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    Hydro excavator

    Well Ive been trying to think of an industry that I can diversify my excavating business with and done a lot of looking into a hydro excavator. I don't necessarily need one for what I do but want to run it as a standalone daylighting business contracting for hire. Anyone had any luck or bad...
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    feller buncher converted to wheel loader??

    pretty self explanatory really. i could use a feller bunches some and a wheel loader for some so seams like a good idea but I've never ran a feller bunches before. Would it work ok?
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    Best ratchet binder brand

    What are the best brands of ratchet boomers and not china crap either. Currently i use crosby lebus and have decent luck just wondering what other brands are quality.
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    Weirdest or most profitable hooklift beds?????

    what do yall think bout a stone slinger bed on a hooklift?? Jhark123 i do a lot of farm type excavating and some demo work, and little residental like basements, pretty much anything with an excavator, dozer and dump truck you can imagine in a rural community
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    Weirdest or most profitable hooklift beds?????

    Jhark123 i just mentioned a honey dipper bed to my wife and she thought i was crazy...but then again everything i have bought so far my wife said no but i get and do great haha. What would you haul water for?? We haul saltwater and crude oil in my area but lots saltwater truck sitting right now...
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    Weirdest or most profitable hooklift beds?????

    Thinking about the hooklift business. You always see dump beds, dumpster beds, and flat beds but im looking for something very innovative that nobody around does so i can start out with a leg up on the compition right out of the gate. I already have a very stable business (not hooklift) just...
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    Starting Land Clearing/Mulching Bussiness ??

    $100-$125/ hr is going rate around my parts, $150 sounds very steep but guess depends on location. I know that isnt your question but sure makes a difference
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    Scraper or pan??

    One reason it doesn't travel fast enough and another is an u/c is about 20k for my 6n also to just go down the road and work a few miles I would always need to load it
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    Scraper or pan??

    Well the reason im against a pan is i have a garfield 1150 with dolly wheels and pull it with a 400hp 4wd with triples and i still run out of traction. Scrub puller what you say does make sense but why im not all on board is i could buy a decent 615c with cab for 60k or so or a tractor for 100k...
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    Scraper or pan??

    Hi all, im trying to figure out what would suit my needs better for building terraces and water ways and diversions in Fields. Currently i use a d6n for most of my work but sometimes it just gets inefficent when i have to travel to get or get rid of my material it takes way to long. Ive kind of...
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    WTB- Rome offset disk

    Looking for a used rome offset disk, reasonable price with notched blades, i can travel if not too far in bfe. 618 240-4944
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    Winching with an LGP

    I have a cat d6N LGP and been thinking about buying a winch for it. It has had a winch on it all of its life until about 500 hrs ago they removed it just before i bought it. Id pretty well be winching oilfield equipment and trucks and whatever else would get buried. The machines im going...
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    Tinted windows on equipment

    Haha. Im trying to get the glare gone, i work around trees so it seams im always in the sun but my stick is in the shade under the trees. I have had 4 eye surgeries and my eyes HATE the light, most of my vehicles have tint plus i wear my oakleys
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    Tinted windows on equipment

    If its the same thread i found it talked about putting mini blinds inn!! I got in a scraper tractor one time and it was great but it was a sunny day, didnt know if it would create issues at night or how dark most were tinted
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    Tinted windows on equipment

    I see backhoes and scraper tractors sometimes with tint so dark you cant see the operator. I was wondering how dark of tint anyone thinks it is on these machines? I do run in the dark some however i have overkill lighting already. Im thinking on my excavator and dozer. Whats your opinion...
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