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    Cat 345DL vs. Hitachi ZX450LC3

    I've been a hitachi man through and through, machine I operate is a zx330lc-3 no other 30 tonne machine comes close to performance speed and durability. I've never like cat diggers but the current machine I am operating witch is a 336DL with a tilt bucket is a decent machine. Nothing like its...
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    demo saws, who makes the best?

    I had to put my two cent worth after reading this post, Husky 760, brilliant saw, it light it's got grunt work all day with out faults, Husky 970 well been through 2 in 12 mouths. Cutting purely concrete and they both fell apart literally, one thing after another, the guard moves so free that...
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    Dual grade laser setup

    Btw that's presuming the heal of the slope stays level with the building slab.
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    Dual grade laser setup

    Well it seems obvious to me that what you what to do with A dual grade laser is unachevable. The easiest way to achieve production is to set out and prep your cross fall off your building using your grade laser on any 1 axis . Once you have completed cross slope re set your laser for your drain...
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    Who makes your favorite skid steer?

    ive gone from case hand control to cat joysick and now recently discovered the joys of bobcat footcontrol and yeh i rekon it kicks conpetators ass. but hey thats what i like.
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    New Bobcat S series joystick control

    I work for a civil construction company who own cat skidsteers. but on this latest pipeline job have hired a bobcat fleet and ive been impressed with the foot control on the s250 i love it, but that machine went in for repairs and weve been given this s650 witch is joystick control, but i cant...
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    russian pipeline fail

    haha labourer pulled to hard on the tag line
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    Case 580ST ??

    looks like another european new holland design.
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    pipe lasers lining up

    how much time do you spend lining up your rotating laser? i get frustrated using remote controls on either pipe or rotating laser. they are the worse things to set. 2 person job saves alot of mucking around. my 2 cent
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    water main leak detection

    This is a interesting subject, on my recent site i have been doing mains testing, and the only way we have detected leaks is to isolate inline gate valves 2 miles apart on a 25 mile line, then pump the 2 mile sections till they hold recomended pressure, if pressure drops we walk the line that...
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    Different Equipment Same Mfg

    Case 1221 loader made by hyundai and i am sure Case ADTs are manufactured by Astra iveco
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    Pics From South Australia

    Thanks for the response RandR, much apreciated. I think i know the parts man in question. normally the little mans pretty good and goes out of his way (from what i have seen). Good luck with the marketing, is it a good drop? cheers
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    Pics From South Australia

    G'day there RandR , I am a local Sth Australian working in the civil game, and i am very pleased to be part of this site. My question to you is 1) I see you have a dresser pay loader what made you opt to buy such a machine, as i have never seen any late model pay loaders in sth australia.2)...
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    pipeline in southeastern Ohio

    Hello there Dirt digger i am wondering what material is that exsposed pipe made out of in pic #31, i seem to think it is fiberglass correct me if i am wrong. thanks
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    Which excavators are made by the same people??

    Good evening all , i am new to this site and i am very imprest in what i have read and seen so far. I am curious to know if Yanmar mini excavators and Wacker Neuson mini excavators have some sort of conection, do Yanmar manafacture mini excavators for Wacker neuson ? maybe one of our european...
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