sphere at the Venetian? My brother sent me .a clipping out of the news paper from Las Vegas. It's is the 4th largest crawler crane in the world. It...
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    2017 Cat 305E Throttle problem

    The return to idle when not operating the excavator, now goes to full throttle. When you stop operating the machine in a in a few seconds the motor revs up to full speed and stays there. It used to return to idle when you stopped moving the controls. Does anyone know if I have a setting in...
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    Dexpan

    Anyone have any experience using Dexpan on concrete with rebar or mess in it? I have a building to tear down that has a concrete floor, and part of the basement the ceiling walls and floor I am guessing are concrete with rebar. Not sure I can get close enough with my skidsteer and hydraulic...
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    24" Excavator bucket

    New CP excavator bucket 24" heavy duty with Wayne Roy type 036 quick hitch top hook toothed bucket capacity .57 s/n452-113987-2 $950.00
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    Loader Bucket John Deere 755

    I have a brand new loader bucket for a John Deere crawler loader for sale. New John Deere 755 crawler loader bucket 102" wide 3.2 cubic yard #AT351415 Located in Northern Illinois Call 815-590-2965
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    Bucket 4 John Deere 755

    I have a brand new bucket for a John Deere 755 crawler loader 102" wide 3.2 cubic yard #AT351415 $3500 Have pictures if you need them let me know.
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    Dragline mining for Mosaic south of Tampa Fl.

    I see a bunch of draglines working around the area here south of Tampa. They are mining phosphate just wondered if anyone knew what make they are and the sizes? Looks like pretty big machines lots of boom sticking up that I can see from the road, but hard to tell the size of them. Thanks.
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    Logging video made in the 1940's

    I saw this video made in the 1940's cutting Redwood trees off spring boards. All the way up to the saw mill. Lots of good old hard labor back then. Lowering the loaded rail car by cable, to the a train. Had wondered how they got a big log down to where a train could operate...
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    John Deere 755 Loader Bucket

    A brand new John Deere 755 crawler loader bucket 3.2 cu. yd. smooth lip with holes for teeth.
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    John Deere 755 Bucket

    A brand new John Deere 755 crawler loader bucket 102" wide 3.2 cu. yd. No teeth but has holes for them in the lip.
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    8 buildings in town burned, needing demolition.

    8 buildings on Main St. that burned last week will need to be cleaned up. It is a small rural town in N. IL. I am sure you will need all kinds of certificates as they were old and without a doubt have Asbestos like so many old buildings have. If interested let me know and I sure will try to...
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    009 Madill yarder

    There is a Madill 009 Yarder w/Dragline Bucket coming up fro sale on Iron Planet this week. It is located in Colorado, just in case someone is looking for one. http://www.ironplanet.com/jsp/equip/auction.jsp?groupId=6252
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    Thanksgiving

    Hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving Day!
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    East Coaster's

    Hope things don't get as bad as it is looking for you. Better find some high ground, and hunker down. Good Luck!
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    John Deere 320 D

    I got a chance to run a new J D 320D today that the township just got. I was installing new driveway metal culverts with my backhoe and they wanted me to try it out. I am used to a joy stick on my Case thet move very easy, the J D steering levers moves very hard. I know it is new, but if they...
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    How much play in pin is to much?

    I looked at a used John Deere excavator today, how much is to much play in the boom pin and bucket pin? I was by myself so only could watch the movements, I would guess the bucket pin when you lift it off the ground or let it down and put weight on it was .375" play. The lower boom pin...
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    John Deere 120C

    Thinking of purchasing a JD 120C this year with a hyd. thumb and aux. Have a couple houses to demo and at least one basement so far to dig. I have some other buildings of my own to demo also, they don't pay well though. I can move it on a trailer behind a dump truck, pretty easy most of the...
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