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    Thumbs in australia

    Yes I would pick up using the track to assist me.
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    Thumbs in australia

    i could pick that up in bucket without a hole off flat ground without a thumb.
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    Thumbs in australia

    what would be the downsides of a thumb?
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    Thumbs in australia

    in reagrds to the photo above with the big gooley. you could pick that big gooley up queit easily in the bucket without a thumb.
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    Bucket preference in your part of the world

    In qld all our machines in the company I work for, total 12 excavators all have a tilt bucket, general purpose, ripper and a 600. We then have a couple of extras such as sieve bucket, hammers, grabs etc. Not one of our machines have a thumb
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    Trimble Screenshots

    G'Day anyone got any screen shots of there gps. Mainly excavators. Like different screen views on there Trimble gps. Can you please post them and maybe describe to us what we are looking at. Also maybe state what screen view you use the most and why. Also what is the horizontal offset used for...
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    Excavator Foot Tilt Bucket Control To Hand Tilt control

    I have a Komatsu 200-8. It has the control for the tilt bucket on the floor. I am wondering how I can get it onto a hand control. Is the hand control easier or is foot control easier. Thanks
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    Thumbs in australia

    No thumbs in south end qld but seen a few 4 in 1 gp buckets on 20 tonners. Also seen a few wheeled diggers. They are quiet popular here in SE QLD. Especially on highway jobs. There is always at least one or two on each highway project. They are mainly used for spreading topsoil and landscaping...
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    Excavator Buckets for new machine

    If you buy brand new the only buckets included standard in your price will Most likely be the 1050 wide general purpose bucket about 0.94 cubic meters heaped up. All the other buckets attachments will be extra. New tilt bucket for 20 t range anywhere from 10k to 16k
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    Komatsu 200Lc-8 Monitor Screen

    Pm sent mate cheers much appreciated
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    Komatsu 200Lc-8 Monitor Screen

    Its as simple as pressing some buttons on the monitor at start up or soemthing
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    Komatsu 200Lc-8 Monitor Screen

    Hello, I think my machine is running low on pressure. I know there is a way you can get into service mode on the LCD monitor screen in the cab and get into I think it's called service menu or mechanics mode or something. From in there I can see what the Komatsu dealers can see. Question is how...
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    PC300 Will not start

    OFF TOPIC THIs is off topic, but I can't make a new post due to my post count. But I have a 220-8 with the LCD screen. I want to change the service intervals on the LCD. It says you need to take it to the dealer for that but that's crap. Its just another revenue making opportunity for Komatsu...
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    Pattern switching valves

    no thumb on the machine.
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    Pattern switching valves

    this is a little bit of topic. had to post it here because i cant make a new thread, and it is kinda relevant to this thread anyway. I have a 20t with a foot pedal for the tilt bucket. I would like to get the tilt pedal elimanated and control the tilt buck with a toggle on my right joystick...
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