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    Eterra auger stopping too easily

    I have a Yanmar Vio 35 excavator running an Eterra 2500 hydraulic auger motor. The placard on the motor was 2975 PSI so I set the PTO relief valve to that. This thing just stops on the slightest resistance and I am starting to think there is something wrong with this auger motor. Any ideas?
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    Comparable Mini-Ex to a Backhoe?

    Possibly in the market for a mini excavator for a new construction home I am starting soon. I already have a 60hp ag tractor with a FEL, so I thought maybe an excavator would be a better route than a construction-size TLB. What size excavator would compare to a Deere 310 or 410? I have over a...
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    700 ft road during the wet season?

    I'm beginning a 700 ft driveway that will also be a designated fire access road. I need to be able to support a 40 ton fire truck and my geotech is telling me I need 7-10" of road base on top of a 95% compaction of the subgrade (Had a really crappy R-value come back, and I suspect I can get a...
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