• Thank you for visiting HeavyEquipmentForums.com! Our objective is to provide industry professionals a place to gather to exchange questions, answers and ideas. We welcome you to register using the "Register" icon at the top of the page. We'd appreciate any help you can offer in spreading the word of our new site. The more members that join, the bigger resource for all to enjoy. Thank you!

Recent content by Grinderminder71

  1. G

    California Superdumps

    I drive a superdump with a " Strongarm" tag axle. recently we have had two of the strong industries strongarms crack, one broke completely off the truck. Has anyone else heard of this?
  2. G

    Who's Run the Largest Equipment?

    My favorite tractor isnt the biggest but, I loved the CAT 983 track loader, ( about 83,000 lbs ) with a demo bucket and a single 3 ft ripper.Its a pretty good size for a track loader. I would love to operate a LaTournou wheel loader.
  3. G

    heavy equipment schools

    I have worked as an operator for about three years and I also owned some of my own eqp. I have been out of the job market for 2 1/2 years now and was considering going to a school to learn more and or get certified. Does anybody have any suggestions? Any help would be appreciated. Dave
  4. G

    Takin' One For the Team!

    I love a Ford. Good lookin truck! Is that 8 or 10 lug?
  5. G

    Volvo Inroads

    Wasnt Volvo recently aquired by fomoco? maybe its just the automotive stuff but that might explain the new high visibility. I agree that cat only need be worried bout them in the $$$ area but, then again thats a BIG area for most, they may be in for some competition. dave
  6. G

    How many patterns are you competent on?

    JD controls? I worked w/ quite a few excavators and track loaders and didnt have a prblem switching btween the two but most the excavators had the same controls which most guys called jd controls but some would call them cat controls. I still dont know what the diff is but I do know that I...
  7. G

    what makes a detroit run away?

    I have a little jd 440 crawler, it has a detroit 2 cyl dsl engine. I started it one evening to smash some metal w/ the bucket and as soon as it lit the r's went nuts, I droped the throttle to the off spot and nothing changed. It stated sounding somewhat serious and i had to think quick so I took...
  8. G

    Track Installation for Dummies

    my 2 cents I used to operate a cat E300B which we got used, it was a nice machine but I think who ever owned it before used to drive it home every night. The idlers, tracks and most everything else was REALLY worn out. The idlers had allready been built up both witdth and heighth several times...
  9. G

    Cat 1160 v8 & allison 5spd

    Rebuilt cat 1160 v8, no hrs, has been idled only, originally in a ford. Is now in a school bus but never driven. Also Allison 5 speed automatic fully rebuilt as well. Will sell w/ or w/out the bus. will not separate eng & trans. Loacated in Sebastopol ca eng serial#:95b25453...
See more
Top