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    Working the National 1300A

    Somebody forgot to put their beams out.... :) Its was probably the "don't block the driveway" nonsense. It always irritates me when they want you to bring in crane, counterweight truck, semi with a chiller unit, but "we need access for the customers- so you can't block anything." WELL...
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    Memories for us old truckers

    I looked at buying one of those railroad wreckers once, but there' s just not that many things to use one for. I've seen the holmes ones and P&H made one too, I think.
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    Cam hook truss setter

    It usually works out the same (time wise), setting trusses one at a time vs flying up four at a time. Unless I'm just laying them down.
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    Sterling l9500 dip stick part number

    Picture from vander haags. https://www.vanderhaags.com/detailview.php?part=24726546
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    Sterling l9500 dip stick part number

    The "frequently purchased with" numbers were 136-4332 outer dia. oil tube 228-4947 oring 161-1827 oil level steel tube.
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    Sterling l9500 dip stick part number

    The vanderhaags listing showed a picture of the dipstick, and it gave a part # of 136-4333, which shows as a good cat part number. It also showed "frequently purchased with" a new tube and o ring on the cat website. https://parts.cat.com/en/catcorp/136-4333
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    Sterling l9500 dip stick part number

    go to your local junkyard and tell them you need a c-10 dipstick and tube. Vanderhaags showed one at $58 but I don't think its in stock, sorry.
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    This will be an interesting thread moving forward......

    He's just getting it cleaned up.
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    322bl long reach, stick cylinder barrel cracked beyond repair, need one asap cat part #116-9123

    Never seen that before either. That's impressive.
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    Starting a crane service

    You would have much more work with a boom truck as cuttin edge recommends. Spider work is super specialized and I just don't think you would stay busy with one. The spyder really shines in a area with a lot of large buildings with small access. Think of putting the crane in a service...
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    This will be an interesting thread moving forward......

    Good thing you guys don't come around my shop, I'd be fired in a heart beat. I've always got a mess of oil, antifreeze and oil dri. I try, but I'm a pig. I will say this place has helped, in that I feel shame over my situation at times, and do better about cleaning up. But I guarantee my...
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    Overload of the Day

    Wife is in "spring garden mode". Evidently made a home depot run for mulch and had the honda loaded down when I got back from work today. I spotted the camber as I pulled in. There's probably 5 pickups setting at the shop. But she'll load the pilot to the gills and then complain that it...
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    Cam hook truss setter

    Most of the trusses I set are bigger than you can pick in a single point. When they are small enough to pick in a single point, the center is usually covered by a metal plate, and I saw on their web site - only supposed to pick on wood. Can't pick a double, can't pick a triple. Last week...
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    Newbie buying used Cat Excavator - Opinions, Recommendations ?

    Last I checked, 15 head and 50 acres is not enough to live on as a cattle farmer. But I'm guessing this is a retirement hobby farm situation. And he's playing the 'if it costs $30k to get the work done, I can buy a $30k excavator, do the work myself, and resell excavator when I'm done" game...
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    Case 580E problems

    Take pictures of what you are missing and where, I have no idea if the housing you are talking about missing a plug in, is a wet or dry housing, but someone here will know.
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