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  1. LowBoy

    3406B front structure cover resealing project.

    Dove into this job elbows deep Friday 6-10-22...and Saturday morning around 9:30 EST I got a piece of debris in my right eye and ended up messing up the entire day in the local ER...then Sunday a trip 1.5 hrs north to the better hospital (Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical center in Hanover, NH,) to...
  2. LowBoy

    Caterpillar V300B forklift passenger side door.

    Looking for a passenger side door for a 1983 Cat V300B forklift. Anyone have a parts machine, know of any salvage yards that have one of these...?
  3. LowBoy

    Caterpillar V300B forklift passenger side door.

    Maybe this isn't the right thread to be posting something "wanted" in...I'm looking for a passenger side door for my 1983 Cat V300B lift, if anyone knows of any parts machines, salvage yards, etc. that may have one for sale...
  4. LowBoy

    Increases in parts across the board...

    I'm starting to notice some pretty substantial increases in parts now. Never really took much heed to it until last Friday. I decided to do a brake job on one of the lowbeds here. I pulled a drum and shoes off, and headed to my local Fleetpride to match them up. Good news was, they had...
  5. LowBoy

    1979 White Road Boss ll with Holmes Big Ben wrecker unit

    I had to show off my latest acquisition...a really cool '79 White Road Boss II. It was owned by a long-time, old school truck repair man who constantly upgraded this thing to what I consider excellent specs, and I would jump in it and drive it anywhere in the country. It now has a Big Cam IV...
  6. LowBoy

    Bobcat repaint; where to get the color codes.

    I'm in the process of scuffing up my 843 prepping for a repaint. Ordered a decal kit yesterday. Where can I get the white and orange paint for it, or get the actual color codes and get it from NAPA, etc? I don't think I need to go straight to a Bobcat dealer, especially when they're about 90...
  7. LowBoy

    THREE Viking 11 ft. power angle highway plows for sale.

    I have 3 Viking power angle 11 foot highway plows for sale. All ready to go, can load them here in Vernon, VT. (minutes from Brattleboro and Greenfield, MA.,) or even deliver them for a little extra above sale price. $1,400.00 each, or take all 3 for $3,000.00. Came off of Freightliner...
  8. LowBoy

    New to me Bobcat 843 skidsteer.

    Greetings...been quite a while since I've been on here. Business has been keeping this old boy pretty preoccupied, and I'm not complaining. I just bought a decent older Bobcat 843 on 4-21-22 for around my yard basically...not to use every day or make a living with. It's in really good shape...
  9. LowBoy

    THREE aluminum 4 compartment petroleum trailers for sale.

    Have 3 good used fuel trailers for sale. One 1989 Fruehauf aluminum 4 hole, manifolded, spring ride, vapor recovery, bottom load, cable internals. One 2004 Fruehauf segregated compartments, bottom load, vapor recovery, spring ride air internals. Third one, Fruehauf 4 hole, manifolded, bottom...
  10. LowBoy

    1995 Caterpillar 525 grapple skidder

    This is a follow-up post to the original one yesterday. I found a couple of pictures of the actual skidder after I posted the original one yesterday of a similar machine for reference. Here is the actual machine... As described, the transmission acts funny after it warms up. I doesn't slip, it...
  11. LowBoy

    '95 Cat 525 grapple skidder

    Have a '95 Caterpillar grapple skidder for sale, transmission is acting strange..will move then quit. Motor runs excellent, was using until last October 2020. No tire chains. Located in southern New Hampshire. Can deliver if needed. PM me here, or email at : ironmountainiron@gmail.com for...
  12. LowBoy

    525 Cat grapple skidder.

    Hi guys, I have a '95 Cat 525 grapple skidder with a transmission issue...it'll move for a bit then go dead. It needs something in the transmission to be addressed, and could use a set of tires. No chains on it. Would like to sell it as is, so if anyone's interested, PM me and I can give you...
  13. LowBoy

    Kobelco K907C weight.

    Can't seem to find this machine on RitchieBrosSpecs.com , I'm trying to recall the last one I had moved was about 40,000 lbs. This ones just about 10 feet wide across pads, the last one wasn't that wide. Anyone recall the weight of one of these old beasts? Gotta permit it next week up through...
  14. LowBoy

    Kobelco K907C weight.

    Can't seem to find this machine on RitchieBrosSpecs.com , I'm trying to recall the last one I had moved was about 40,000 lbs. This ones just about 10 feet wide across pads, the last one wasn't that wide. Anyone recall the weight of one of these old beasts? Gotta permit it next week up through...
  15. LowBoy

    P&H 30 ton mobile crane, new retirement home.

    Moved this old gal Wednesday 4-24-19 from it's former home in southern Vermont to it's new one in west-central New Hampshire. I remember when this thing was new, owned by the now-long-gone Burgess Bros. Construction Co of Bennington, Vt. The last 10 years at least, it was owned by Rick's Towing...
  16. LowBoy

    Blaw Know 10 ft. paver move.

    Monday 4-22-19, I loaded this Blaw Knox paver in North Tonawanda, NY at the DPW after they auctioned off a bunch of iron, and carried it back to my neighbor in Northfield, Mass. Needs a little tinkering, but it's all there. Was used as a spare until the No. Tonawanda DPW got their brand new one...
  17. LowBoy

    Iron Mule Forwarder.

    Just thought I'd share this piece I picked up out near Camden, NY and brought to it's new owner in Ledyard, Ct. today. It's a late-80's Iron Mule, made up in Michigan. Powered by a 3 cyl. Ford diesel, has a 4 speed with a hi-lo-reverse on the other stick. Fun little rig. I brought a 240...
  18. LowBoy

    Aftermarket heads/parts for Cats.

    I am rebuilding my 3406B, and needing a new head. I'm using Interstate McBee parts, but I am not sure if they offer a head yet; haven't researched them close enough yet. Has anyone ever dealt with American Crane & Tractor in Kansas City and used their aftermarket Italian replacement heads for...
  19. LowBoy

    Pettibone factory in the U.P. today...

    Loaded at the Pettibone plant in Beraga, Michigan today, headed to Denver, Colorado for Monday morning. I was not aware Pettibone was still around until today. Glad to see they didn't get gobbled up by some big conglomerate. Last picture is the newly engineered telehandler line. I have a Swing...
  20. LowBoy

    6675 John Deere skidsteer

    1998 6675 John Deere skidsteer with about 2200 hours on the clock. Any good/bad to look for when looking at buying one?
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