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  1. tylermckee

    Takeuchi tl130 aux hydraulics

    So we have an older kinda beat up tl130, when I activate the auxiliary hydraulics I loose bucket and boom functions. With aux activated I can dump the bucket but if I try to curl up the bucket dumps. Similar with boom, try to lift up and it goes down. Any clue what the deal is? The attachment...
  2. tylermckee

    Cat 415F IL diagnostic codes

    Anyone on here have some info on the following codes this machine started throwing? 2017 415f IL 5055-18 1888-3 653-6 639-2 2524-3 machine serial CAT0415FVPF400675 Machine is new to us, was running fine then had very little drive power (engine seems to be running ok) and warning light in...
  3. tylermckee

    Wheel saw trenchers

    Who's got experience running skid steer mounted wheel saws? Curious what type of production they can get in different soil conditions. Have a job coming up, 15 Miles of trench for 2" fiber optic conduit. 18" depth by 6"-12" width. All through paved streets, 3" max asphalt, ground is typically...
  4. tylermckee

    Metal in hydraulic system

    So we have found 3 small pieces of steel stuck in hydraulic couplers and a spool valve of our hx330. Dealer pointed blame at crusher bucket, I pulled the motor apart and it is pristine, what would be your next place to check? Pump on the machine? Machine also runs a breaker
  5. tylermckee

    Skid steer trencher production

    Anyone have much experience with these? have a job coming up that's 700' of power line trench. I can rent a 6"x48" trencher for our TL130, I've never used or been around them being used for anything other than irrigation systems. Trench needs to be about 42". Running through a field, no...
  6. tylermckee

    a day at the beach

    okay so more like 4 months at the beach, here are some pics from my current project. Its a 12' wide paved trail following an abandoned railroad grade. all the rail was pulled out years ago, ties were left, ive heard it was used up untill the 50/60's. its at the bottom of a 60-80' bluff, right on...
  7. tylermckee

    Trimble GCSFlex

    Anyone out there running or know anyone with this system? Looks like a decen low priced system for smaller contractor to get into GPS. I like the fact that the system is semi portable meaning I could switch between machine depending on what kind of job I'm at. Currently doing everything with...
  8. tylermckee

    Excavator thumb bleeding down

    Have a Hyundai 55, the thumb will drop from full open to closed in 10-15 seconds. The cylinder was rebuilt a while ago and didnt change the problem. The head of the service department tells me that if the thumb opens and closes as it should with the switch then it needs the cylinder rebuilt...
  9. tylermckee

    milky hydraulic oil

    Long story short we had our dealer out to CHANGE the hyd. oil in an excavator, and they didnt change it, they ran the old oil through a filter system they have and pumped it back into the machine. 1 day later we notice that the oil is very milky, looks like a brown/green milk. dealer so far wont...
  10. tylermckee

    production truck loading

    Video of me loading an old volvo with a 140, how many buckets does it take? :Banghead http://s72.photobucket.com/albums/i168/tylermckee/?action=view&current=140.flv
  11. tylermckee

    Breaker window?

    What do you guys use for a window on machines with breakers? We had a sheet of lexan but it was expensive and got trashed so quick that you could hardly see through it. Now i've just got a sheet of 1/4" plexiglass bolted on to protect the glass window. Will stop anything the breaker throws at me...
  12. tylermckee

    What's mud?

    Havent seen it in months, just lots of rock. These are some pics of a development we are putting in. 1. cleaning up a slope where we had a big cut 2. hardest rock i have ever seen, probably spent a good 2 days on it with a 4000lb breaker and MAYBE chipped a yard of rock off it. Have to make...
  13. tylermckee

    Pay attention to whats around you..

    http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2007/07/SR20Workzone.htm a man died today on a highway paving job near me. Hit by a street sweeper. sad
  14. tylermckee

    Get your wetsuit out...

    found this picture on another site (http://66.249.93.104/translate_c?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&langpair=fr%7Cen&u=http://photostp.free.fr/phpbb/viewtopic.php%3Ft%3D2482%26sid%3Db3390734221bbc708c300f748257f15c&prev=/language_tools) interesting machine
  15. tylermckee

    Hyundai 55

    Anyone else here run one of these? We just bought a new one. Ive spent the last 3 days on it and im starting to like it. decent size cab, lots of windows, only complaint about it is it would be nice to have a little more footroom as the boom swing pedal is a little bigger than the foot rest on...
  16. tylermckee

    Who's got RAIN

    Its pournig down right now, expected to get another 6" today. Flood warnings on all streams and rivers, some towns already being evacuated. there is talk of it being the most signifigant flooding since 1990. For perspective, we usually get about 6" for the entire month of November, and most...
  17. tylermckee

    Bright blue pipe?

    The other day i dug through a 3" gasketed bright blue pipe, never seen anything like it before, neither has anyone from the city, neither have about 15 other contractors and operators we asked. its not c900, its pretty thin wall looks simmilar to db120 wall thickness.its about this color. it...
  18. tylermckee

    65,000 pound filter

    this is the filter that is going at the end of some storm line we have to install for a development, its right behind a seawall, which we had to bust through to for the 24" pipe that dumps into the bay. the material i dug out for this thing was some reall wet nasty crap. the hole ended up being...
  19. tylermckee

    Bedding material

    What do you all use for bedding material when laying sewer/storm mainline? We have to use sand in my city, and i don't really like it. If youre using something like pea gravel it will fall around your pipe nice and easy, and you dont have to worry about compaction like you do with sand. Guys...
  20. tylermckee

    The most destructive member on HEF....

    WOLF! your always so excited about demo jobs and pics, have any of your own to share?:thumbsup
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