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    Bobcat E50 or Cat 305.5D CCR

    The 50 Bobcat has great lifting power, for some reason its more than the new 60 Bobcat. I spent 2 days on a 50 this week and was very pleased.
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    Septic system pictures

    The sand is the life blood of that type of system, too many fines will cause caking. Ive seen failing systems and when dug up to check the sand if the fines where too high water would puddle on top of it and it was dry about 4'' in. When i do site visits and find the wrong sand i fill a 5 gal...
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    Septic system pictures

    Thats what we use in eljen systems, cant have more than 10% pass through a 200 seive
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    Track Tearing Problem

    Cat still uses the asv along with steel type
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    Septic system pictures

    Is it a washed river sand?
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    Septic system pictures

    Looks like they make you go deep on the drainfeild there. what type of sand is the 24''
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    How bad did I screw up???

    Ive got pins on my tag trailer that wont take. I have even gave em a little heat till they take then again every 1/2 hr or so for 4-5 times, everythings fine then 24 hrs later they wont take and its been that way for years so your not alone fighting with pins and fittings, its very frustating i...
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    Track Tearing Problem

    90 lb of force shouldnt cause more than 1 '' of sag halfway from the sprocket to the front idler . 1000 hrs from what ive seen is good for any type of rubber track design. The steel cable style found on others may not be as torn after 1000 hrs but they will most likely be completly bald like the...
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    Small Equipment hauling question.

    Around here if you want to be under CDL you only purchase a 25900 lb plate but then you cant haul over that . For example if had a dual tandem gooseneck with a data plate weight of 24000 lb from the manufacture and a 2500 dodge with a doorpost weight of 9200 lb which is what mine is you wouldnt...
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    observations about skid steers

    Just giving you a hard time dave , it was meant to to be taken more funny than serious i dont really care what brand people want to own . My only two real complaints about bobcats were the foot controls and the engine stalling so easily when under an sudden load i know they've changed control...
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    observations about skid steers

    You're right deeretime i just wanted to get dave all roud up . truth is they're all pretty good , none are perfect some are just farther developed than others
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    observations about skid steers

    I guess ill throw fuel on the fire, bobcat would be without a doubt the last skidsteer i would buy for sure and the rest of them differ greatly the only two ive ever owned were case and cat but ive spent hundreds of in NH, deere, bobcat and ASV/terex belonging to generals that i sub for or...
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    too much noise

    Iwent ahead and bit the bullet on the 95$ a bucket cat hydro oil . funny you mentioned air my local dealer asked me look for foamy air bubbles in the old oil at operating temp and it had alot dont know if that means oil was poor grade or just to old or what.
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    Will a Small Dozer Do This???

    Guess im a hobby excavator cause everything i make goes to taxes and equipment haha one reason i say the 450c is its much easier to find one with a winch and maybe log arch than older cat
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    Will a Small Dozer Do This???

    If its just you kida hobby logging a 450c is fine and probably the best choice of the 3 you mentioned ,if you're talking older little dozers a 450c is an icon and i consider myself a cat dozer fan if that tells ya anything
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    Seat Time in the new Case skidsteer

    No not yet but am waiting on a tr320 to come in to try looks like somebody finally nailed it judging from pics and specs a radial lift thats big enough to heavier work, good front view of bucket which was my beef with the 440 ct and imagine this it will fit on a skidsteer trailer ill only have...
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    too much noise

    These were sent through cat in there pre addressed bottles cost 12$ per sample with postage .
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    Komatsu PC75uu-2 Black smoke under load.

    Yeah we change eng oil at 200 hrs or 1 year ,hydro filter at 400 hrs , fuel filter at 200 hrs and air as needed . we do though have 4 machines that go the full 200 without needing any ever added one of which has 8800 hrs .
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    Komatsu PC75uu-2 Black smoke under load.

    The only fuel problems we ever had was when we first got it and had an alge growing in the tank that was a nightmare to kill, it would stall out and you had to take the line off the bottom which was a mess especally with a full tank and clean the suction screen in the tank , took the biggest...
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    Komatsu PC75uu-2 Black smoke under load.

    Well not really both of our d4's can use a qt in 12 hrs with heavy use and they dont smoke at all
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