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Recent content by DMiller
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BCIII Cummins Rebuild.
I would love to get into that here, but have NOT the space. My own 900 should have Single Rails installed to replace the Double Rails. A little MORE WB would be an improvement for adding a Lift Steerable. -
Working the National 1300A
Not politically correct but clear sky or often undeterminable fires were from ‘Jewish Lightning’. Dates from the days when that community owned quantity of tenement housing and limited function small business. Would be miraculous fires of no life lost but a structure nearly completely... -
Truck prices
Locally trucks just prior to Tier 2 are still moving, maintenance records and ownership involvement to keep fully functional seem to be the enticements for purchases. 2004 Navistar long hood with integrated bunk million mile chassis was advertised with Certified overhaul on its Cummins ISX with... -
Overload of the Day
‘35, that was a ton of money, most did not make that much per day. -
Crazy truck prices
Kid from AB contacted on the KW, had found it in a older Trk Ppr deemed it a positive to ask on. Is completing his ticket apprenticeship where will be looking for one such as this. No speaking on price, discounts or adjustments, just what all was done. Has six months to his process completion... -
Cutting windmill blades
Wind and Solar are not grid stand alone, supplemental requiring Base load station(s) to furnish fixed frequency and stable voltage to even grid connect. Subsidized to a inth degree, primarily Asian manufacture with the lack of a profit structure to flood the market with their machines. Chinese...- DMiller
- Post #159
- Forum: Demolition
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Cutting windmill blades
At least the dirt burner was Base Load, wind and Solar require a Base Load system to be On Grid to stabilize them on output. Supplemental power delivery ONLY unless supplying a small town or a Business. Adding Frequency controls and voltage smoothing systems for these type systems is...- DMiller
- Post #156
- Forum: Demolition
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Cutting windmill blades
As the base liquid materials are epoxy resins, liquifying those for a reclaim will be astronomical, if were not the boat industry would be recycling the old hulls, they do not.- DMiller
- Post #154
- Forum: Demolition
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CAT 963 - Right Machine?
Agree with Nige, need s/n. Smaller 'Cannon' track adjuster indicates Plain Jane 963 along with Smaller windows and doors of Cab. Wish had that here.- DMiller
- Post #86
- Forum: Track Loaders (NOT CTL)
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Falling Scrap Iron prices
To get any decent value of it will have to separate out and scrap in smaller pieces. SS brings better money that base steels, aluminum clean and shred is still pretty high. Otherwise better off to sell on bids as a Trailer for whomever thinks can mod it to what they require. Being a old Flexi... -
Overload of the Day
Truck farms were the ticket in MO and IL for the last century. Great Aunt and Uncle’s farm in IL was 210a. Say was as the place is now sold. City of Greenville looking to add Lake frontage at the north line and a real estate ‘Mogul’ looking to corner the low income housing market on the 110a... -
Overload of the Day
'And Speaking of Retirement Homes!!' There is one of these Custom Built Office structures in West St Louis County, company moved into one floor for one month then balked and backed away leaving landlord holding that Terd Ticket, is Now a "Luxury Apartment Complex. Not too much as Eye Candy... -
Lets see your "ultimate" service truck!
Looks to have Fire Service roots -
Crazy truck prices
Typical day in a Dump Truck, about a third of time is Load Off Load time on or off PTO and sitting at idle o0r fast idle. Yards are Dustbowls and hard on anything sucking air. -
Overload of the Day
As stated, much is Air Freighted and do not know it. For me in Central MO, typical is Three days, from surrounding several states Midwest Region, minimum five to eight days off the coasts. Anything special order anywhere from 15-90 days.