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    Motor oil vs. Hydraulic fluid.

    I have a case tr320 that blew a hose to a final drive. It is on a job site, and I couldn't swing the cab up because the bucket was all the way down. Long story short, I bit the bullet and called the Case dealer and they sent out a service tech. He diagnosed it, said he had to order the hoses...
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    Sticker price

    I think I'm about to pull the trigger on a mini excavator. I'm not asking for specifics, but from preliminary talks with dealers, they are getting msrp for their units. Based on availability, I can believe that. On the other hand, I don't want to pay more than I have to. Has anyone bought a...
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    New business, need to rent equipment, leads on insurance?

    I'm just getting started, I have a job I need to rent an excavator for, so it's time to get business insurance. The rental agreement stipulates as follows: • GeneralLiability:$1,000,000/occurrence,$2,000,000/aggregate. • AutomobileLiability:$1,000,000 (only required for certain street-legal...
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    Is my trailer worthless? No GVWR info, attemting to get my cdl.

    I'm new to equipment and CDL trucks. I have a single axle dump truck, and a skid steer, and I'm working on getting my cdl right now. My father in law has an old, but good equipment trailer that he agreed to "sell" me. I'm planning on getting my class A cdl in my truck. I've already done a good...
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    The annoying "what equipment" thread, again

    So I'm buying some land that I'm building a small house on. It's unimproved, other than an old road cut into it that is old/ has no gravel. It is at the end of an unmaintined road that is pretty rough. The whole property is old forrest (all trees other than the road, hardwood and pine). I...
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    Financing a skid steer/ ctl

    I've been searching the internet, but can't seem to find the answer to this question. I'm interested in financing a used compact track loader for about $25000. Probably want to put as little down as possible so that I can use my cash to pay for an older single axle dump truck and a trailer...
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