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    I turned down a job a few weeks ago, that had the ground all tore up by their tele when we had a thaw, like 12" deep ruts all over, then...
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    Natman replied to the thread Working the National 1300A.
    I have a rebuild kit on it's way, anythingtruck.com, for $77.00! Still a lot of for what you get, but way better than giving National...
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    Just about every single steel building I've seen go up, by pros, uses just one or sometime two telehandlers. I'd think re-selling a tele...
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    Natman replied to the thread Working the National 1300A.
    I mis typed, agreed, it's 06-466-124, NOT 4166, my bad. I re-emailed MICO and anythingtruck.com (who I had already talked to earlier)...
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    Natman reacted to kshansen's post in the thread Working the National 1300A with Like Like.
    Going by those numbers I found this kit for $89.22 and it says they have a dozen in stock...
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    Natman reacted to crane operator's post in the thread Working the National 1300A with Like Like.
    There's two ways the pedal brakes work on the spring applied brake packs. Some, the hydraulic goes through this pedal, then to the...
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    Natman reacted to DMiller's post in the thread Working the National 1300A with Like Like.
    Looked up your p/n, MICO does not show the above numbers but does show a 06-466-124 Hyd Brake Actuator. Is now a ZF Company, states...
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    Natman replied to the thread Working the National 1300A.
    Just after I posted this, I realized I could zoom in and eyeball that data plate better than I could see it before, something about the...
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    Natman replied to the thread Working the National 1300A.
    I pulled it today, and out of the three lines, just one had a very small dribble of fluid, so small I figured it was just the residual...
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    Natman replied to the thread Working the National 1300A.
    If I think I have a day or two with no work this week, I'll pull it and take it to my local shop, I'm lucky to have a good one in my...
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    Natman replied to the thread Working the National 1300A.
    The rebuild kit is only $220.00, plus freight and tax of course, for what will most likely be a couple of O rings and a seal or two...
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    Natman replied to the thread Working the National 1300A.
    I was able get pointed in the right direction via a couple phone calls and tracked down the current owner, and he is salvaging the rig...
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    Natman replied to the thread Working the National 1300A.
    Last night, working on my night job, it took me a bit to figure out what was going on, my first thought was my rotation bearing had ate...
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    Natman reacted to kshansen's post in the thread Why I hate boom trucks with Like Like.
    Every time I see one of these pictures of boom trucks laying on their side I have flash backs to one of the dumber things I did many...
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    Natman replied to the thread Just some work pics.
    The CraneSmart load cell I bought for my first boom truck (the 4 later ones all had factory LMI's, thank God) 23 years ago, is the...
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