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  1. Heavy Equipment Forums Rules & Posting Guidelines

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    Latest: Heavy Equipment Forums Rules and Posting Guidelines Steve Frazier, Aug 30, 2009

  2. General Industry Questions

    Post general questions/comments regarding the heavy equipment industry here
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    Latest: Tire help. Bls repair, Jul 15, 2018 at 6:29 PM

  3. Link Exchanges

    Links to various industry related sites
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    Latest: Heavy Truck Forums CM1995, Aug 11, 2013

  4. Gone But Not Forgotten

    This forum is to pay tribute to members who have been called home. In memory of "RonG"
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    Latest: For any of the loggers that worked in Wakeman Sound in the early 70's digger242j, May 24, 2018

  5. Heavy Equipment

    Post equipment questions/comments of any nature and photos within the corresponding forum.

  6. Earthmoving Equipment

    1. Dozers

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      Latest: New addition to the fleet grandpa, Jul 15, 2018 at 10:12 PM

    2. Excavators

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      Latest: Changing from Cat to JD controls on PC400LC-5L EdBia3773, Jul 15, 2018 at 5:36 PM

    3. Motor Graders

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      Latest: galion t500m control valve manifold problems repowerguy, Jul 15, 2018 at 1:56 PM

    4. Scrapers

      Post information/photos about scrapers here
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      Latest: 623B Nige, Jun 30, 2018

    5. Tractor/Loader/Backhoes

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      Latest: John Deere 310E Backhoe with electrical gremlins? JL Sargent, Jul 15, 2018 at 7:27 PM

    6. Track Loaders

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      Latest: Cat 955H Questions Nige, Jul 15, 2018 at 12:58 PM

    7. Wheel Loaders

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      Latest: 950H hyd. query Nige, Jul 15, 2018 at 6:40 PM

    8. Other Earthmoving Equipment

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      Latest: Advice on setting up a grease standardization program on a fleet Nige, Jul 15, 2018 at 6:28 PM

  7. Construction/Demolition Equipment

    Machinery typically used in building construction/demolition

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      Latest: CAT IT14G ianjoub, Jul 9, 2018 at 1:41 PM

    2. Forklifts/Telehandlers

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      Latest: Cat th83 brakes Moonlite, Jul 13, 2018 at 4:03 AM

    3. Cranes

      Discussion of cranes and their accessories here
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      Latest: Galion 125 14way, Jul 15, 2018 at 3:48 AM

    4. Demolition

      Post demolition related questions here
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      Latest: Hauling off wood freight pallets Wes J, Jul 15, 2018 at 6:32 PM

    5. Construction Equipment Attachments

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      Latest: Auger attachment for 68,000 lb. excavator - 2 ft. hole by 20 deep Theweldor, Jun 26, 2018

    6. Other Construction/Demolition Equipment

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      Latest: Hydraulic cylinder piston nut keeper John C., Jul 15, 2018 at 6:01 PM

  8. Compact Equipment

    1. Compact Excavators

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      Latest: Building a custom excavator Coastal, Jul 15, 2018 at 8:57 PM

    2. Compact Wheel Loaders

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      Latest: mustang 2044 icestationzebra, May 9, 2018

    3. Skid Steers

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      Latest: CAT 236b chain cases. Nige, Jul 15, 2018 at 10:01 PM

    4. Compact Track/Multi Terrain Loaders

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      Latest: Cat 257b aux hydraulics barely 2 James0386, Jul 15, 2018 at 4:45 AM

    5. Mini Skid Steers

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      Latest: New Holland l213 control valve tool_king, May 13, 2018

    6. Other Compact Equipment

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      Latest: Davis/Case 40 + 4 Std Trencher 74inchShovel, Jun 7, 2018

    7. Compact Equipment Attachments

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      Latest: A300 grapple suggestions hvy 1ton, Jul 15, 2018 at 12:58 AM

  9. Paving Equipment

    1. Pavers

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      Latest: Will a RM mill asphalt and also mix soil cement? hvy 1ton, Jul 11, 2018 at 7:16 PM

    2. Rollers

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      Latest: Cat CB-534D won't move chine61, Jun 21, 2018

    3. Mills

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      Latest: 2009 Caterpillar PM200HP Milling machine ETMF 58 White, Jul 1, 2018

    4. Other Paving Equipment

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      Latest: Distributor Trucks jyotiengineering, Feb 22, 2018

