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    Cost of Owning vs Renting vs Hauling equipment

    When you are doing production work like the step tanks in multiple subdivisions it makes sense to leave the machine on site. Scheduled to be in subdivision A on a Monday for the week for 3-4 systems. guess what the builder did not get the dumpsters moved. Go to subdivison B or C and start one or...
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    Cost of Owning vs Renting vs Hauling equipment

    D6R is hauled by hired hauler with proper equipment. He also hauls the bigger rental equipment for the rental company. That way the moblization is on the rental ticket as well as the sales tax for the mark up
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    Cost of Owning vs Renting vs Hauling equipment

    I have 3 crews, Crew A is 3 men, one KUV van for supplies, 3 CAT 308 E2 Cr excavators. They do STEP (septic) tank installs in 3-5 subdivisions. At $500 per move one way you can buy a nice used 80 size machine. I bought and paid fo 3 in the last 18 months. Crew B is 4 men, one RAM 5500 crew cad...
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    Gates 3000B Hose Crimper making your own hoses.

    You need to use SAE spec hose and Gates fittings. The Gates web site has crimp specs.
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    For the Deere guys

    Look at Harwal seals.
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    ASV RC85/100 seat bolt pattern

    the seat does fit and bolt up using stock bolt pattern. To use the seat switch you will need to hole saw a hole in the metal pan that the seat bolts to to utilize the round cut out in the seat for the switch. The seat is much firmer than the old one and does provide some lower back support.
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    Trojan 124 transmission

    Worst come to worst through the dipstick tube
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    ASV RC85/100 seat bolt pattern

    Winner winner chicken dinner. Surplus center 1-3203-BK seat for $159.60 plus freight. 18" wide, 19" tall, 20.4" front to back.
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    ASV RC85/100 seat bolt pattern

    the seat bolt pattern is 11 1/4" side to side and 11 1/2" front to back. I will post the seat width & height in the nest day or so
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    ASV RC85/100 seat bolt pattern

    Generic is not quite the term I would use, cheap is the word I would use. I have it in the shop to replace 2 leaking hoses and next project is the seat tomorrow night. I will post measurements.
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    ASV RC85/100 seat bolt pattern

    Before I pay $450.00 for a seat from ASV does any one know what the seat bolt pattern is so I can buy an aftermarket seat for less $$. Otherwise I will have to remove all the AC parts under the cab floor to measure and the machine will be down while I wait on another seat.
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    Need New Tracks - CAT 299D

    above grade planters
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    Non-stick skid pads. Trying to avoid being bled.

    a roll of skate board non slip. self sticking. I use it on my CTL
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    Help identifying a hydraulic valve

    Should be part numbers on the relief valves
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    Battery or alternator?

    I have an ASV RC100 that will run for 10-15 starts with a battery charge. Then light but no starter turn over. Put the charger on and low voltage. I need to know how to test to determine which needs to be replaced. TIA
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