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    Used 5.5 to 6.5 ton Excavator Recommendations

    I’m looking for a ‘new to me’ excavator in the 12,000 lbs range. I do not want to have an overly ‘computerized’ excavator. Something circa 1998 to 2002 should suffice hydraulically (pre load sensing systems I imagine) and be relatively straightforward to maintain/modify. But, I want one...
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    Cracked Boom Pictures! Suggestions?

    Icestationzebra, (what a great moniker!) I’m from the “if a little is good, and a lot is better, then too much is just about right” school of engineering design. Overbuilding is good. Overbuilding works. Overbuilding keeps Murphy from winning too often! Perhaps the use of CAE & FEA is...
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    3rd / 4th / 5th Valves & Auxiliary Hydraulic Circuits & Attachment Requirements

    I want to be able to have the following mounted on a 6 ton excavator at all times– Hydraulic pin grab coupler Then I want to be able to mount at least one of the following (and often both) - Helac Rototilt If I wanted to use either of these independently I would need a hydraulic...
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    Cracked Boom Pictures! Suggestions?

    ih100, Sometimes because Murphy and Mother Nature are asleep at the wheel, rather than conspiring together against us. Sometimes by ‘overbuilding’ (thereby needlessly stealing natural resources and energy from future generations in the process). And, in cases like this, by ‘externalizing...
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    Excavators on Slopes

    scrub puller & robin yates uk– Yes, I should have provided a fuller description of the work I need to do. The property is littered with big trees, some of which predate the revolution/rebellion (depending on your national perspective), and many of which predate the Civil War. NONE of these do...
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    Excavators on Slopes

    My girlfriend owns a farm in western PA that dates back to 1787. There is very little flat land on the property. 5 to 10 degrees is the average slope, and much of the land that needs to be developed slopes from 25 to 35 degrees. 30 degrees (not percent) seems to be the most quoted...
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    Cracked Boom Pictures! Suggestions?

    In all likelihood the crack pictured is indicative (as Craft ‘theorized’ in post #10) of at least one inherent design/process flaw. Craft’s musing that this crack (and other similar cracks) might be attributed to the early stages of robotic welding that possibly contributed to a penetration...
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    towing a tag along

    Yes there is a maximum truck & trailer length that can’t be exceeded, but it varies by state and (in some states) by road category. The two most prevalent lengths quoted for paved roads are in the mid 50 to mid 60 foot range.
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    Importing Used Machinery from Europe (ie. dealing with the EPA & CBP)

    Has any forum member imported any post 1996 machinery that required an EPA Certificate of Conformity to show compliance with the US Tier I emissions regulations? I’m contemplating purchasing and importing a 1998 excavator from Europe that has a Perkins 704-30 engine. While I’m fairly...
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