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  1. dozerman

    Thinking of moving over to Cat mini from my Yanmar

    It has 1100hrs on now. Geith last week sent me version 3 to replace v.2, a pin grabber style hydro coupler that is working as advertised. Time will tell. Oils/fuel/grease is all I have to do. I bought it from Clyde west in Seattle
  2. dozerman

    skidsteer tires on backhoe?

    the side walls are thicker on the skid steers. I don't know how the rubber will fare compared to a hoe tire. It would be harder I would think.
  3. dozerman

    skidsteer tires on backhoe?

    It seems Galaxy has a skidsteer(5mph) and a backhoe tire (25mph).
  4. dozerman

    skidsteer tires on backhoe?

    My local tire supplier says "everyone" uses skidsteer tires on the front of 4wd backhoes. Is this true? I am leary of being the guinne pig. The skid steer tire is 10 ply and has a speed limit stamped in the tire of 5mph. The hoe tires that are on the machine are 12 ply. And have had a good...
  5. dozerman

    Help Us Grow!

    your site has a link here- http://www.dozerman.com/links.html and I tell people about your site when I think of it. Send a dozen cards and I will get them in the right hands. Well run forum....thanks for doing it. ....B
  6. dozerman

    Cat D3G

    When the kids figure out how fun it is to run modern machines, they are going to toss their video games in the dump, and get jobs.
  7. dozerman

    Cat D3G

    nope, That old td-7 is getting me by, but I need to do something soon. Let me know after you run it what you think. John deere's are hydrostactic as well. A few guys up here swear by em. I would try both. What I am most interested in is how well they push a load at med speed. The specs...
  8. dozerman

    50's Insley Excavator?

    I have been bugging the owner for years to let me haul off that old shovel. When I last told him I'd give a $1000 for it he showed some interest for the first time. My thought is to haul it home for a decoration that runs. mailbox mount? Might be fun to fire up from time to time. Kids could...
  9. dozerman

    50's Insley Excavator?

    One of my rock suppliers has this sitting at the pit. He says he ran it last week. It weighs 40 ton. It takes a large arm to run it 8 hours a day, but it will load faster than a modern 3 yard hydraulic loader (so I am told). Is it worth a $1000? Anyone know anything more about this...
  10. dozerman

    Estimate form/unit cost

    Tried the MYOB and found it more labor intensive than Quicken to operate. We have been using Quicken for years and like the minimal amount of typing needed to get the job done. It looks like we will use Quickbooks Pro for handling the moola. And build an Excel speadsheet for the...
  11. dozerman

    Estimate form/unit cost

    Here is another one,,,MYOB $99 for the "first edge" Looks good in theory, Ill get a demo to try. http://www.myob.com/us/popups/firstedge_comparison.htm Anyone use Quickbooks or MYOB?
  12. dozerman

    Estimate form/unit cost

    quickbooks pro SWEEET, Thanks Rob. Even if the estimate does't work this http://quickbooks.intuit.com/commerce/catalog/product.jhtml?view=features&priorityCode=0273400000&prodId=prod30003 app would be worth the $300. My wife who does the billing hates having to transfer my hour log to...
  13. dozerman

    Mark up

    When you say mark up, I read that to say markup over cost. Cost is labor and material. IE; 10 yards 7/8" drain rock delivered cost at pit-$15.00/yard cost to haul-$7.00/yard subtotal-$22.00/yard profit (markup) $2.20------(10%) Total cost delivered $24.20/yard I know these costs are...
  14. dozerman

    Estimate form/unit cost

    Thanks Rob, We have been using "Quicken" for our check book for 12 years now. Its great for doing the taxes and profit and loss reports. We have been considering "Quickbooks" for some time to make invoicing easier. But does it do line item ----bidding---? IE; 300' 2' utility trench @...
  15. dozerman

    Mark up

    markup It depends, T&M; If its a good repeat customer and an isolated order, no markup. Otherwise, 10% for anthing other than earth products. I figure earth product, hauling, and markup and charge per yard. Bids; If its a good repeat customer-5% Others-10% to 20% Usually my...
  16. dozerman

    Estimate form/unit cost

    Hello, Does anyone use a spread sheet to build a price, using unit costs? If so, do you care to share it? Looks like this board will accept a Word file (.doc) and an Excell file can be embedded in Word.......Thank you administraiters. I am a small firm that uses a paper note pad for bids...
  17. dozerman

    Icy equipment trailers

    DKinWA, Yeah, its slippery out there. Just as well, the shop needed a cleanin bad. Been to Oly many times, have friends that live there, nice area. Putting the boom down is a good trick, I do this at every move because the shock absorber is shot and banging the tilt down is hard on it...
  18. dozerman

    Icy equipment trailers

    Around here I have heard of 2 rollovers, both due to a slippery and tilting (side to side) deck. I leave gravel on the deck (wood) and load level....no problem. Seat belts go on whenever there is a chance of rollover. ..B
  19. dozerman

    auto lube system

    Personally, I like to grease manually, as it gives me the oppourtunity to inpect for loose pins, bolts and the likes. Also getting off the machine is a nice break sometimes. A cat guy told told me they inspected some pins and bushings on a 10,000 hour excavator with auto lube, and found them...
  20. dozerman

    Blue Exhaust

    Hi, My '86 International dump (L10 Cummins) for sometime smokes more than most. The mornings are the worst coming down the hill at 1/4 throttle. Big billowing clouds of blue smoke. A buddy of mine said the injectors are due, but another said flat cams. Injectors are $1600 for 6 rebuilds...
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