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    Need GPS Equipment Help!

    We have used Topcon for almost 6 years now and are quite happy with it. We have both a Legacy Base with Hiper+ Rover and a GR-3 base and rover. The GR-3 has been great, we recently replaced the Legacy's original radio with a digital one and have had good luck there also. I would recommend a...
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    Few Cat Pull Pan Pics

    637, this was a pic of a 345 digging a big basement for a new DOT station, we had to top load due to the fact that the area where the hole was would not acommodate (sp) laying out the dirt, way too short. Also we werent running them down the slope because the bottom had to be +/- one tenth...
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    Zero Tail vs. Standard Swing

    Not sure if there has already been a thread on this but, I was wondering what everyone's opinion on zero tail swing vs. standard on an excavator. Beyond being a little tougher for the mechanics I think that the zero swing is much more versatile and will run with if not out dig a standard...
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    Caterpillar Performance Handbook

    i guess ill be the one who sees advantages to using GPS. dirthog, clouds have no effect on GPS at all, the satellites and recievers are not influenced by any sky cover even rain. 928, you are right about it not being the GPS fault, if it is not set up correctly, which becomes very easy after...
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    Need for erosion control?

    probably should check the DNR regulations in your area just to avoid some huge fine
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    Few Cat Pull Pan Pics

    here's a couple of a 9R & 631 pan being top loaded
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    Few Cat Pull Pan Pics

    Fenson, I have a couple of short mpg videos of 2 9H's w 463 pans running between cuts if you are interested. It will have to be by e-mail because they are pretty big files (around 15MB)
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    What about GPS?

    Also Cat dozers come pre plumbed for about any GPS system. Trimble/Accugrade is funded in a round about way by Cat. John Deere is doing a similar setup but does'nt have the same ties with Trimble/Accugrade. The other advantage to the Topcon setup is that the control box/screen the operator...
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    What about GPS?

    Big Iron, Take a look at Topcon GPS Systems, they are very good about integrating their older stuff when they upgrade so your current equipment doesnt become obsolete. Also I believe their sensors are 100% waterproof, that was one of their selling points when we were looking at the system on...
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    Caterpillar Reference Books

    very impressive, do you find alot of different info in the various books or is a lot of it overlapping?
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    Winter break for the fleet

    tscacadt, we do a few things but compaction specs and the like have made it next to impossible to move any large quantity of dirt when it stays cold for extended periods. gd10r ill work on a few pics of the pans thanks for the interest
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    973d

    Burnout, I don't know how many are up for purchase yet but a local contractor has one running now. Sweet rig the operator only had about 14 hrs on it when i talked to him. He said great power but would like a little more top end (they were traveling a long distance, rubber tired would probably...
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    Winter break for the fleet

    good call it is a 762 paddle wheel from right to left: D5M, D6R, 762B, D9H w/ 463 pull scraper, D9H w/ 463 pull scraper, D9H w/ 463 pull scraper, D9R w/ 631 pull scraper, 65 challenger, 65 challenger 14H and Hamm roller hiding behind them
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    Winter break for the fleet

    A pic of some of our iron back in the yard for winter. Enjoy!
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    Looking for a D9L

    thanks DPete, we have called on the couple of them that are above the S/N we are looking for but no luck yet. we'll keep trying
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