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Recent content by jhark123

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    Cat 924g Monoboom opinions

    Hi all, I am looking at a 924g with a mono boom. I've never had any experience with these. Any opinions or experience good or bad?
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    Equipment to erect 40x80x18 steel building

    Rental truck with operator for setting trusses, zoom boom or reach fork for the rest of it. (I was a carpenter for 10 years)
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    "Shrinking" Mini Excavator - too wide for boat

    If you decide to go the helicopter route, call the big logging companies for leads. They use helicopters to fly out big $$ trees from remote areas.
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    Semi truck Import/export Canada to US

    They won't do **** about the southern border, but let me tell you they almost brought out the swat team when I tried to cross with a Ram 5500 and the wrong (unknowingly) paperwork.
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    Deere emissions timeline

    Thanks!
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    Deere emissions timeline

    @8V71 this is all they could find
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    Deere emissions timeline

    Thanks!
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    Deere emissions timeline

    Hi All I am looking at a Deere 444k at remote auction. It's a 2011 model. Does anyone know if it would have DPF yet or if it is pre emissions?
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    Cost of Owning vs Renting vs Hauling equipment

    It all depends on what you are doing. I am a big believer in renting when you are starting or growing. BUT, in my opinion, you need to own some type of excavator and loader and a dump truck/trailer to pull them. Size varies on type of work, urban vs. rural, etc. You need to be able to say...
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    Local towing company facing fines/ jail time for running "deleted" trucks

    Sure, but it has the same effect on the Dpf system
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    Local towing company facing fines/ jail time for running "deleted" trucks

    How I'm I supposed to tell the guys to idle the crane truck less or the truck with the hydraulic tool circuit? They absolutely need to idle the truck to perform their work. I just spent $$$$$$ replacing the DPF system.
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    12-16 ton dump trailers

    If you finish up with the trailer and want to sell it I'd be interested.
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    Failed compaction test

    Hi all, I’ve never failed a compaction test before but I guess there’s a first time for everything. We had a spot repair job with a bunch of locations and the compaction results are coming back at around 90%. They are mostly ductile iron pipe installs about 4 to 5 feet deep. I’m not sure where...
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    Trash pump discharge sizes

    @terex herder Just clean water (should be lol) it's a stormwater bypass. It'll be engine drive.
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    Trash pump discharge sizes

    1. I already have a 6" Trash pump 2. I already have thousands of feet of 4" SDR 17 Fusable HDPE and a fusion machine 3. Discharge needs to be crossed by vehicle traffic for which I am to build ramps (tough to get clearance on a 6" pipe for low cars). 4. I already have ramps that I built for 4"...
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