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    0pinions on Equipment Unlimited in Oklahoma

    Makes a guy wonder how long this scam has been running, and how many people have been snookered already. I see ads similar on the local Craigslist for insane deals and "WE SHIP NATION WIDE". I just skip over those ads. If it looks too good to be true, it is.
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    Frames

    Security settings were blocking it.
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    0pinions on Equipment Unlimited in Oklahoma

    Wow, sorry to hear it went that way. Is he following up with his promise to spam call/text your phone? I don't get the desire for people to want to scam other people. Do unto others as you would want others to do unto you. I learned that lesson in Kindergarten. It's so simple, yet people...
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    Frames

    I tried to view the pdf, but it won't download. Not sure if its a link issue, or a security setting on my phone. I'll try from my computer later.
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    0pinions on Equipment Unlimited in Oklahoma

    So @Shimmy1 , does your dad believe it's a scam now? And what the heck did you say in your phone call to get that reply back?!
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    This will be an interesting thread moving forward......

    Years ago, when I was in the management training program for a large corporation, I was sent to a week-long seminar for 'soft skills'. There was value in what the seminar taught, but one of the biggest things I gleaned came from a VP that came and lectured our group one afternoon. He said "...
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    Overload of the Day

    Amazon built a large facility about 35 minutes North of my place about 2018ish. Busy, busy place. 2020 came, they got so busy, they built a second facility about ½ mile North of 1st facility. By the time they got it finished, they had optimized their other facility and demand had shrank back...
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    In my experience…

    Sounds like I need to put dash cams in our tractors with planting season approaching. The number of idiot driver stories I've amassed is staggering. I've only been hit once so far, but there have been too many close calls.
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    Memories for us old truckers

    Have a safe journey TS.
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    Memories for us old truckers

    This is where the gas engine competes against the diesel engine. Maintenence & Repairs, and quality of use. Turn the key, it starts. My father in law runs a used car dealership with service center. In our area, 4wd trucks are king and he sells a lot of them annually. He started steering...
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    This will be an interesting thread moving forward......

    Typical logger (and old farmers) fashion.
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    This will be an interesting thread moving forward......

    I bet the wife would you hire you on the spot. Full time machinist and day care center? Win-win for her. Lol My dad has retired from building and now picks up my kids every day from school. He watches them until my wife or I get out of work. For not being a 'kid person', he has found a lot of...
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    BCIII Cummins Rebuild.

    Sharp looking engine, probably nicer than when it out of the factory. @Truck Shop , when you build up your Big Cam engines, do you always build them to the same specs? I've tried to follow all of your discussions on engines, and I was just wondering if there is one CPL, or personal...
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    Advice

    I ran a 24" auger on the end of my Bobcat 753. (Not an excavator, I know) I don't have much auxiliary flow, or lift capacity. I just pecked away at the holes. I took smaller bites and didn't let the auger get overloaded. It worked very well and we got the polebarn footings done in pretty...
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    N14 R Model

    I've never swapped an OEM engine for an alternate, but if I were to, I would look for a dead truck that had the engine I wanted for all the peripheral parts. Engine mounts, sensors, wiring harness, gauges, etc. Years ago, I helped a guy dismantle 2 different donor trucks. He was building a '46...
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