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Recent content by Skwerl

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    Caterpillar serial number/ year model

    It's a Cat the serial #plate just says grader there's a patent list plate which has a list of patents from 1918 my grandad bought it , and I've always just wondered about it.
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    Caterpillar serial number/ year model

    No, this is out of the '20s an old pull type
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    Caterpillar serial number/ year model

    Just for curiosity, is there a way to look up antiques? We have an old grader 4A1754 that we still use from time to time.
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    Reading a 637 scraper

    On this same subject, can anyone tell me if I can haul a 637 on a lowboy without pulling tires, and stay under height? Granted, it would depend on the trailer... Just trying to get ideas, there are a couple going through Ritchie brothers today, trying to figure what it would cost to get them...
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    Wabco scrapers at work

    Not a complete Hail Mary, this is our own project. The money folks have approved me for more than enough to hire this out.... The less I borrow, the less I pay back. I can buy these Wabcos for less than 2 months rent. Figured I'd sell them when the job is complete. Or let them sit, but we...
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    Wabco scrapers at work

    Subbing may end up quicker, more economic financially and time wise. Yes, from the word go we will be on a time crunch. If, "IF", we can keep these going, they would more than pay for themselves. That is why I came to this forum to find out peoples experiences are with Wabco. I can buy all 3...
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    Wabco scrapers at work

    So I have a job coming up, currently weighing the ideas of subbing it out, or there is a set of 222Gs near me for dirt cheap. (2 running 1 parts machine). My dad is a retired heavy equipment mechanic (one of those guys who bleeds Cat yellow) he says I can't keep these things running, but I have...
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