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    1988 cat 953 loader

    you guys that have these machines have you hauled them on a 20 ton airbrake tagalong behind a tandem i haul mine now on a 35 lowboy but want to downsize 1 truck 1 trailer just wondering because i have a bame 20 ton and i get mixed opinions from the dealer the trailer weighs 8500 to 10000 lbs and...
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    kamatsu d37p5

    does the wide track machines wear the chains more when your using for clearing land ive owned several doziers over past 15 years and this is my first lgp machine were doing some clearing in a subdivision where theres lots of diffirent slopes and angles just noticed after about 50 hrs on this...
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    after market parts

    can anyone tell me where to find after market parts for a cat 953 loader im looking for side panel doors looking to paint my machine
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    Machine Operating cost??? Per hour? Without operator?

    if all they do is small hourly stuff, then my goodness they better be doing it 6 days a week 10 hours a day.... thats the problem im having in the residential market thats all these guy do is the small hourly stuff ,i have been trying to back away but cant seem to find a way in to the...
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    Machine Operating cost??? Per hour? Without operator?

    reason i said this i bid small jobs and this is what gcs tell me they pay. i just dont see any reason to work this cheap or am i wrong for thinking that
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    Machine Operating cost??? Per hour? Without operator?

    i cant help but was wondering about this in my area a bobcat or mini ex runs around $75 per hr for asample if go out to a small residental job and do 8 hrs of grading @75 per hr which is 600 by the time you buy fuel for truck to haul equipment fuel for tractor and if you pay an operator theres...
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    Small Claims Court. Do I have a chance.

    always sign a contract with the customer that way theres never a question i learned the hard way at a cost of 10k
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    Small Claims Court. Do I have a chance.

    i had a similair thing happen to me i did a week long job for a chain restaraunt here in town a sub that ive known for years and did countless jobs for hired me for the owner because there big buddies anyways i had no contract i gave a written bid for the work well i did that work and the sub...
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    work in georgia

    That's why I like the commercial market, profit is not a dirty word like other segments of the industry. When I worked primarily in the residential market, the term/word profit was liking dropping the "F" bomb at church on Sunday this sounds like all the the residential gcs i work for im ready...
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    work in georgia

    ive been talking to nasser about a 312 they dont have any at this time but there looking for me before the economy crashed i had a new 312cl i had to sell it to keep from losing it so im just looking for an older model to keep the price down
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    Dynapac pad foot

    i cant find a hi low speed level or switch from what i understand from a dealers mechanic there should have been a valve on the frame to push or pull to unlock the hydluilics to move it if its not running but its not there and the machine roll freely i have tried following the hoses with no luck
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    work in georgia

    thanks everyone for the info
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    Dynapac pad foot

    That sounds alot like mine I've looked for a neutral there is none when i load on a small bobcat trailer on the metal ramps the drum spins but not the wheels but when im on dirt it stalls on the slightest incline basicly if im not on a level pad its useless
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    cat d4gxl

    i was cleaning out my shop looking for something else and ran across this i have a rear panel and decals for a d4g its the one that goes on the side that wraps around the back has a side door in this panel seems like i paid 1600 from cat if anyone needs it make me an offer i dont need it no...
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    Dynapac pad foot

    its 1985 dynapac ca12 has duetz air cookled diesel
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