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    How to dig straight trench with excavator?

    Just wondering what y'all's method is for digging straight trench with an excavator is. Typically we use trenchers for digging our trenches but occasionally we use an excavator. I can run excavator pretty well (in my opinion) but never can keep ditch straight as I would like. I've tried a...
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    a/c diagnosing and repair

    We have around 30 vehicles and pieces of equipment at our company. I pretty much can work on anything except for a/c repair. I have no experience with a/c repair and know little to nothing about it. I have a basic understanding of the main components in the a/c system but that is about it...
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    Had to share this with everyone

    Got a call Wednesday from the owner of our company saying that there was water of something in the power steering fluid reservoir on his king ranch welding truck. They were working about hour and a half away, I was thinking there is no way water got into the power steering system but I didn't...
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    Genie S60 manlift refubishing

    We have a genie S60 manlift that we are planning on doing some refurbishing work on. It’s in pretty good shape for the most part but the wiring harness is completely shot on it. We plan on completely replacing all the wiring, including any relays, switches or similar. Also, I plan on...
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    vacuworx? any one know about these

    Don't know if this is the proper place to post this but I figured since this system is mainly used on excavators this was the best place for it. I was just wondering if anyone has experience using the vacuworx lifting system. The vacuworx system seems awesome but I haven't really talked to...
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    Fuel Injection Pump Timing

    Just curious, I was reading a post up under the loader/backhoe tab about someone replacing fuel injection pump and was wondering how you can get a pump in time if you accidently get it out of time (besides calling an expert). The reason I ask is a friend and me did a motor rebuild on a CAT 420E...
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    Small oil spill clean up

    Just wanted to share a couple of pictures of the mess I have been cleaning up the past couple of days. Didn't know where else to post it, just posted it here because the work was all done with a backhoe. One picture is the oil spill, then the other is after I got done cleaning it up.
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    New member from West Texas in the pipline construction industry

    Hi everyone, I am a mechanic foreman/equipment operator working for a pipeline construction company in West Texas. I have operated a pretty wide range of equipment but mostly for oilfield work. Equipment I have operated and I am proficient with include: cranes (15ton-80ton), excavators, wheel...
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