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A few projects I have done recently
Used mine for the first time a few weeks ago and it was great. I know the feeling. -
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A few projects I have done recently
I have the hydraulic pin grabber on my 305 and wouldn't have a mini without it; I have 4 buckets and a hammer so we are constantly swapping buckets. Also the occasional near max capacity lift it is nice as well. 48" smooth grading bucket is my favorite. The hydraulic was on back order so my... -
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A few projects I have done recently
I forget how much the subscription option was....I just entered year 2, but I opted for the physical hasp key. I don't get updates but the software is fairly mature imo, and I don't use near it's full capability as it is. I think I break even year 3? Not sure; my guess is the subscription has... -
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A few projects I have done recently
Wet! All is well; we have a full load of (mostly) good paying work. I purchased a 315ng with a SteelWrist tiltrotator and have full auto GPS on it; used it for the first time Wed and man it was great. Didn't acutally use the autos (long story) although they are supposed to work with the... -
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A few projects I have done recently
TBC is a steep learning curve. Given the type of work you describe it's better just to let someone else handle it; especially at that price. Having said that: Change orders...no problem, can have it back in a matter of hours; I do a lot of design build...priceless for that, especially when... -
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A recent job
Just used a vac truck the other day; it was a 1400 minimum up to 4 hours; 275 an hour after. Forget how much to dump but he dumped on site. Other guy was 8 hour minimum 400 an hour. Both guys have multiple trucks and work in industrial cleaning and maintenance. The guy I used had 3 or 4... -
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A few projects I have done recently
Sweet looking machine. I guess you haven't taken delivery yet? I wonder how it will do on fuel and power compared to the 325f? Another thing I have wondered...if you look at the specs of a 323 vs 325; they're listed as having the same hp....but the 323 has a 7.1 vs a 4.4 in the 325.....no way... -
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Just some work pics
I priced a demo two weeks ago that had a partial roof collapse due to clogged gutters....18k square feet of office....toast b/c of a few clogged gutters. ouch -
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Lube skid
We've been running 3-4 pieces of equipment daily and my two ~100 gallon truck tanks are struggling to keep up; that's for sure. And we're blowing through the grease. 1.) larger tanks would eliminate as many trips to my fuel distributor (job is only say 3 weeks long running this much iron, if... -
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279D right side drive motor issue
I changed my final drives (289d3) at 250 hours per the dealer recs and there was enough flakes in there I got on the phone and sent pics/email of what came out. He swore up and down that's normal wear but man there was some metal in that fluid. They recommend every 500 hours after the...- savman
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- Forum: Compact Track/Multi Terrain Loaders
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A few projects I have done recently
One more thing I'll add; It rained Friday before we started and rained (like hell) Saturday after we finished. I don't have to tell you CM, but it's been about working in windows to get jobs done with this weather we've had. I was blading grass off when we started and had to pull a couple... -
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A few projects I have done recently
Finished pics I do a fair amount of work like this. After I got the topo and features loaded into TBC we couldn't build the parking lot exactly like they wanted. Had to move a parking space from one side to the other to shift the entrance up the hill some to get in between the fire hydrant... -
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A few projects I have done recently
Took the leap and got TBC...I was reluctant to buy it (actually had a trial); man was I wrong there. Got a chance to do a job on short notice. All I had to work from was a 2d .pdf of the shape of the proposed parking lot and 'we want it here'; there were some constraints as well (more on that... -
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A few projects I have done recently
How well did the air curtain burner work? How deep was the pit (below grade) and how much debris was left after using it? -
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1988 Cat 953 - Caterpillar. My First Track Loader
CM1995 would probably be better suited to ask about his machine control (we have identical setups I believe); I've only used the machine control on one job and it was nearly completed....I bought the base/rover last summer and only recently added the d3. I can tell you there are different...- savman
- Post #296
- Forum: Track Loaders (NOT CTL)
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1988 Cat 953 - Caterpillar. My First Track Loader
I'm pretty sure I saw that machine at Construction Laser when it was getting fitted out......say around early last summer or late spring; I was shopping machine control and came to check out the Leica total station machine control. I remember thinking it looked like a clean, tight machine...- savman
- Post #294
- Forum: Track Loaders (NOT CTL)
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A few projects I have done recently
Have you proof rolled it again? I have become a believer in the geogrid....were you able go direct to Tensar? we used triax on super horrible conditions with 6" 34's, 6" 57s for a drain layer (encapsulated top and bottom with fabric), and 12" GAB. Passed proof roll on first pass. Asphalt has... -
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Demolition, clearing and grading
I second what CM said; the grapple looks awesome. Every time I load cans I'm always thinking about a rotating grapple. -
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Demolition, clearing and grading
Landclearer, What do you make of the Genesis sorting grapple? Is it something you wish you'd had all along? Or just nice to have type thing? Any uses besides sorting wood/metal demolition?