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Recent content by Tunneldigger

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    Rotary laser

    I am going to be buying one. I would like to be able to lay field tile and do a slope grade as well as flat. Can I put a reciever on my 590 backhoe? Any other things or brands ? I know close to nothing about them.
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    580 ck torque converter

    Runs, hydraulics work, won't move.
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    580 ck torque converter

    I have a friend that has a 580 ck backhoe. He is wanting to get it running as it will not move. I said it probably is a torque converter. How hard is it to change and what is parts availability?
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    Millwright Union questions

    I have worked for the city for 33 years. All but 3 have been at the Wastewater plant. My background before was excavating and paving contractor as well as farming. I was at at the street and sewer department at first which was led by 4 very incompetent individuals. I bid to the plant as...
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    Making a consistent slope

    Dont know what is happening
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    Making a consistent slope

    I hope I can describe this right about a homemade level. I took 1 inch pvc 15 inches or so, I put a tee on one end and a 90 on the other end. Put a threaded plug in the tee for a filler plug. Then put a street ell on both ends so they are pointing toward each other but pointing up a bit. Cut a...
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    Starting to get hand/joint pain

    Take a look at this. Kinda expensive but helped my wife. Also look up kinesiology tape. What it does is , it opens your hand up a little bit and allows a little more blood flow thru to you hands.
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    Question about wills?

    I am the executor of an estate as we speak. I thought everything would be cut and dried. Well his late wife who died in Columbia has no death certificate. They had a joint checking account. I took that money and put it into a estate account and started paying his bills. The bank wanted a death...
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    Concrete street profiling material

    It is almost like play dough. One little spin on the tires and I have to push myself out with the bucket
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    Concrete street profiling material

    Last summer a road was profiled close to my farm . I had gotten some rip rap from them so they asked if they could dump cement dust from their grinder there. I was wanting to put up a machine shed in the future and was filling the area in where they could dump. There was sort of a natural berm...
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    Replacing a culvert

    Job done i got used hesco barriers and am filling them as head wall. I got a 590 hoe a trackhoe would be better. The 5 foot is over pipe.
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    Replacing a culvert

    I am in the process of replacing a culvert. It had a 42 inch rusted out one and am putting a 48 inch plastic. The ground is really and i have concerns about egging the culvert. It will have 5 feet fill when done. What can I do to prevent it from bulging or how much is acceptable?
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    590 sm front axle won't disengage

    I use the loader to lift the front end up.
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    590 sm front axle won't disengage

    I try about ever combination. I raise the front end to see if it is still engaged.
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    590 sm front axle won't disengage

    I have a hard time getting the front axle to disengage. I have to shut off, play with shifter, put in reverse , change gears, every combination i can think of. Then it goes out. Any suggestions?
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