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  1. K

    Need help Cat 287C

    just had this issue with my cat 287c this week. started with hydraulic oil leak, we found it coming from one of the test plugs (allen key) on the pump. -lots of oil loss. at around the same time, or a little before we discovered the leak, the warning light started to go off. we topped the...
  2. K

    Takeuchi TL150 Supertrak

    I own a Cat 287c, but have rented the Tak Tl 150 many times over the last few months. I really like it, and may be my next skid steer.
  3. K

    bentonite To seal pond

    great, thanks for the reply
  4. K

    bentonite To seal pond

    Heavylift, sounds like a good way to go. Do you have anymore details you could provide on that method. Would you go this method on a smaller pond, say 60-80 foot diameter? also, if you wanted to line the pond with some sort of gravel or rock, would it make sense to pump the bentonite in, let...
  5. K

    What year did ASV undercarriage change?

    great analysis
  6. K

    Who does demo work?

    Demo jobs are few and fare between, but like doing it when I can land them. The numbers have to work, there is always someone who can be way cheaper. But sometimes you can get lucky and bid against others that have to get similar numbers as you. Last demo job for us was a larger swimming pool...
  7. K

    What year did ASV undercarriage change?

    they made some improvements on the c series undercarriage, maybe in 07. the b series had the older style.
  8. K

    What year did ASV undercarriage change?

    I think they changed it with the 287c, maybe 08. I have this machine, the performance is awesome, but will be lucky to get 1200 hours out of the undercarriage. In the winter, we spend about an hour at the end of the day cleaning out the little rollers, or they freeze and the machine won't...
  9. K

    Cost of septic system

    average system around here, south eastern PA, 10-15k. We do a lot of at-grades with peat filters, they usually push over 20k. there is some serious low balling going on however.
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