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    Thinking about a CTL

    Looks like the tired old W11 I used for years has finally bit the dust. Was spreading some dirt with it, and she was slipping pretty hard in reverse. Maybe something stupid like low on oil, I havent messed with it. But even if I get it running again, it's a super wore out machine. Started...
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    Found an interesting You-tube channel

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNVKQS-Jl70TYCmsEPO73QA/videos Seems pretty new, haven't watched all this his stuff, but I like what I've seen so far. Seems to know what he's doing and does his best to make the videos informative. He's a mechanic, not a film producer, so the technical...
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    Largest Mechanical Wrecker

    No idea if it's actually the largest, but that's what they claim. Sure looks like a beast.
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    OT?-Anybody Keep Tool Inventories?

    The little shed by the house got broken into a few months ago, all the good tools are at the farm and in the truck, but they still got some stuff. In an effort to be less of a goober, I've started carrying some insurance on the farm and shop. The insurance company is wanting an inventory list...
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    Friction Crane Boom Down Issues-Again....

    Mid 70's 40ton P&H. Working on blowing the cobwebs out of this thing and turning it into a useful piece of equipment. Yesterday I started braking the boom down in order to get it moved over to the shop. Once we got it down to the boom heel, went to boom down into the transport cradle, and it...
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    I Need A Reality Check. Big Lift With Old Crane.

    Ok, well big by my standards. I might need to unload a planer that weights around 40,000lbs. Unknown exact weight, that's just an educated guess. If anything it'll be less, highly doubt it weighs more than 40k. I'd be doing it with a 1970's P&H 440TC. 40 ton friction truck crane. The...
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    Old Macks on Craigslist

    https://houston.craigslist.org/hvo/6154308826.html https://houston.craigslist.org/cto/6141177995.html Thinking about taking a look at these old girls. Can't afford them, and don't even have a CDL yet, but those old macks sure are pretty trucks......
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    Pictures of my Tired Iron

    The thread title is a little bit of a misnomer, I'm not actually fixing anything yet. But now that the shop should be functional in a few days, I'm really really close. And since I'm sure I'll have lots of questions about how to fix some of this stuff, I figure having it all on once place...
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    What's It Worth?-Autocrane 3203prx

    So Dad bought this pretty cheap with grand plans to make a base for it with fork slips and use it as a forklift jib. With the P&H, and the F800 digger derrick truck, as handy as I'm sure that jib would be, it's kind of redundant. With me needing a dozer and the shop coming in WAY overbudget...
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    OT-Older Vehicles, When is it Time to Upgrade?

    Ok, I think I know the answer to this.... Went to work for my dirt guy this afternoon and the truck died 3 times on the road, pretty sure it's the fuel filter. It's my own stupid fault for not keeping truck of how long it's been between filter changes. But it's still pretty annoying. And my...
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    Opinions on a TD25

    Right, last thing I should even remotely be considering it a project dozer..... But an old TD25 "farm dozer" popped up, asking 5k for it. The undercarriage is supposed to be good, 75% or better. But it's apparently spun a bearing on the crank. Honestly, as much as the new shop is going to...
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    Fastest Way to Clear a Small Area

    Need to clear about an acre of brush/small trees in order to make room for a driveway and yard for a shop. I was planning on hiring this done by the same guy who was going to do the dirt work for the building, but I'm not sure if that'll work out. So I'm also looking into renting a Bobcat T630...
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    Videos of Old Cranes, Draglines and Cable Hoe's

    One the ways I relax when everything gets too much is to watch old iron videos on Youtube. Found this channel recently and thought ya'll might enjoy some of them too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-Ln6Z6Ud_A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fl4mYc-Ehs...
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    Averadge Cost for Concrete Slab in South Texas?

    I should say South Eastern, but you get the idea. I'm trying to figure out what I can get done once Dads life insurance pays out. I've been using the number of $6 a square foot in my calculations, but I got a quote yesterday of close too double that for a 40x75 6" thick. Just trying to find...
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    OT-Unexpected Death of a Parent-Tips for Working Alone?

    I've posted this on another thread, so this is just a copy and paste. No delicate way to say this, but about 12 hours ago my Dad died. Very unexpectedly as he was only 53, he didn't drink or smoke, exercised and wasn't overweight. He'd gone to the ER 20 hours before, thinking he was having a...
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    Diagnosing Clutch Problems

    Wrapping up the worlds slowest brake job on the F800 digger derrick truck. Once again showing my ignorance here, but got some questions about the clutch. A few months ago, I was unloading a 3" horizontal boring mill from a rollback truck, weighed 20,000lbs. When you move a machine tool with a...
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    Fair Sized Mack Rig Up Truck on Craigslist

    https://houston.craigslist.org/hvo/5685784012.html Think it's big enough? I'm tempted to call the guy and pretend to be intrested just so I can see it in person.
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    Educate Me on Air Brakes

    1998 F800 digger derrick truck has a pretty bad brake squeal, I think it's the left rear. The bottom shoe is worn down to about 1/4", the other shoes on the rest of the truck about 1/2" thick. Took the tires and drum off to get a better look, and the wear is uneven, the top shoe isn't as worn...
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    Oil for Detroits

    I know your not supposed to run multi-weight in a Detroit. I didn't know that when I did the change to the upper on my P&H 440TC, so I want to put the right stuff in it. Seems like the right stuff is Delo 100, also seems like it's kinda rare stuff. Where do the rest of y'all get oil for...
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    Repacking Telescoping Boom Cylinders?

    I've got an F800 digger derrick truck that I'm outfitting to be a service truck/welding rig/small boom truck. Got to repack the leaking boom extension cylinders, it's not a crane, but I'm guessing that repacking the telescoping cylinders in a crane would be kinda similar. This may be a stupid...
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