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    Jlg 40 h help please

    I have bought a older Jlg with the air cooled Diesel engine. First all the ground controls work fine. The prob is when you are in the basket and you press the foot pedal after about 20 sec the machine dies and it kicks the 30 amp breaker on the ground . When I bought it the owner stated it will...
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    Swing brake

    I have a 2006 hitichi 160 lc 3 trackhoe. I had what I though was a trackmotor go out. I took the trackmotor apart and put it back together in the field it works fine now. The issue is Have is the swing brake will not let loose unless you push either lever to move the tracks the it will...
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    Please help bidding a job

    I have several pieces of equipment and dump trucks. Our local lake has has a bad flood and have several loads of brush debris on the banks around the camp sites. And when I mean several prob over a 1000 loads. Rules state no burning and all have to be removed from government grounds. 35...
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    Track trouble

    I have a hitachi 160 excavator. It has several hours and has had a hard life. The operator started digging today and said the left track would not pull its self. I assumed the track motor went out. Then he called back and said the left track is working but the other one will not pull its...
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    Matience records

    I'm just trying to get some ideas here. We have several trucks,several dump trucks, and lots of equipment. How do you guys keep records. Do you keep up with every oil change, every hydraulic hose break or a busted tire. Do you keep a file for each one or use excel or what. Just trying...
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    Loading a scraper with a excavator

    I have a quick question has anyone ever loaded a scraper with a excavator instead of pushing with a dozer. We are in a pit where pushing wouldn't work. Thanks for any advice
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    Best way to get equipment clean

    I had a big Gas powered pressure washer / steam cleaner that done a pretty good job on grease and muck buildup on our equipment . Well needless to say some thief decided they needed it for drug money I'm sure. Anyone have any advice on what I should buy to replace the stolen one. I want...
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    Fiat allis 65 motor grader transmission troubles

    I have a older fiat allis 65 motor grader that has been abused for a long time before I bought Tha asphalt company it came with. Last week I had it hang In between gears and after looking the seal on the front of the transmission behind the parking brake drum was out. So after pulling the drum...
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    Need business help

    We are a 10 year old company and to start this is a little embarsing but I'm now 34 years old and have grew this company from one dump truck to doing over 8 million a year . Here's is the bad side I started this business writing checks doing payroll from my kitchen table. We have now built a...
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    Blawknox asphalt batch plant with pugmill 125tph. Forsale

    I'm selling my portable asphalt plant. It's a complete running plant. It has to material boxes, diesel drum dryer pugmill bucket conveyor 100 ton holing silo 10000gal hot ac tank hot oil heater 2 8000 gal fuel tanks. This is a complete running plant that needs nothing. Located in. Southern...
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    Moving dirt

    I'm starting a new job building a extension on a airport . There is around 30000 cubic yards. I own 4 dump trucks of my own and have a 220 komatsu excavator. The pit is a half mile away. My question is what's the best method to make this job successful and profitable. There is no room to get...
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    Cummims engine please help

    I have a 82 international dump truck it has a 400 bigcam in it. Last week the rod in the aircompressor broke. I replaced with another aircompressor drove it about 50 miles and it done it again. I replaced with another compressor and its trying to do it again. It seems like it's not getting...
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