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    No worries. I’ve been told my sense of humor is an acquired taste. I don’t think it was meant as a compliment.
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    They were talking about the bridge here and I thought it was an interesting story that folks might want to read about. I made reference to the television show “Who Wants To Be a Millionaire” only as an attempt to be humorous. My apologies if anyone construed this as a serious suggestion of how...
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    Exactly. And given that, despite what politicians may think, the ability of the taxpayers to provide tax revenue is not infinite, it has the effect of sucking the oxygen out of the room for everything else. Case in point is Hwy 167. For those not local, all but the southern six miles was...
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    Not sure how to reconcile that you are seeing light rail at capacity and what I read that says ridership is 40% below pre-pandemic levels: https://www.washingtonpolicy.org/publications/detail/in-five-years-sound-transit-has-racked-up-an-additional-50-billion-for-rail-plan Perhaps the trains...
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    Does light rail count? Because we are spending billions to construct a light rail system over here that is designed to transport tech workers from the suburbs to Seattle where they work in the office towers. No matter that in a post-COVID world most of those workers now permanently work from...
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    Who wants to be a millionaire? I guess no one since a million doesn’t go far these days. https://mynorthwest.com/1535858/no-one-would-take-the-old-puyallup-river-bridge-even-for-1m/
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    Is that a Glock or Smith and Wesson excavator?

    I see background checks and waiting periods in our future to purchase an excavator.
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    JD 120 general rebuild thread, bushings, pins, CWS thumb wedge QC bushings, hoses

    Nice work. Hopefully the guy that replaces you after you retire doesn’t have any success at convincing the boss to trade it in for a new machine, after all the effort and expense that went into it.
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    any one heard of a fox 412-4 ? its a skip loader, built by fox?

    You will need one of these too.
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    Overload of the Day

    In Washington he would get a ticket for not having a chain over the barrel.
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    Spectra GL422N review and digging for the plumbers

    The beauty of having a remote control is adjusting the grade on the fly without disturbing your setup. If the branch slopes are the same either side of the mainline and the laser is in line with the mainline as you mentioned, you should be able to toggle between + and - slope for the cross...
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    Commercial construction work pictures

    Affirmative on the wood framed construction over a parking garage. We did the site work on the building in the foreground a few years ago. The walls, for the most part, were constructed on the ground and lifted into place with the tower crane.
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    1985 Case 1155D engine removal

    Do you have any knowledge of the condition of the torque converter/transmission/final drives? You ask if it’s a good deal. Will it still be a good deal to you if you have to rebuild one or more of these after you repair/replace the engine? You also don’t mention the condition of the...
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    Hitachi EX200-1 Parts Near Victoria BC

    Have not purchased anything from them so no first hand experience. https://www.brikers.com/
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    Lowboy questions

    I included a model number in case you wanted to google it. Here is a folding tail trailer: https://auctionresource.com/auctions/3728/online-only-truck-and-trailer-auction/485471/1993-trail-king-tk100ht-483
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    Lowboy questions

    Does it have to be a lowboy, or could you use a a 50t, three axle, hydraulic folding tail trailer like a Trail King TK100HT?
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    Komat'su PC60-7 --Just Purchased Used--Some Questions

    You're going to have a hard time finding oil resistant, metric, clear tubing elsewhere. And that will tolerate the heat as well. Nothing the home improvement stores sell is appropriate.
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    Help? td20g 1980 dresser bad tilt ram

    Komatsu has a parts book for the TD20G in their online system, along with pricing. I think you need to sign up to access it. You can also google search Komatsupartsbook and find some manuals floating around the web.
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    Where do I search for operators?

    Used to be the local tavern was the go-to place for operators. My how times have changed...
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    Another oopsie

    The obvious advantage to using the police as a wide load escort is that he didn’t have to wait long for his unsecured load ticket.
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