  10. Construction/Excavation Technology

    Discussion of technology assisting with heavy equipment operations

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      Latest: Machine control BTCI, May 13, 2018

    2. GPS Systems

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      Latest: Large Site GPS Aaron Samuel, Nov 20, 2017

    3. Integrated Machine Control

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      Latest: Replacing Operators with Technology funwithfuel, Jul 9, 2018 at 1:14 AM

    4. Computer Applications and 3D Modeling

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      Latest: Understanding Sensor Based Ore Processing Rory Bamford, Jun 16, 2018

  11. Administrative Duties

    1. In the Office

      Post business questions here
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      Latest: Bidding a job and specifics AzIron, Jul 9, 2018 at 11:28 PM

    2. Jobsite Coordination

      Discuss jobsite issues and post job photos here
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      Latest: Elevation Calculations Bls repair, Jul 5, 2018

    3. Safety Issues

      Resolve safety concerns here
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      Latest: Safe handling of 500 gallon propane tanks? Randy88, May 29, 2018

    4. Personnel

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      Personnel

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      1. Employers Seeking Employees

      2. Potential Employees Seeking Work

      Latest: What to do if you found out a worker has behavioral issues? kshansen, Jul 10, 2018 at 5:01 PM

    5. Shop Talk

      Post shop tips, unique repairs, shop projects here. Please post machine specific repairs in the corresponding machine forum.
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      Shop Talk

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      1. Tools of the Trade

      Latest: Full Circle- Back to where I started (almost) John Shipp, Jul 15, 2018 at 10:14 PM

    6. Industry Interaction

      Where industry trades may interact with members, special promotions, R & D, etc.
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      Latest: Werk-Brau Customer Appreciation Give-Away dirty4fun, Nov 21, 2013

    7. Financing

      Post your financing questions here. Sponsored by Capital Funding Group
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      Latest: Financing options for a new business? JPLUMMER, Jun 19, 2018

    8. Upcoming Events

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      Latest: 2017 Conexpo/Conagg VitalCrane, Dec 20, 2017

  12. Forestry

    1. Forestry Operations

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      Latest: Dozer site prep. James K, Jul 14, 2018 at 5:28 PM

    2. Forestry Equipment

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      Latest: Grizzly Trucks diamondtguy, Jul 15, 2018 at 2:35 AM

  13. Agricultural

    1. Agricultural Operations

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      Latest: Wheat Crop hvy 1ton, Jul 15, 2018 at 12:53 AM

    2. Agricultural Equipment

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      Latest: Looking to buy a new tractor Legdoc, Jul 14, 2018 at 2:26 PM

  14. Transportation

    1. Trucks

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      Latest: Class A license med cert and eye test DMiller, Jul 15, 2018 at 8:20 PM

    2. Trailers

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      Latest: Rolloff Dump Trailer Pictures. Roll Off TunaTime, Jul 4, 2018

    3. Equipment Moving Questions

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      Latest: We Interviewed Bombardier on Autonomous Transportation!! Rory Bamford, Jun 25, 2018

    4. Showtime!

      Post your truck/trailer pictures here
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      Latest: Random forestry site prep pics. John C., Jul 14, 2018 at 7:10 PM

  15. Lubrication

    Discussion of equipment lubricants.
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    Latest: The best cordless grease gun Mother Deuce, Jul 15, 2018 at 9:41 AM

  16. Forum Support and Announcements

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    1. Support

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    2. Announcements

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      Latest: Happy Holidays everyone Graderfan1981, Dec 25, 2017

    3. Safety Competition

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    4. Test Forum

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    5. New Member Introductions

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      Latest: a hello from va. petepilot, Jul 15, 2018 at 2:11 AM

    6. Geek Patrol

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      Latest: Endoscope for cell phone? Pixie, Jul 5, 2018

    7. Equipment For Sale/Wanted

      This Forum is for member's use only to list their personally owned used equipment for sale. No third party or Dealer listings permitted. Respond to ads via PM
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  17. Old Iron!

    Swap tales and photos of antique machinery and trucks here
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    Latest: 1960 B75 Mack DMiller, Jul 15, 2018 at 8:23 PM

  18. Models and Miniatures

    The youngsters enjoy looking forward to a career playing with the real thing, while the adults look back fondly on those responsibility-free days when the toys were just toys. This section is for all those interested in heavy equipment toys and models.
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    Latest: 1:50 scale construction model collection for sale xgiovannix12, Jun 23, 2018