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Recent content by tysonj0331

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    New dump truck

    All good to know thanks. I think I am going to end up with that Mack I am still waiting in the dealer. I know my 03' 2754 international tandem dump with hendricks rides awful empty and tows terrible. The 370hp n14 and allison auto is nice for guys who cant drive and moving onsite but going down...
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    New dump truck

    We are buying a new or newer tandem with a drop axle. We will mostly use this truck for pulling our tri axle tag trailer where we can not get a lowboy. I need a truck with enough power to haul 13,000’ elevation grades pulling a tag with a 160/180 Deere excavator. I also want the truck to ride...
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    160 vs 180

    The 160-5 I have on demo now has 28" tracks but still is a little tippy when loading trucks with a 48" bucket, I think a 42" is more the right size with a thumb and coupler like this one has. Does anyone have any input on the zaxis 5 vs zaxis 6? The 5 is tier 2 and the 6 is tier 4, I hate DEF...
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    160 vs 180

    225s are nice just can’t find em around here. I’m need to be able to set precast septic tanks ourselves as the tank company I always booked out and we do septics as fill in work. I think the 160 has more power and is far more stable then a 135 after I demod one today. I am going to try a 180 on...
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    160 vs 180

    Yes the 135 I have had a thumb and coupler can’t keep its ass down at all. We had a zx 120 hitachi we traded for the 135 and I regret it. We are going to demo a 160 and 180 we have a lowboy already. We need a thumb and coupler so hopefully the 160 is not tippy with those on it, if so then the 180.
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    160 vs 180

    We have a 300 and we own mini excavators just looking for insight on the 160 vs 180 to cover our midsize gap as the 135 is unstable. The 180 and the 200 are almost identical on paper.
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    160 vs 180

    We have a 135g with rubber tracks and it’s to tippy doing anything. We are looking at a 160 or 180 hitachi/Deere to replace it. Does anyone have any pros or cons to the 160 vs the 180? We have a lowboy so size is not a issue but we do utility work and septics sometimes so it gets a little tight...
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    85g Deere power issues

    The tech came out and the machine was set to positive 16, and is now at negative 12. What a difference it made, night and day. The 85g is not a nimble as some of the machines in its class still, but we bought it because when looking it was the most overbuilt for durability in my opinion. The 308...
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    85g Deere power issues

    Thanks a lot.
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    85g Deere power issues

    We are at 6000'-8000' elevation and the new 85g deere feels very gutless. With a 3' bucket the turret can hardly turn its self around at a slight angle when bucket is empty. Has anyone done anything to increase power at altitude? The A/C doest work either, and we got other 85g deers from the...
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