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    digging straight

    Dont quite understand the 2nd tooth in ??? Whatdo you line it up with???
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    digging straight

    Is there a secret to lining up the machine????
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    digging straight

    Digging with a backhoe for years and then running a trackhoe now. having trouble lining up the machine to dig straight. As for painted lines on ground for footers , pads etc. I think i'm trying to bring the bucket to me instead of bringing it to the side of me. Constantly moving the machine to...
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    Lime treating soil

    Here in ohio we do a lot of farm work, drying up farms roads,paddocks,and heavy use pads. All we do is put down fabric and install 6 to 8 inches of 304 or 411 limestone mix.304 is #4 down to dust. #411 is # 57 down to dust. Just did a pad 140 ft x 80 ft. We just pushed off about 2 ft of cow...
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    Door for a 416c cat backhoe

    Does anybody know where i can find a used leftside door for a 416c cat backhoe? New is about 1,800.00 from cat
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    new john deere

    Thanks fellas I was looking all around and reading reviews, but no one was saying anything. I was hoping for something really neat.
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    new john deere

    Wasnt John Deere supposed to reveal a new machine in Vegas a couple of weeks ago, or I was mistaken?
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    on operating a dozer

    Thanks for all of the help. Took a job with a other contractor running trackhoe installing catchbasins and pipe.
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    on operating a dozer

    Been running small dozers on and off for 30 yrs.On Residential jobs. D3, case,John deere. Pretty good operator not the best by no means. Had a job offer the other day to run a D8 for a couple weeks. They will not show me how to run it i am suppose to know how. I turned down the job. I am sure i...
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    Fuel for 200 hp tractor

    TRUKFAN What a site, alot of information, thanks.
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    Fuel for 200 hp tractor

    North texan Not being a real farmer whats the horse power is the cih 9150 and 4840
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    Fuel for 200 hp tractor

    having a chance to bid a little different kind of work. The job is spreading bio solids on farm fields. They will do the trucking and dump in the fields i"m required to have a loader, 200 hp 4x4 tractor, and a knight Kuhn spreader.The question is fuel for the tractor? Does anybody know about how...
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    trackhoe on hills

    Thanks for the good tips.
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    Cat controls or Jonh deere

    Cat controls or John deere The backhoe i"m talking about is a 1999 with wobble sticks . They did not offer pattern changer intill 2000,01,02. I called cat yesterday and they said you can not change hoses because the valve presures are different. The only thing to do is to order a kit from cat...
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    Cat controls or Jonh deere

    Wondering if all trackhoes out there has cat controls That large companys have. I have a cat backhoe with jonh deere controls and wondering if I should spend the money and convert it to cat controls. Some operators say they can jump from one to another. Don"t know if my brain can do that.
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