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  1. woodchuck2

    Tracks 4 my 257b

    Dont know if you are still looking for tracks but from the research i have done Prowler tracks look to be a good investment. http://www.prowlertracksoftennessee.com/ . Check the testimonials for the mini-ex's and you will see how well built they are.
  2. woodchuck2

    What do you think

    Loggers around here do it all the time but they already have the equipment and the knowhow. Some lots they buy they just cut off and let go for taxes if they cant sell it quick when they are done. The smart fella's you will find select cut it and then sit on it for when wood lots dry up. The...
  3. woodchuck2

    loading mulch

    I buy bark mulch from the local sawmill here in town. He charges $8 a yard so it is reasonable, it is just the waste from the de-barker so at least he is making a few bucks "cash" off of it. The flat landers here love it and i have been putting it in their yards and on small banks where they...
  4. woodchuck2

    going to buy a mini ex please advise

    X2, my Sumitomo "8K lb" will dig 10' but you are digging right under the blade and you really need to stand up to see where you are digging. The zero turn feature is awesome, one less worry when i am digging right next to the foundation. A friend of mine has an older Yanmar Y3 with 0-turn and...
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    Hey mechs, What's in your box?

    When i used to wrench i usually shopped around for the best tool vs. the best price. I now have Snap-On, Mac, Matco, S/K, Crapsman and even some jap impact sockets. I found that for most jobs Crapsman sockets will do fine but Snap-On was the toughest and had thinner walls for tight spots. Mac...
  6. woodchuck2

    DOT---Dep't of Trouble

    Sorry to dig up an old post but i agree yet dis-agree with the 10k rule that DOT is pushing now. I understand that there are alot of guys out there flying under the radar with unsafe vehicles but then there is the guy like me who can get nailed just for being overweight. Technically if i were to...
  7. woodchuck2

    Oil leak??

    Thanks, i should have explained more from the get go but end up writing these long stories as it is when posting/replying. If the parts were easier to get and i had more time i would tackle this repair but i guess it is time to move on to something newer with fewer hours. This would make a great...
  8. woodchuck2

    Burnout vids

    Nice!!!:D Your cranking 4g's out of it huh? So what have you done to the engine and what tuner? I run the Predator in my D-Max on the 85hp tune. Great for fuel milage and plenty of power. The 120hp tune puts a hurting on the stock Allison though. I have only done one serious burnout with it and...
  9. woodchuck2

    Oil leak??

    Yeah its the one in my sig. Its a Sumitomo mini SH-38 UJ, i dont have the serial# right off. Its been a decent machine for the hours that are on it. It has some typical loose pins/bushings, the glow plug module doesnt work properly in the warmer weather and the fuel shut down solenoid burnt up...
  10. woodchuck2

    Oil leak??

    Well, it has gotten worse. I ran it for about 7 hours and it went through 2 gallons of oil :eek:. I just might send it down the road here pretty quick. I have around $15k in it and i know i made at least $7k with it last year. Who knows how much money, time, and back ache it has saved me around...
  11. woodchuck2

    Oil leak??

    Well i cleaned it up the best i could, i filled up the hyd tank and added 1 gallon of Lucas oil treatment. I ran it about an hour last night at full throttle and worked the hell out of it. I can still smell oil intermittenly but no visual leaks as of yet. The machine seems to have a little more...
  12. woodchuck2

    Using a thumb

    Thumbs on excavators are very handy actually. Once you use one you will wonder how you worked without it. My mini-ex has a mechanical thumb so it doesnt work as nicely or as easily but none the less it is a back saver. It works great for tearing out roots, picking up stumps, setting stones for...
  13. woodchuck2

    Oil leak??

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I know my mini-ex is tired iron with over 6k hours but it just started leaking hyd. oil from the swing bearng area. I just found the grease fitting fo it about 3 weeks ago so i greased it and now the lump is...
  14. woodchuck2

    How's this for a project...?

    I passed up on buying one of those several yrs ago though a friend of mine who was using it in his junk yard. He offered it to me for $500 and showed me that it in fact ran and worked fine. He was using it for picking up engines, trannys, batteries, small scrap and such. He ended up selling it...
  15. woodchuck2

    My New Toy. A Univent Pro-Saw.

    Thats a good looking saw. I have always liked Huskies and own a couple myself, Stihl's are also a great saw too. I used to run an old Johnsered that was a good saw, a hand-me-down from my father. It was heavy as hell, no chain brake but by far the most reliable saw i ever owned. It was stolen...
  16. woodchuck2

    Ax Men

    IMO the show is getting too much drama. If i wanted to watch drama i would watch the soaps with the wife, at those shows have hot women on them. That aqua logger is a hammerhead, he is a walking accident right there. Some of those logs he could have pulled without a boat and that money could...
  17. woodchuck2

    Any one have/run a Bobcat 442?

    A little off topic but a fella in another town about 10 miles from me just had his Bobcat mini-ex repoed. The damn fool had just put new tracks on it and only had 4 payments left on it. If i remember correctly it was one of the 300 series with a heated cab and hydrolic thumb. He ran the snot out...
  18. woodchuck2

    Do you need 700HP in your truck?

    You are right, it is two totally different leagues. Thats why we have more power to weight ratios than most of the big rigs do. My D-max runs around 500HP and 900 ft lbs of torque in a 7k daily driver. This is a bone stock engine and tranny too. The Cummins in 3/4-1ton dodges are capable of...
  19. woodchuck2

    Plow trucks

    Here are my trucks, both 2006 2500HD's with Duramax/Allie combo and 8' Fisher blades. The 6' sander can be put in either truck as i have installed control boxes in both.
  20. woodchuck2

    White Pine Logs

    Years ago when i worked at Gore MT Ski area i remember coming acrossed an old Maple tree that was at 5'-6' acrossed the butt. 3 grown men had trouble reaching around it together. It was straight as an arrow for a good 30' with no limbs. How tall it was i dont know but it was big. I dont know if...
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