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  1. Bob Horrell

    Building a cut and fill

    I'll add a little to CM1995's response for those not totally familiar with how to get proper compaction. First and foremost there has to be a proper amount of moisture for the material being compacted. This varies by soil type, where exact moisture content is more critical in some soils and...
  2. Bob Horrell

    Travel problem with a John Deere 110 backhoe

    Sounds like a speed sensor. They are known to go bad. They are on the right hand side of the engine toward the rear. They tend to go bad in cold weather. One way to check them is to heat the sensor up with a heat gun while it is installed in the engine and see if it drives fine when it is...
  3. Bob Horrell

    Tandem dump trucks max volumetric load.

    I have done several off-road jobs moving dirt with my super 10. It holds 16 yds. when full and would scale out at approx. 68K - 70K. The extra axle and a heavy frame certainly help. Some of these jobs included some steep hills, and I had no problems. Of course the speeds are slow, but the...
  4. Bob Horrell

    classic truck question

    I have found the DMV to be a place to get erroneous info. on commercial vehicles in the state of Cali. The commercial division (DOT) at the CHP is a really good source. They are very helpful over the phone, and they are the ones that you have to deal with when on the road. If you are in...
  5. Bob Horrell

    F700 GVW ?s

    The people that take the money from you don't really know or care what your door sticker says. There are so many variables in the commercial field. For instance, you pay for the highest combined weight you will carry. So if you are towing a trailer, you will pay more to register than someone...
  6. Bob Horrell

    classic truck question

    With the new CARB emission rules, I would see if you could even run it at all before I would check anything else. I am not sure how these rules affect "classic" trucks. I do see a lot more of the "classic" trucks for sale in California than ever before.
  7. Bob Horrell

    Finish Grading with Skiploaders

    I too got to spend a little time with the CAT skiploader. I didn't like it. It's center of gravity was too high and I thought the controls sucked. It would be a great machine for loader work but I think it lacks in the finish grading department. I have well over 10,000 hours on skiploaders...
  8. Bob Horrell

    dump truck with pup trailer

    Without the lift axle, my gross wt. would be 46K. With the lift axle, it is 56K. The lift axle weighs 1300lbs, so it is definitely worth having. There are a lot of them in Cali. with the one extra axle (called super 10 trucks). You never see more than one lift axle in Cali. because with the...
  9. Bob Horrell

    dump truck with pup trailer

    I would go with option #2, the conventional tractor with trailer. You would be able to fit a lot more material in it. Weight won't be the problem (even with greenwood), its the volume you will need and the tractor/trailer would allow more volume. I once had 3 cords of split eucalyptus in my...
  10. Bob Horrell

    dump truck with pup trailer

    The DMV Vehicle Code section 35551, which you can access through the DMV website, gives the gross weight bridge formula. With the super 10 (with extra drop axle) your gross weight will be somewhere between 55K and 60K depending upon the length of the truck. My truck is 21ft. long (center of...
  11. Bob Horrell

    Dealing with a dealer?

    Ask the dealer if they checked all the grounds for possible intermittent connections. A poor ground connection can cause hovac with the computer and end up shutting down the engine. They should know where they are all located. There are a number of signal feeds to the computer that could shut...
  12. Bob Horrell

    What's your scariest moment on a backhoe?

    I was once digging a utility trench for a new steel building during a very rainy winter. I was going along the back of the building where the ground had a moderate slope away from the building. I was about 7 or 8 feet from the building. Further away than that and the slope became rather steep...
  13. Bob Horrell

    How to move an ex the dangerous way

    We had to move an excavator that way for about a half a mile. There were 4 guys on the ground, one at each end of the tracks. The guy in the rear picked up the plywood and put it on the track, and the guy in the front took it off and placed it in front (no carrying from rear to front - the...
  14. Bob Horrell

    Transfer Dump Trucks? Who has one or has an opinion?

    In monster truck's first video, it is best to do this when the trailer is empty. When full, it can be easily tipped over when the front axle is perpendicular to the frame if there are any sudden jerks. Also, flat hard ground is a plus when performing this manuever. A friend on mine has 6...
  15. Bob Horrell

    Lesson Learned

    Damage to the shin seems more painful than other parts of the body. Quite a few years ago, I banged my shin real hard on a piece of metal. It chipped a piece out of the shin bone, and I still have an indent in my shinbone to this day. That one really smarted.
  16. Bob Horrell

    Had an accident today.

    In California, they have had enough problems with dump truck drivers forgetting to put down the bed that it is a requirement to have a red light on the dash or audible warning in the cab when the bed is up. Despite this requirement, there are still guys running into overhead obstructions with...
  17. Bob Horrell

    JD 210LE Transmission/Hydraulic issue?

    Has it had a recent trans fluid and filter change? It is common not to get enough fluid back in after a change. On mine, I have to run it for a while after a change and then add more fluid. And, just like yours, when not enough fluid is added, the electric parking brake engages and you have...
  18. Bob Horrell

    check engine light on JD110

    Check the engine speed sensor on the right side of the engine toward the rear. If it is marginal, it will fail when it gets cold. Sometimes when it is cold out you can heat the sensor by blowing on it with a heat gun, or even a hair dryer. If it works when you do that, then you need to...
  19. Bob Horrell

    Questions On Starting a Backhoe business

    My advice would be to not limit yourself to just backhoe work. I don't know what is going on in your area, but adding an additional piece of equipment might just open up your job market. In my area, the guys that just do backhoe work are pretty slow, if not out of the business because of the...
  20. Bob Horrell

    Case 570MXT or Deere 210LE skip & box

    I am on my 3rd John Deere (over 12,000 hrs. total time). I have used just about every skiploader at some point in time. I prefer the John Deere by a large margin. If you are doing mainly loader work then most of them are OK. However, for finish grading, none compare to the John Deere. I...
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