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    Grader Joysticks V Lever Control

    Doors locked open Here's a picture for you ,of a door locked open. Nice sunny view, but at the same time all the dust,dirt, wind, rain, comes in on you instantly. No side windows open .
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    CAT Dozer tie clip history

    Slobber ? Hello Johnny English, Cat D2 Over haul ? The rings are not seating , when you have slobber . You have to work it under full load for awhile , 1/2 to a full day, for the rings to seat. Or use the Bon Ami trick, but be real careful.
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    Grader Joysticks V Lever Control

    Operator Posture ? Okay, now we have to deal with Operator Posture. Every other machine has the arm rest level, or nearly so. Note the radical position here. The clarity of the scan is the best I can make it.
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    Grader Joysticks V Lever Control

    Debate ? Hello Steve, Perhaps I should of used different words. Left out "himself" and used "his argument" . Certainly would of sounded better. :) I had no intention of making it sound like a personal attack . Sorry if it sounded that way. Far as equipment modifications and...
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    Dozers with Wings

    What No Hard hats ?
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    Grader Joysticks V Lever Control

    Testing ? Hello Randy, I'll say it again and again, the Proving Grounds FAILED to identify the problems ! That is supposed to be their JOB ! Not the marketplace ! When problems surface with less than 250 hrs , on a new machine, something is wrong with the process, of introduction ...
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    Hydrogen Fuel as an Alternative Energy

    Tier O fuels ? Hello Darryl, Ha, at least you have the idea, I was trying to get across. Use a different fuel, instead of building newer costlier engines . The simpler older cheaper engines , Tier, O should be able to continue in existence with a different fuel . And yet meet the...
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    Grader Joysticks V Lever Control

    The MooN ? Hello Merbston23, The moon definetly affect crops and animal husbandry ! Planting potatos by the moon, is in the Farmers Almanac. Back to ........ Risk analysis factor , putting semi developed products on the marketplace, to beat the competition , is not unheard of...
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    Lock rings and rotten tires, oh joy!

    Rim Stuck, Hello 49Cat112, Ha, miracles occur, a nice new handle. LOL :) If the rim is stuck to the cast wheel, take a sledge hammer to the back side . Beat it evenly around, it is just rust ,and crud sticking. Spray some WD-40 or what ever you have, to loosen it up. Another...
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    Other dozer models

    Machinery Trader Here surf this site all day and nite . :) http://www.machinerytrader.com/listings/manufacturers.aspx?ETID=1&catid=1026&GUID=D2D454E0316342C786DFD608B4C5A04E
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    Pipeline Thread

    Vacuum Pipe Lifter Here's a link to a Vacuum Pipe Lifter. :) http://www.magnatech-europe.com/pipeline/vacuum_lifter.html
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    Pipeline Thread

    Attachment ? The attachment looks like a vaccum clamp. For picking up and setting pipe.
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    Tracks

    Track Shovel Here's what I carried on the grader to clean mud,rock,dirt off the moldboard and elsewhere.
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    CAT Dozer tie clip history

    Vintage ? From the picture of, the cable dozer, I'd say it was from the 50's or 60's.
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    Grader Joysticks V Lever Control

    Displaced worker ? Hello Digger242j, Well if Pres Bush can ask for a job as a greeter at a Hardware store, I guess, I can also, LOL :):drinkup But those jobs a limited , what about the rest ?? :bash Actually I 'd like to be a Banker or mortage writer in the new Bail out ...
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    Grader Joysticks V Lever Control

    Technology ? Hello Steve, Yes, I can't stop the progression of anything , taxes, war, computers ,etc. I certainly can add my voice to those steering events, though.Perhaps nudge it in a direction more palatable. The notion that I am too ingrained, to accept,change is nonsense. I've...
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    Grader Joysticks V Lever Control

    Skilled workforce ? Hello Merbston23, Drafting street people, or the uneducated ?, cheap labor , into the workforce. That's where your losing it, they got to be trained to run $$$$$$$ EXPENSIVE equipment. The more sophisticated it gets the more training required. Cheap...
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    Grader Joysticks V Lever Control

    Life Span , Longevity ? Hello Haul Pak, Just look back in history a bit. See how the Dozer production stayed stable, till after the HI Sprockets came on, then the Alphabet just has about been depleted. We are up to the T series. The Graders in the G series all had over a 20...
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    Racing Grader

    Age ? Age ? Huh ! Never thought about that ! LOL :) Just found it on Ebay surfing . :usa No I didn't buy it . Just the idea;) of the Speed Grading thread , thought those folks should have one maybe. :rolleyes:
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    Grader Joysticks V Lever Control

    Language Hello Digger242J, It is not a simple matter of semantics. In everday communications in the construction world, people use a common lingo, slang, usage to describe,demand, acquire, command, etc. How would it sound, your telling a apprentice, scraper hand, request 3rd...
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