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    Dozer Blade

    TERM - the blade you have, does it tilt? I'd imagine a tilting blade would be fairly useful? Dave - that grader looks the goods. A lot of machine hanging out the front though. I guess I'm worried about it being too long! A lot of the work we do is in hilly/rock country, so driveways bend &...
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    Dozer Blade

    Well, there's some food for thought! Thanks fella's, I'd not ever seen a grader attachment, awesome! So you think using a 4 in 1 as a dozer & then final trim with the grader attach? Dave, any info on that machine you could send my way would be great thanks! Cheers
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    Dozer Blade

    G'day Nick, THIS, or similar attachment for my Komatsu SK 818 is what I was thinking. Cheers.
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    Dozer Blade

    G'day fella's, I've posted this in the attachments section, so sorry if I should just keep this there! I've been checking out dozer attachments recently & have been thinking it could be a good investment we have a large rural community & gravel driveways etc a plenty. Been looking at the...
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    Dozer Blade

    G'day all, wondering if anyone has run a dozer blade on their skid steer? I'd like to set my sights on one, so any features that are must haves, or any that are just gimmicks, it'd be cool to find out here first! THIS looks fairly gutsy, though runs @ $7500+ Aussie. Gotta be the ultimate...
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    Hand vs. Foot Controls

    I used Case controls for a few years, then went to Komatsu. It has a changeover valve so you can run Case or Cat config. I thought I'd have to change that over to Case when I got it. But after not too many funky moves (mainly trying to turn & crowding the bucket out instead & digging in) I got...
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    277 Track drive motor problems

    Have a look HERE Bernie, might be some help. :cheers:
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    Cat 259 biii

    Cool Bernie, thanks for clearing that up. Yeah, he wasn't a mate, I was looking to buy at the time & as I said, it's only what he told me. The S150 I was looking at had a bent axle, it was parked on a conc floor & one wheel was 1" off the ground! So he already knew I wouldn't be buying when...
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    komatsu rubber track loaders

    Though my Komatsu (SK 818-5) was listed as having a komatsu engine in all the spec sheets, it is in fact a Yanmar. I'm still wondering about the pumps as I've not been down there yet (touch wood). They are listed as Komatsu, but I've got my doubts. That's a shame if they are to cease...
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    Vertical or Radius Lift

    It seems you're buying new????? But 1 thing to watch with a second hand machine, is the pins & bushes. Obviously a vertical lift type is going to have a lot more of these (my Komatsu has 18 from memory) twice as many as a radius lift. So if the pins & bushes are flogged it'll cost you twice as...
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    Cat 259 biii

    The country of origin plays a big part..... Not that I know 1st hand, I met a guy who imported 20 odd S130/S150's and that was his experience (well what he told me anyway). These were all under 500 hours. It took him over 6 months after they landed in Aus till he had them at hand, & cost him...
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    Cat 259 biii

    So long as you realise Australias customs laws for earthmoving machinery (even worse for ag machines). After a quarrantine period, a customs mechanic (who may or may not know anything about what he's doing) will completely disassemble the machine down to the last nut & bolt, clean it, then...
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    Looking For a New Compact Track Loader

    THESE look pretty gutsy, I wonder why they don't get a lot more press? Cheers
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    Your Lowboy Pictures Wanted

    just wondering if all you guys spend all your time on this site or you actually get work done? my husband spends all his spare time on these time sucking sites & does NOTHING AROUND THE HOUSE hacked by a frustrated soon to be ex wife
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    Scam Warning

    Another thing to note on these Nigerian fraudsters, English is their second language. The fact that a oceanographer (you would guess with some serious schooling under his belt) couldn't capatilise his i's would have sent me running the other way. I hope you've come away unscathed from this...
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