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    pushing 12 yard piles

    We have a problem , we were going to finish a road using base course. the road is 15' wide with a fence on each side we are using a 140G , the problem is the dump truck driver didnt wait for anyone to show up to help him dump so the driver dumped three 12 yard loads of base in the middle of the...
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    966A Traxcavator with cab

    Well I just wanted to post some pics of the custom cab I built for the new Norscot 966A , this model is awesome , Norscot hit this one out of the park. as soon as I heard they were going to build this model I knew mine would have to have a cab, so I didnt have this model for more then a day...
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    Stump the blade opeerator(easy one)

    Sorry I meant to spell operator This is the inside of a old Cat blade, what model is it? and what do all these levers do ? , it should be easy for everyone
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    Bidding Sinkholes?

    I have fixed alot of sink holes before but I have never had to bid one until now, whats the best way to bid a sink hole when you cant see what you are getting into ?
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    Belly dump question , on road

    I am wondering when the first on road belly dump trailers were made , me and a buddy have a little wager going , I say they were first made in the late 50's early 60's he says they werent made until the mid 70's, anyone know when they were made ? anyone have pics of them? Thanks
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    Stump the TLB expert

    Heres the question , Who built the first rubber tire TLB and what year was it released? and was it operated by hydraulics? I hope some one knows because I dont, I think it was Case though
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    Mack B model wrecker

    Heres my 2 B model Macks in 1:24 scale, The bed says its a 650 Holmes , but I think it should be a 850 because a 650 is alittle small for what this truck would need if it were real, there is a ton of small details on these trucks , and alot that I had to make better , like the side and rear...
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    Custom Cat models and entire collection

    Heres afew of the custom Cat models I have done , I am still waiting on the "D10R " decals to come in and all of the 980C decals to come in , I would have waited to post them till after they were decaled but I dont have anything better to do , let me know what you think , and if you want to see...
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    Caterpillar D10L ?

    I have always been under the assumption that Cat never made a D10L , but I was searching through the dozers on machinery trader and came across 7 of them , so I stole a pic of one to post it here to see what others thought , it has a S/N 84W1184 , I know when the elevated sprocket dozers came...
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    Whats the deal with this??

    I was looking on Flickr and came across this , couldnt find anymore pics of it , anyone have any info about a 939C like this? This picture is not mine , so I cant take any credit for taking it
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    Cat 966A loaders

    Hi I am very interested about the old 60's era Cat 966 loaders , the old rigid frame rear wheel steer 966's , I have searched all over the web , found a hand full of pics (not good ones either) and no information, I've been wondering what engine they had in them , how they were to operate...
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    Fire dozers at the new California fire

    Hey I was wondering if anyone knew if there were any dozers at this new fire , I have heard from some people that they arent using any dozers there because there wasnt any room for them to work , anyone have any info ? or pics?
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    Cabel laying dozers

    Heres some pics of some cable laying dozers , they were putting 55 miles of fiber optic conduit near the town I live , never got a chance to see them in action , they did have a big rock saw on site for a while I only saw it breifly and whe I made it back to take pics the saw was gone , does...
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    My custom belly dump

    I was board so I thought I would post some pics of my belly dump I threw together one nite , and as a bonus you get a teaser of the W900 I customized , like I said I THREW it together in a couple hours so it oesnt have some of the same detail as others I have built but this one is fully...
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    Cat 315CL in the river ...working

    Here are some pics of a side job i picked up , I was operating a brand spankin new Komatsu WA250-5 had 19 hours on it when I first got in it , sometimes in the excavator and some in his Cat 430D with mechanical thumb we were doing a river restoration project building up the banks , making...
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    My D8K 77V

    Just wanted to try posting pics , so I thought what better pics to post then a 77V, I hope this works , first try
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    Excavator ripper attachments?

    Hi , I was wondering if anyone here uses ripper attachments for excavators and what your thoughts are ? we are thinking about buying one for our Cat 330C L, we will mainly be using it to rip through caliche ,rock and hard ground before digging , what are your thoughts on them , are they hard...
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    twin engine scraper throttle?

    Ok I have been around newer electronically controlled twin engine scrapers , and very few mechanically controlled scrapers (ie.627), My question is on the old mechanically controlled engines was there a throttle cable running from the pedal in the cab all the way through the neck , down the bowl...
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    Specs on a 955K

    We are looking at a used Cat 955K (61H) track loader with a ripper and general pourpose bucket, I was wondering if someone could give me the specs for one , like what engine it would have , hp, bucket capacity and operating weight Thanks
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    foam filled or air filled tires

    Me and my boss have been weighing the pros and cons of the two PROS foam filled no flats , longer life , lowers center of gravity CONS More weight to haul , rough ride , cost Pros Air filled ,cost (compared to foam filled) smoother ride, seems like they get better traction Cons, flats...
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