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  1. 805DirtDog

    Best wheel loaders

    Ive only ran different deeres, a komatsu, and Cats (950, 966, 972) The 966g was by far my favorite. Not a fan of the deeres. The komatsu was fine.
  2. 805DirtDog

    How big of a dozer can I haul?

    Wow, I wish we could haul that much. We are 12/34/34 in commiefornia. I haul the 700k occasionally and sweat seein the DOT
  3. 805DirtDog

    Overload of the Day

    We were good on the weight ;)
  4. 805DirtDog

    Swimming pool Removals and Demolitions

    I’ve demoed a few out here. All gunnite with a **** ton of rebar. We work our way down from the coping with a hoe mounted breaker. Process as you go (remove most of the steel) and as the bottom of the pool fills up with rubble it’s easy to get a couple clean loads out before dealing with the mud...
  5. 805DirtDog

    Mini Excavator/Hammar

    Was it a hammer or a drill?
  6. 805DirtDog

    What's your hoe doing?

    that sounds like a fun one
  7. 805DirtDog

    What's your hoe doing?

    it’s HDPE water pipe we are using for drainage.
  8. 805DirtDog

    What's your hoe doing?

    Layin pipe. Above ground in this case.
  9. 805DirtDog

    Looking to get back at it

    Local 3 halls are Dispatchin from the C list. Quick way into $50 an hour
  10. 805DirtDog

    Freightliner M2 Dump Truck

    For that iron a 1 ton pickup or 26k bobtail dump and 14k trailer will work, one piece at a time that is. A lot smaller investment if it doesn’t work out.
  11. 805DirtDog

    Will haulers load a mini excavator?

    They’ll load it. Part of the job.
  12. 805DirtDog

    Replacing a culvert

    Slurry to springline to fill the haunches is the best bet if it’s in the budget. That’s what we’re doin for Caltrans anyways.
  13. 805DirtDog

    Looking for my first dump truck

    FWIW we just got a used 2012 pete 367 from a dealer outside of Houston. The boss didn't want to spend much as it's rarely billable aside from mobilization. It has about 450k miles, 8ll tranny, isx12. Came with a brand new bed from some local fab shop. No ar500 or hardened steel liners or...
  14. 805DirtDog

    Topcon hiper pro

    Should. I wouldn't want anything older than a fc500 data collector though. I use the hyper V and fc500 combo and love it.
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