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Recent content by thesanchez

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    Rusty Storage Tanks

    I bought 3 transcube/fuelcube tanks for a project from a sunbelt auction. I got a good enough deal to justify a little bit of work, but now that I have the access panels off, I'm worried they're too far gone. The tank that is completely empty has a fair amount of surface rust on the bottom and...
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    "Shrinking" Mini Excavator - too wide for boat

    You went right by.
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    "Shrinking" Mini Excavator - too wide for boat

    The video exaggerates it because of time of year.
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    "Shrinking" Mini Excavator - too wide for boat

    When you say 30, do you mean a 30HP machine? I could sell my 304 I'm sure and get a 303: https://www.cat.com/en_US/products/new/equipment/excavators/mini-excavators/108580.html
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    "Shrinking" Mini Excavator - too wide for boat

    Not sure where you get the overloaded boat idea? Boat is rated to carry 8k. Machine will be reduced to at the very most 8k.
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    "Shrinking" Mini Excavator - too wide for boat

    This is what I'd like to do - I'm assuming the steel cables in the tracks run the length of the track and I should be okay cutting off the outer 3" of the track? I'm comfortable risking wasting a set of tracks.
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    "Shrinking" Mini Excavator - too wide for boat

    Just to give you an idea of the river:
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    "Shrinking" Mini Excavator - too wide for boat

    Building a house in a very remote place in Idaho! I wish that landing craft in the pictures would work, but unfortunately the river is way too small (Salmon River) and way too violent for a boat like that. I bought the 304 specifically for this project, really want to make it work because if...
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    "Shrinking" Mini Excavator - too wide for boat

    The boat will carry the excavator weight wise no problem - I'm going to take off the counter weight and the dipper and shed quite a bit.
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    "Shrinking" Mini Excavator - too wide for boat

    I have a CAT 304e2 which is 77" wide. I have to haul it up river on a boat with a 70" ramp. I'm going to remove the blade and maybe the dipper/boom. Short of buying a smaller machine, any ideas on how I could shave off 7"? This is going to be a once, or maybe twice in it's life move, so I'm not...
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    Disassembling Telehandler

    I can drive down to the base of the Salmon river, opposite side. Then I'll move everything over with a heavy lift helicopter. I've got a skid steer, excavator, the small crane I mentioned, mini concrete plant and mixer, and soon a log cabin kit on the way. Unfortunately I can't drive across the...
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    Disassembling Telehandler

    Looking at some YouTube videos of the boom being removed - I have to image that the axles with cylinders attached weigh 1000lbs+?
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    Disassembling Telehandler

    I'd love to be able to place a half a yard of concrete +580lbs for the concrete bucket at 25', which from the 844's load chart looks to be right at the limit. A telehandler would be perfect for unloading from a boat as well because of the reach length.
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    Disassembling Telehandler

    Thanks for the info! How much do you think the counter weight weighs? Nearly impossible to find any info online - must be rare that a counterweight is replaced on these machines. I'm tempted to buy a low hour auction machine, and take it apart to see how light I can get it. I think pulling the...
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    Disassembling Telehandler

    Planning on two story house with a hangar, if I can get the equipment there. The tele handler will be a Godsend - I won't need a concrete pump! I do have a Broderson IC35 so I'm pretty confident I can reassemble everything without too much of a headache. Central Idaho, near Riggins.
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