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J
Bobcat E50
Yup, we've done that since our 334s since they don't have the relief fittings like the skids do. That's why we got secondary hydraulics on our E42 so you don't have to worry about disconnecting the thumb every time we put on the hammer. It's still a good practice to relieve the pressure...- Jim15
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- Forum: Compact Excavators
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J
A little bit of everything
Thanks CM, might be a little cost prohibitive though I really like this type of paver, if you use the right type of sealer the correct way, it looks exactly like Bluestone, for a lot less. Although, a lot less, pavers alone run about $13/SF Also, not many guys like to install those, as the... -
J
A little bit of everything
Thanks CM. Infiltration is usually done by an engineer with a flow study to determine amount of storage needed, which just dictates how many chambers are needed. Specs usually just refer to manufacturers' install specs, in this case Stormtech. Landscape Architect for some reason called for... -
J
A little bit of everything
Last one for now. Added another skid this Spring. S570 with every option except high flow. We sold our last S185 before we bought the Doosan, as it wasn't being used much. Kind of regret doing that as it was a great machine. This is the size machine we always like, as we put the offset rims on... -
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A little bit of everything
This Spring we were back to the pool demo job to do a 1,300 SF Bluestone imitation paver deck around the spa we saved. Replumbed the spa, piped all of the downspouts to a new infiltration system, installed electrical conduit for low voltage lighting, put new coping on the spa, prepped for and... -
J
A little bit of everything
Haven't been on here in a while, figured I'd update the post a little on what's been keeping us busy this year. If there's any interest I'll add some more pictures. First, some snow pictures from what little we had this past year. A year after having our snowiest winter ever, getting 120" in... -
J
A little bit of everything
Hi Landclearer, Yes, all 3 loaders are hydrostatic. The Komatsu and Doosan both have 4 forward gears and 2 reverse gears. Both also have Auto Shift. All 3 also have forwarded/neutral/reverse selector switches on the top of the joystick. The IR and Komatsu have a 3 position toggle switch, real... -
J
A little bit of everything
Landclearer, it's hard to say because I haven't ran the Doosan much. The Doosan has a few quirks I don't like, for instance the speedometer is in KPH, and the directional buttons on the joystick are a little more complicated than just the regular toggle switch like the Ingersoll Rand and Komatsu... -
J
A little bit of everything
As for the loaders, you nailed it CM. Up until 5 years ago all we've ever owned is Bobcat equipment. We've been getting nailed with snow the last 5 years, and the Bobcats were just maxed out for stacking and pushing back. Our Bobcat dealer had just gotten an 2006 Ingersoll Rand WL 440 in with a... -
J
A little bit of everything
Thanks CM for the compliments. We really lucked out with that truck. Had a 2000 F750 33k gvw that was a great truck. Traded it in the end of 07 on a 2008 F750 33k gvw that we had for 8 months and it was literally at Ford for 5 or 6 months with Cat motor problems. Luckily we've dealt with, and... -
J
A little bit of everything
Ya I wouldn't want our 200 on a tag, I have see a guy around here with a WA 200 on a 20 ton before. Must be right at or most likely over 13'6". As far as the dozer, we always try to have most of the weight over the axles, even when it's just a Bobcat or Excavator. Thanks again for the... -
J
A little bit of everything
Thanks Landclearer. We try to keep a neat site. Obviously the last one wasn't ours, I didn't get a finished picture, but it looked pretty good when we were done considering they were 20 ton of stone short, all the water from cutting the floor, and it was pitch black out. Thanks, that was... -
J
A little bit of everything
This project, when we originally bid on it, was 3 separate additions. A new front entry way, a family room off the back, and included removing the east foundation wall, and adding a second garage bay, 2 cars deep onto the side, and dropping the existing garage floor 2 feet. We were a little... -
J
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Another little demo and dig for an addition. Only being able to work till 5 without working in the dark, and a shortage of trucks and dump sites are slowing us down. This dig took us parts of 2 days. Took about 120 yards of fill out. -
J
A little bit of everything
You got that right Landclearer. Thanks for the compliment, and we love the barn door. Keeps the abuse down a little bit on the body. -
J
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Surprise! The dilapidated driveway that the architect told us was staying, and being tied into, the planting bed the architect said was to remain when we asked how the cars were going to get into the garage, and the drainage system we were told was not needed turned into a nice extra. Didn't... -
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A little bit of everything
Finishing up excavation. The temporary wall is the original garage, which they wanted to match the floor height, so they could use it as a 3rd space. -
J
A little bit of everything
Here's another new garage project we just finished up. Can't seem to figure out how to get the pictures in the right order, but oh well. All of the old vertical curbing seen in the 3rd picture came from under the asphalt berm in the last picture. The layers went asphalt berm, topcoat, binder, a... -
J
A little bit of everything
You nailed it. There's no shortage of work or wants. It seems, however, as the years go by there's fewer and fewer quick payers. Everyone wants to be "Construction Managers" now, and not pay subs until the owner pays them, and they line their accounts.