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  1. dozerman

    skidsteer tires on backhoe?

    My local tire supplier says "everyone" uses skidsteer tires on the front of 4wd backhoes. Is this true? I am leary of being the guinne pig. The skid steer tire is 10 ply and has a speed limit stamped in the tire of 5mph. The hoe tires that are on the machine are 12 ply. And have had a good...
  2. dozerman

    50's Insley Excavator?

    One of my rock suppliers has this sitting at the pit. He says he ran it last week. It weighs 40 ton. It takes a large arm to run it 8 hours a day, but it will load faster than a modern 3 yard hydraulic loader (so I am told). Is it worth a $1000? Anyone know anything more about this...
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    Estimate form/unit cost

    Hello, Does anyone use a spread sheet to build a price, using unit costs? If so, do you care to share it? Looks like this board will accept a Word file (.doc) and an Excell file can be embedded in Word.......Thank you administraiters. I am a small firm that uses a paper note pad for bids...
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    Blue Exhaust

    Hi, My '86 International dump (L10 Cummins) for sometime smokes more than most. The mornings are the worst coming down the hill at 1/4 throttle. Big billowing clouds of blue smoke. A buddy of mine said the injectors are due, but another said flat cams. Injectors are $1600 for 6 rebuilds...
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  6. dozerman

    Cat D3G

    Hello, Anyone have anything to say about Cat's D3G hystat dozer? My TD-7E is tired and people tell me the hydrostatic is the way to go. Mainly because of the power to both tracks in turns. But...do they push as hard as my TD-7 used to? The draw bar specs seem low on the Cat at speed...
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