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    Cat / case / clark / wheel assy

    Ive got got split rim assembly from a CAT late 60's 922A ............. $500 split rim from late 70s clark 45C, needs valve stem ...................$500 Complete rear wheel and brand new rear tire for 1990 580K ...............$1000 items are in massachusetts
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    Anyone built there own tilt bucket?

    seriously?
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    Anyone built there own tilt bucket?

    we picked it up in ....Gorham? Maybe? Whats the place that sells the Allu buckets? Ill post some pictures monday. We actually cut the cat coupler and welded it to the helac so we can still use the qc on the cat buckets and the silt fence knife we made up.
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    Mecalac 12 MTX Multimachine in work

    i gotta say, the indexator looks better and better to me all the time, but the price tag is insane, its around $25K. and Im sure Im not coordinated enough to run that machine.
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    Anyone built there own tilt bucket?

    i put a helac rototilt on my 304C for about $5K, now all my buckets are swingers. (Yeah Baby, Yeah!)
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    Mitsubishi engines on CAT

    304C has a mitsu engine as well.
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    Buying a used CAT 420D....Help!

    60 K is a rip. I own a 420D, with 2,000 hours, all the option including wain roy swinger on the stick, cat wanted to give me 35K 3 years ago. stick to flying. this is a dirty business. lol.
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    How do you get rust out of fuel tanks

    probly not the answer your looking for, but I dropped the tank out of my JD644, cut off the bottom, and rewelded a new plate on it.
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    dump truck side boards

    I just replaced the boards on my 10 wheeler with a sawmill oak. The body's channels are for 3" oak, but these were 2" that I had laying around so I got a piece of 1" plywood and ripped it down. This thread did get me thinking though, what about those LVL manufactured beams the make for...
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    Who makes the best pair of shaded safetly glasses?

    yup, then ESS and Revision
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    Finish Grading Tips

    Yeah like sheepfoot said, if your not using a processed material, like a 1-3" minus, your gonna want to get off and pick rocks, or have the laborer pitch em out. Also, take a small section at a time. "To GET flat, you need to BE flat"
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    Cat 10 or 12 motor grader

    ive got a 1953 no 12. Im amazed at performance in a 60 year old machine. doesnt burn oil, starts on the coldest days. its a testament.
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    Demo of 15" concrete pad with 3/4 inch rebar 12" on center..

    we use a wrecking ball. i just pick it up with the thumb on my 315. junk yards sometimes have them, or you can use an old counterweight off something like a D8.
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    Finish Grading Tips

    pull a string. low throttle. carry grades on an arc. ( imagine how you try to get something flat if you were sitting in the sandbox playing with your kids- youd rub your hand in an arc) take small sections at a time. GET OFF AND WALK AWAY. dont get frustrated.
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    best size for septic

    true enough. My 315B has 1200# coupler and a long (10' 1") stick. I lift without the bucket too. just sayin.
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    Questions for Mass Hoisting operators license.

    Brian- i would imagine that's a local westwood bylaw. Wayland has one- your supposed to ask papa if you can move more than 300 yards. In wayland its the conservation commission that started it, and the building dept that enforces it. They only enforce it if they get a complaint. I think its...
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    best size for septic

    if your 315 wouldnt lift a 1000g tank, you should get it checked out. My 315B lifts them no prob.
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    Questions for Mass Hoisting operators license.

    we have to pull a trench permit for a perc test and deep test hole. ridiculous.
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    Questions for Mass Hoisting operators license.

    This test is ridiculous. if you dont pass this, then you should pour gas on your head and light yourself on fire. one of the questions was 'you notice the machine is on fire. do you- keep working; keep working until end of cycle; shut off machine and notify supervisor. someone's full time...
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    Dowsing

    I use two bent wires from location flags. I cut two handles out of 1/2" gas service. wires turn in for gas, out for water. weird, but it works. I only use it if Im stumped, and my locator strikes out.
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