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    House Demolition - Aussie style

    Here in sunny South Carolina we call them " roller homes" don't ferget to put your tires on the roof.
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    water in the hystat 953c bbx

    Thank you sir I appreciate that thought may be sumpin I can put to use
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    water in the hystat 953c bbx

    Well it was worth a try thank you for your help feller's:rolleyes::D
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    water in the hystat 953c bbx

    What my mechanic and I were wondering was there a way we might be able to purge the system using air pressure or would it destroy a seal or check valve of some kind?
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    water in the hystat 953c bbx

    Is there a method by which I could purge the whole hydraulic system of all the fluid so you can get all this milky looking hydraulic oil out and change to clear oil I've asked the boys in the service department of the local cat dealer and they say that it can't all be drained. Help please Nige...
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    Digging a basement with a 955L

    If the local building codes are like here in upstate sc you probably will have to pour the walls which is pretty expensive most of the concrete basement installers dig the hole for the basement themselves so they don't have to rely on someone else's digging just my experience............:beatsme
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    Is this the end of the crawler loaders / track loaders?

    Well one point to look at is your local market and what and whom you're competing against ie in upstate sc where I live and work as a one man band operation most of my work is on house sites into some VERY hard red clay. Most of the lots have a fairly pronounced slope to them. Which translates...
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    new here and wanted to say hi, and show off my fleet.

    Nowadays we have to run antiques or risk having the payment on a new one send us to bankruptcy court.:drinkup
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    water in the hystat 953c bbx

    Haven't thought of that. Just wondering if it would harm the drive motors if I am not mistaken this machine shares a common res with the lift and drive?
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    water in the hystat 953c bbx

    Blew a hydraulic line on my 2004 953c bbx had to add 5 gallons of aw32 to get the machine on the lowboy to get home to drop shields and repair turns out the oil I added had some h20 in it. Got the line fixed. Now what do I need to do to cleanse the hydro system of the h20 contaminated oil
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    Track Loaders digging basements

    Dead on target me likey:notworthy:drinkup
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    Track Loaders digging basements

    I've been telling customers $600 on the half day $1200 on the whole most have been OK with it........ What's going rate for a triaxle load of fill dirt delivered in your neck of the woods?
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    Track Loaders digging basements

    Bump usually try to get $150 for either one of mine don't always get it but that's what I shoot for:usa
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    Track Loaders digging basements

    Most of the builders in this part of the world want all jobs to be hourly rate so they can ride in and put the hurry up on you. Which is one reason I got away from house builder work. Hard to clear any $ at hourly rate.
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    New to me 963 problem

    make sure to use the correct weight of oil as the incorrect weight can cause MAJOR trannie problems especially on the old style pcu type hydrostat i use 303 in mine but call the local stealer and have them tell u. p. s. if they tell u "aw32" the person on the other end of the phone line has...
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