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    Anybody have>NEW Dodge 5500 /Sterling

    Nice ute. Too late for you now but here's a hint for anyone else building service trucks. Access doors should hinge from the top and be supported by nitrogen cylinders (common nowdays). This gives shade for working under & when locating your next tools and also rain protection for your...
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    Why the Greenies Shouldn't Try to Salvage from Demo Jobs

    I agree with the above statements "Recycling" does not necessarily mean re-using the materials in their original form. It's cheaper to crush an old car, steel beam or glass window, then melt it down and create something new to meet todays standards, rather than dig ores from the ground. Of...
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    Wetlands Police

    I'm not about to comment on compacted worksites versus tilled fields. Suffice to say that both have the potential to damage the environment during storms or floods. I regard it as our responsibility as earthmovers, to be leaders and set the example in environmental conservation. The odd redneck...
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    call before you dig!!!! needs help lol...

    Here's a handy hint before digging. Demand all given information to be verified in writing and offset the pegs/lines using your own surveyors. Inform all concerned that you have taken these measures to cover your own a$$ and avoid lost time in court. This problem will increase as more and more...
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    966f performance question

    That oil consumption seems kinda high for a 3306. I have had a few and when they started to drink oil like that, I'd change the oil. Then they would use none for a couple of weeks. 14000hrs is a good indicator for a rebuild, although many will go longer. Hard work is the key to long life of 3306...
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    Some Phots Of Jobs

    Save the designs for those old boilers. We might need them when the oil runs out!!!.........C ya.........Ray
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    Will JD 310c Brake Chatter go away with new HYD Fluid?

    Hope you get a handle on your brake problem, but I must comment on your requirement of a workshop with a concrete floor as against good Old fashoned FIELD SERVICE. Sometimes, gears in components like final drives, fail in bad working conditions and bad places, then must be stripped on-site to...
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    ????On training

    Training new operators is not as difficult as some here make it out to be. I will offer the following hints: 1...Make sure the trainees understand what the finished job should look like. 2...Let them watch an experienced operator do simple things like cleaning up windrows etc and explain the...
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    Future 99 Corridor

    I was about to ask the same question Ron. With fuel prices increasing everyday, we'll be all using horse and buggy for light transport and Ox-carts to move the heavy stuff..........C ya.......Ray
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    Syn. oil for the winter??

    Brian, down under, we used to call synthetic oils "hi detergent" and they will create leaks and compression blow-by in old engines for sure. I liked running a single grade of oil for everything had, so I chose straight 30grade for our Queensland climate. I used oil from Mobil who supplied Cat...
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    Pan Team

    My bet is on the JD and centre steer being easier to change direction with under full drawbar load. After all, tracked vehicles like dozers are only glorified skid steers and drop half the pulling force during turns. Straight line pulling power depends on avaliable power and traction so I'll...
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    D-11 Down!

    Your "Workshop" brings back many old memories. Not too bad in nice weather but a real bitch when it's bad. We used to call it "field repair".....C ya........Ray
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    Old time Logging

    Solar panels, known as PV or photovoltaics will still produce electricity under overcast skies, although at a reduced capacity. They use light, not heat, and you need more for cloudy days. Tax credits depend on the government in control but I'll tell you this for nothing. "The sun will rise...
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    Fun and Games with my Case 1550 Dozer

    Great job from a learner. To quote from a boss of mine 40yrs ago, "Patience, perseverance and profanity can stretch a mosquitos a$$ hole over a 4 gallon bucket". You've done good!!!!.........C ya.........Ray
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    ''steep slopes on dozers''

    Some good ideas here. I use a thing called a clinometer to measure slopes. It shows degrees and percent of grade and is about the size of an old fashoned pocket watch & is easily carried in your shirt pocket. For rough field work I have also used it as a dumpy level when the good gear was...
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    627B Mufflers For Neil D

    Great pics. Further on 3306, Cat mufflers are designed to rust out to ensure spare parts sales. I cut one apart years ago and made copies in Stainless steel for 3306 as I had a few at that time. They outlasted the machines. Another good hint for 3306 owners is to replace the original exhaust...
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    Lehigh Valley Equipment Tour

    I just love the look of the Ashland drawn scoop behind the centre steer tracked tractor. Why??? Load, dump and spread on the run, also maintain the haulroads for reardumps. It would have a place in any job of mine.........C ya..........Ray
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    Jondaryan Historic Earthmoving Field Days 2008

    Great pics from you all. Does anyone remember a tractor started with a 12gage shotgun cartridge? I think the pellets were removed!!!!!!! Our neighbour had one when I was a kid but I can't remember if it was a Lanz Bulldog, a Field Marshall or a Fowler. You had to position the flywheel to a...
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    Tree Huggers The Worst

    What are you? Men or mice??.....C ya......Ray
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    Tree Huggers The Worst

    This subject is dodging all over the place, from hatred to payback to vindictive statements. As said above, a balance of trees and paved concrete is necessary for continuation of biodiversity on this small planet earth. How many of you operators, contractors, developers etc etc., choose to...
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