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    towable excavator or backhoe

    Don't forget ..better controls too.
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    towable excavator or backhoe

    Sorry but it look like an expensive replacement for a shovel.
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    mini ex limits?

    I bought a mini last year and yes it seems very tippy. The thing I did was to try to see how far it would go before it would tip. I ended up backing up inclines with the blade and bucket down. It is surprising how far it will go before tipping. Of course you just catch yourself once the...
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    loading mini on deck over?

    This past weekend I was unloading from a friends trailer. The trailers ramps are about 2" lower than the nice smooth polished edge of the trailer. I had a ton of mud on the tracks and the machine decide it would rather slide out off the ramps then anything else. It was a freaky feeling...
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    loading mini on deck over?

    I am the same I always like having that bucket on the downside. If anythign goes wrong at least I can do something. Wheelies on an excavator scare me.
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    Crazy Idea or What?

    Aren't there laws about pimp'n your hoe?
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    Lessons Learned?

    I was lifting a big chunk of cement into a foundation. Once the cement was over he side the machine started to roll over. Luck and reactions had me drop the cement before it got too far over. Later we buried the foundation into a big hole about 12ft deep then covered it over with sloppy...
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    Three nipples????

    I have a Cat 303cr. In the fuel filter door their are there grease nipples (remotes) with ~100 and ~50 written next to them. Does anyone have any idea what they are for? I have tried to hit them with the grease gun and they seem to have no restance.
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    Before I find out the hard way..

    Thanks for the info. I have figured out how to use the bucket to keep the machine level when I am climbing down something. In fact I have quite a bit of practice at it because I tend to do it even on the slightest slopes. I slowly finding that the machine is more stable than it feels. Okay...
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    Before I find out the hard way..

    I just bought a farm complete with a 2004 CAT 303CR. I am completely a newbie with an excavator (but having a ton of fun). I can't seem to find any infomation anywhere about how steep it can climb without tipping. I am pretty parnoid about going over any on any slope for fear of it tipping...
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    Do you run your mini-x at full throttle?

    I thought that the control was more of a speed RPM control as opposed to a throttle. The high/fast the setting thet faster things moved, not nessisarily more power just more speed.
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