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    "Feeling" lines with the backhoe

    I have seen a boring contractor cut telephone duct and take SBC 3 weeks before they closed hole. The contractor did not pay a dime for repair miss marked by 7 feet.operator of boring machine said he felt hitting cable pushing 24" casing.He only hit two 3" cables out of about 20.Then he pulled...
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    "Feeling" lines with the backhoe

    I find it more scary to have a operator that can't tell the if he's digging in rock or dirt.When your sticking your bucket in the ground and your digging most of the time depending on what kind of soil it is. A operator should tell if there is something in trench harder then soil around it. I...
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    "Feeling" lines with the backhoe

    The next time i take on a hard job where some foreigner that but the plow before horse.I will make video.I took on a sewer and 12" storm sewer with 5-4' catch basin's with 4' sumps for a guy.He built two townhouses and but in all other services in.I took it in middle of winter with 2' to 3' of...
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    Chain hooks on buckets

    I welded a D ring in center of my bucket just under step inside bucket.Its on a 02 case 90xt i have not had any bending of back of bucket or anything.I have tested it to max.I had a peterbuilt with load stuck up to center of axle it was 54,500 pounds. A skidsteer with tracks will no pull it but...
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    "Feeling" lines with the backhoe

    What i ment we locate lines by hand i dig around gas, water or what ever by machine.As long as i have seen pipe i can dig around pipe with machine and it get covered i have alist top of pipe uncovered by hand.I offen touch pipe with machine.
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    septic systems with a skid

    We use roll plastic and plastic drop boxes and gravel trench starts 3' feet from box. We stub out from box with 3' feet of rigid 3034 pvc the switch to roll plastic.We are allowed up to 100' feet out of each side of box. We are not allowed to but septics in wet or frozen soils.Now days less...
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    "Feeling" lines with the backhoe

    I don't know what you guy are talking about pilot controls they are more precise then old style controls.I dig i can feel plastic pipe.My father could feel 1/2 gas pipes with old controls.I make alot of operators scared the way i dig.I can dig all dirt from around utility with machine.I not...
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    septic systems with a skid

    I have install 1000 feet in one day with a rubber tired backhoe with one helper.I dig ditch dump 6" in bottom of trench install corrugated pipe and dump trench to two inchs over pipe.I have had inspector who took shoots on pipe in four places on every trench.I never check pipe grade after...
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    Gearing for a S/A dump

    I drive a peterbuilt tri-axle dump with 375 cummins and a 9 speed it hauls 15.80 tons and grosses 55,500 it runs 1450 rpm at 60 mph.Every 100 rpms it gains 5 mph in speed.I have Hauled a load and pulled a 20,000 pound trailer no problem.It tops out about 100 or so.
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    tricks of the trade

    I was thinking of have my locks rekeyed on my machines with my own key code to help delay Equipment theft.It only cost about $25.00 to rekey its getting out of hand about bobcat keys fit case. Even a dealer got 6 machines stolen from dealership here in northern IL.
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    Grading and such

    I would not be afraid of grading with skidsteer its only moving 200 yards. I would stay away from rubber track skidsteer and rent a 90-xt case with steel tracks. I have graded up to 6-acre subdivion with my skidsteer. The last 1-acre site I done another excavator left black dirt and filled...
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    Roll over

    I operate my case 90 xt full controls forward and reverse never slowing down to change direction .I even use 2 speed spreading materal.The ride is smooth I have 18" wide steel track on it. I operate it like im digging with a backhoe.I had it on some steep grades with the loader four feet in air...
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