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    rate per mile

    We charge 3.25 a mile,and thats local if I am not moving something one of operators is waiting for.
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    need advice on lowboy

    semi and lowboy I drive a 92 KW T800,pulling a Etnyre 55 ton drop deck,detatch by hydro,no pony assist motor.It is a 3 axel trailer,the rear being a tag,or drop alex. I haul art trucks on it with no problems.Also D8n,a Cat 345 track hoe,621B scrapers a John Deere 770 grader,so it does pretty...
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    Best aluminum polish?

    subject I got to agree,the California line of polish is top of the line goodies.I will never again buy any other brand.You can use the powerball,and I have but you just dont have to do that.Wipe on,wipe off.Even a JB Hunt driver could use it.:usa
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    Best aluminum polish?

    polish I use some stuff that beats the pants off Mothers and anything else I have tried.Its called The Original California Custom Purple Polish. Its a true no rub,wipe it on and wipe it off,no power balls,no hard rubbing.This stuff is awesome.When I buy it I also buy a bottle of...
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    LowBoy, Were you on I-95 South today moving a crane in Florida?

    Broke again Well Thursday I was in Lagrange Ky to move our 345 Cat trackhoe.Keeping in mind I drive a 92 KW T800,11 liter Detriot with a 9 speed.Whats wrong with this picture already? Not a tri axel truck either,pulling a 55 ton dropdeck lowboy trailer.So get loaded chained down and off we...
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    Differences between scrapers...

    subject Well I have never been hooked to another scraper,only pushed .We have one twin,or double barrell as we call em,an older Terex.Our 613 is a self loader,paddlewheeler like the old steamboat paddle wheelers.We have 621s,621b models a 623 self loader not currently operating due some...
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    Whats better.... D8K OR D8H???!!!

    subject Well guess I will start another debate.If you had included the 8N,I would picked the N.We have 3 of them and I like them pretty well,when I get to operate that is.Mostly I load and haul em to jobs.So I dont get a lot of seat time.:usa
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    Dumb accident

    subject Yup,rental stores should have pretty strick guidelines about stuff like that,so do but most dont.Till some one gets hurt or worse and the store is sued they wont learn or listen.IMO.:usa
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    What is it? Red neck ingenuity????

    subject We need to help Squizzy with his redneck vocabulary. Thats git R dun there Squizzy.;) ;)
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    What is it? Red neck ingenuity????

    subject Awww man!And I thought I was yhe only one that knew about that trick.:D :D
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    Picture for Blademan

    subject Man,I would hate to have to haul that brute.Dang!:usa
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    What would you do?

    subject I agree with thejdman,trust is a thing of the past.If you keep him,let him use his own truck and buy his own gas.My boss has fired people for less than that.:usa
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    What is it? Red neck ingenuity????

    subject Dang right ya gets some points!Coming from a redneck,a Ky redneck at that,ya did good. I have seen a piece of I beam in a shear to do clean up with too.Nothing wrong with good old smarts for outwitting dirt and stuff.:drinkup :drinkup
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    Hammer vs. Dynamite

    subject A Cat 320 with a hammer should have been there,job would have been taken care of. Blasting is not cheap anywhere and permit costs alone will prohibit it.Also,when firing a shot,if any equipment is close by be sure and shut it down.Otherwise you will bust the cranks from the...
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    Ran a scraper today!

    subject Well I made a mistake,we have a cat 613 pan,not a 615.Sorry bout that.But after running a 613,623,621 and 621B and a Terex ts24 twin engine I can honestly say,I hate em all.Comfort?Right,them thimgs just aint designed for operator comfort.Atleast none I been on have been.:drinkup
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