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  1. colson04

    Overload of the Day

    Amazon built a large facility about 35 minutes North of my place about 2018ish. Busy, busy place. 2020 came, they got so busy, they built a second facility about ½ mile North of 1st facility. By the time they got it finished, they had optimized their other facility and demand had shrank back...
  2. colson04

    In my experience…

    Sounds like I need to put dash cams in our tractors with planting season approaching. The number of idiot driver stories I've amassed is staggering. I've only been hit once so far, but there have been too many close calls.
  3. colson04

    Memories for us old truckers

    Have a safe journey TS.
  4. colson04

    Memories for us old truckers

    This is where the gas engine competes against the diesel engine. Maintenence & Repairs, and quality of use. Turn the key, it starts. My father in law runs a used car dealership with service center. In our area, 4wd trucks are king and he sells a lot of them annually. He started steering...
  5. colson04

    This will be an interesting thread moving forward......

    Typical logger (and old farmers) fashion.
  6. colson04

    This will be an interesting thread moving forward......

    I bet the wife would you hire you on the spot. Full time machinist and day care center? Win-win for her. Lol My dad has retired from building and now picks up my kids every day from school. He watches them until my wife or I get out of work. For not being a 'kid person', he has found a lot of...
  7. colson04

    BCIII Cummins Rebuild.

    Sharp looking engine, probably nicer than when it out of the factory. @Truck Shop , when you build up your Big Cam engines, do you always build them to the same specs? I've tried to follow all of your discussions on engines, and I was just wondering if there is one CPL, or personal...
  8. colson04

    Advice

    I ran a 24" auger on the end of my Bobcat 753. (Not an excavator, I know) I don't have much auxiliary flow, or lift capacity. I just pecked away at the holes. I took smaller bites and didn't let the auger get overloaded. It worked very well and we got the polebarn footings done in pretty...
  9. colson04

    N14 R Model

    I've never swapped an OEM engine for an alternate, but if I were to, I would look for a dead truck that had the engine I wanted for all the peripheral parts. Engine mounts, sensors, wiring harness, gauges, etc. Years ago, I helped a guy dismantle 2 different donor trucks. He was building a '46...
  10. colson04

    Bobcat 753 - Pulled engine, fixing leaks and fan drive.

    I got a bucket on and moved some firewood to stretch her legs today. I have it back on jacks as I have to sort out my steering linkage. The left side is binding when pushing lever forward. Looks like I'll be replacing some of the steering linkage soon. I didn't get much run time due to rain...
  11. colson04

    How not to do something

    Only 10 years? I guess I'm pretty fortunate then. I was given a used 80 gallon water heater when I built my house 8 years ago. I replaced both thermostats, both heating elements (electric water heater), and the magnesium rod when I put it into service. I really don't know how old it is. It...
  12. colson04

    My turn I guess

    I'm sorry for your loss @Shimmy1 .
  13. colson04

    Bobcat 753 - Pulled engine, fixing leaks and fan drive.

    I'll be honest, I've never been a big fan of Bobcat skid steers. I've always enjoyed running the Case skid steers more as I naturally like the H-pattern hand controls over Bobcat's foot controls. I have short Achilles tendons, and running foot controls all day puts a lot of extra stress on my...
  14. colson04

    Bobcat 753 - Pulled engine, fixing leaks and fan drive.

    I remember, you mentioned it earlier in this thread. I'll have it on stands and get the front wheels off before attempting it.
  15. colson04

    Bobcat 753 - Pulled engine, fixing leaks and fan drive.

    I didn't get any pictures, but the Bobcat made smoke today! A long afternoon of sorting out little things. Routing wiring harness, adjusting linkages, filling fluids, replacing case drain filters, priming fuel system, etc. Finally got to the point of hitting the key. A bit of cranking, more...
  16. colson04

    My D6D

    Solid assessment @.RC. Similar situation here. My local climate can grow corn and soybeans, both quite valuable crops. Our average yield on corn was around 180 bushel/acre last fall, with a harvest price in mid-November of $4.15/bushel. My annual mortgage comes out to $218/acre (I had 40%...
  17. colson04

    My D6D

    Land prices are absurd here too. Too many cities growing out instead of up. In 2002, a 132 acres of sandy farm ground came available. My grandfather had leased this ground for 25 years and was given first rite of refusal. At the time land was going for $800-1000/acre for good, tillable...
  18. colson04

    Overload of the Day

    I was hauling grain in August 2009 in a straight truck, about 50-54,000 pounds Gross. Last load of the contract on a Friday, coming through town right at lunch time. Older gal blew a stop sign and I hit her passenger side, dead center at 35mph. So much energy was transferred that her tire...
  19. colson04

    Bobcat 753 - Pulled engine, fixing leaks and fan drive.

    All back together. Off to celebrate my Grandmothers 78th birthday now. Then to finish under the cab tonight.
  20. colson04

    Bought a used 303.5 - Scammed or just Stupid? Or both?

    Yeah, thats pretty well how it works. We have a Deere 590D, Deere 550G, 20 ton tag, and a Ford L9000 dump truck on a dairy farm that we bought about 12 years ago. All were bought for one project that was going to cover a few months worth of work in phases. We bought all of the equipment for...
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