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    Cat 924g Monoboom opinions

    Hi all, I am looking at a 924g with a mono boom. I've never had any experience with these. Any opinions or experience good or bad?
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    Deere emissions timeline

    Hi All I am looking at a Deere 444k at remote auction. It's a 2011 model. Does anyone know if it would have DPF yet or if it is pre emissions?
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    Failed compaction test

    Hi all, I’ve never failed a compaction test before but I guess there’s a first time for everything. We had a spot repair job with a bunch of locations and the compaction results are coming back at around 90%. They are mostly ductile iron pipe installs about 4 to 5 feet deep. I’m not sure where...
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    Trash pump discharge sizes

    Hi all, I have a project coming up where I'd like to use a 6" trash pump with a 4" discharge pipe. Will this just reduce the discharge capacity or will it cause problems with the pump? Thanks
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    Soil Screening

    Hi All, I got a soil screener/shreader running in our yard now. It has been a lot of fun and already and already paid for itself. Anyone else screening? How do you like it after a while? Do you mix compost? How do you kill seed out of your soil piles?
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    Wheel Excavators

    Hello All, We do a lot of work that has us sitting on black top or other hard surfaces. Our work is 90% municipal/commercial (parks, playgrounds, sewer repair, ADA improvements). I am thinking of adding a wheel excavator to the stable. Does anyone run one? What do you use it for? Right now...
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    Let's talk Automatic Lubrication

    Hi All, I have Royer soil screener that I would like to add some type of auto lubrication to. There are a lot of grease points in difficult areas and it's a dusty environment by the nature of the task. There are four belts running at vastly different rpms with four greased bearings each. My...
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    How many hours is too many?

    Hello All, A little bit about my business. I do small/light civil construction and commercial ti (sometimes). Projects such as apartment stormwater systems, parks, school playgrounds, restroom buildings and side sewer. I also have a separate company that does septic and septic pumping. As...
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    Missing machine catagory

    Why don't they make a cross between a mtl (tracked skid steer) and a traditional large track loader. Keep the following from the mtl: 1. Ground speed 2. Rubber track or steel with rubber pad option 3. standardized hydraulic quick change 4. hi flo aux curcuit Keep the following from the large...
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