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  1. td25c

    Rest In Peace Burt

    Thanks for the memories & awesome work bro ! Retired Marshal Matt Dillon summing it up short … Cant count how many times we ran in to some kind of trouble on a job site & asked myself … " What would Burt do ? " :cool:
  2. td25c

    Radiator Pressure Tester

    Had a customer call that has a slow coolant leak in a vehicle . Looked at it yesterday no wet spots under it but could smell the sweet stuff evaporating in the engine compartment after it was warm . Tolled the feller I would grab a pump up tester in the morning and we would put pressure...
  3. td25c

    Oak Street water main

    They had a rupture this week of the 4' main flooding the streets in Louisville . Wow ! The cast iron main was installed in 1893 . Check out the wooden house crane setting the pipe ....... From what I can tell it looks like it rolled along on a rail system on wood cribbing ...
  4. td25c

    Hopper bin fail

    Media posted this up as a grain bin explosion ...... Yeah , it exploded after the bin toppled & took out the power lines & lit the dust up . Bad day for the farmer at this time of year . http://www.wibc.com/news/local-news/caught-video-indiana-grain-bin-explosion Looked like a structural...
  5. td25c

    Hovercraft model

    Was talking about this over on borisdavenport's boat building thread last night . https://www.heavyequipmentforums.com/threads/styrofoam-based-boat-building.65322/#post-679948 The boy and I dug around the shop this afternoon and sure enough had all the parts in stock for a simple prototype...
  6. td25c

    Sears selling off Craftsman

    I reckon it's a sign of troubled times for Sears along with store closures .:( http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/01/05/sears-to-sell-craftsman-tool-brand-to-stanley-black-decker.html Hopefully they are able to trim down a bit & restructure for the future . Hate to see Sears go away ...
  7. td25c

    Not enough steel in new equipment

    I started out as a mechanic / welder before getting in to contracting & equipment operating . Still do service calls & shop work for customers as once they find out that you can do this work they wont let it go . Oh well .... It helps break up the day & keep things interesting . One thing I...
  8. td25c

    Half scale handcar

    Always enjoy building something fun and useful out of scrap we have laying around . On this project we decided to build a handcar & track for the kids to burn off some of there energy & have some fun at the same time . I think the only thing I had to run to town for was some more wood screws to...
  9. td25c

    Water system on the truck

    We get in alot of different situations in the truck & heavy equipment trade.One thing granddad taught me is to always keep some water on hand.It's good for man and machine.We Installed a 10 gallon water cooler on the Kenworth wrecker with a 5 gallon per minute demand 12 volt electric pump and 20...
  10. td25c

    Box blade

    I have to say on of the best dirt moving attachments is our old 3 point hitch box blade.They pull dirt forward & can shove backwards just as easy as pie.They also have the ripper shanks to loosen up hard pan soil.I love it.We use it after the dozer to take out track marks & pick up small debris...
  11. td25c

    Chamber type septic system

    I put a chamber type septic system in last month for a customer,all went well and the chambers come in 5 foot sections and snap together and also allow some room to bend them in order to stay on contour when on a slope.This was my first one to install,I have allways used a stone system with 4...
  12. td25c

    Kershaw tree trimmer

    It's tree trimming time in my neck of the woods on the power line right of way's.Its a pretty neet unit,it uses a 2 foot diameter saw blade on the end of the boom.The cab tilts and the boom has one extendable section.They can reach about 55 feet with it and the hydraulics are fast on the boom.It...
  13. td25c

    WW II German U-Boat model

    It's not a dirt moving machine ,but I have always had an intrest in submarines.I built a model U-boat out of parts & stuff we had around the shop.The pressure hull is an air tank off a truck and the drive motors are 12 volt dc current heater motors.It pulls us around in a small "john boat" as it...
  14. td25c

    Good top soil

    I was running short on good top soil at a new home site that I am finishing up now.It's on a hilltop and the top soil was thin and marginal at best,The home owner wants a nice hardy lawn.I have separated some nice dirt from a couple of burnt brushpiles at the site And it looks like we will have...
  15. td25c

    Wrecker call

    I got a call this afternoon from a local farmer that had his combine stuck .I told him to take a break and I would be there in about 20 minutes with the gmc wrecker.They had a tractor at the job and I used it as a "deadman".We have had alot of rain lately and the fields have some soft spots.It...
  16. td25c

    Lakeside

    I got a call from one of our local municipal lakes to unload some floating dock's.They are made out of pre-cast concrete,having an outer concrete shell and the inside is filled with styrofoam.They measure 8'wide,20'long,3' in depth,and weigh 20,000 lbs.each.I have to set up close to the waters...
  17. td25c

    Gutter drains

    We are coming to the finishing stages on a new home site.I started laying pipe monday for the gutter drain system.The ground is some of the toughist most compacted clay I have ever seen,and below 3' depth is solid sand stone.I am installing the pipe at 2' depth .I use my jd 8875 skid loader with...
  18. td25c

    Hy-Hoe excavator

    We set forms ,welded re-bar,& poured concrete most of this week.It was a pleasure to run the Hy-Hoe today.Nothing exciting,just separating some unburnt debris from some burn piles at a new home site.I sit on top and work my way back ,throw the dirt on one side and the unburnt stumps& wood on the...
  19. td25c

    cozad trailer's

    Anyone on the forum using a cozad? They look like a well built trailer.How do operators like the mechanical detach?Dose cozad offer a hydraulic detach trailer?I see most of the cozad trailers are in the western part of the US.All detach trailers in my area are hydraulic.I like the idea of the...
  20. td25c

    Good forum

    I met some great people on the site.Shared alot of stories & experience with equipment & jobs.
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