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    What Does your Construction trailer look like ?

    I have been all around canada working in the water and sewer/construction industry and have always found that a construction trailer is one of the best pieces on site. I have had a couple diferent ones and even had one custom made for my needs, but it is getting older and I am concidering...
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    Help new 289C choppy and unresponcive

    Hey I have alot of experience with the ctl's on the market and finaly got enough hrs on the Gehl ctl 80 to buy a new 289c. I loved the 257b the 262B the 287B, so how could Cat screw up their new machines? Electric over hydraulic controlls. Why would they change them on a skidsteer instead of...
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    Asphalt Ziper Good or Bad

    Hello gentelmen I know nothing about milling asphalt but i do alot of utility replacement and I hate saw cutting. I found this machine on the net and was wondering if anyone has ever used one or knows much about them. I am sure it is not as productive as a big mill but im not to concerned...
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    Painting Excavators

    I am looking at painting a couple of my excavators and possibly a loader. Our shop is huge with floor heat and well equipt, I have alot of experience with painting gravel trailers, lowboys ect but nothing intricate. I have a big sand blaster, airlless painter and tons of time I want to...
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    Creating business (Advertising )

    Ok i want to know what you guys do to advertise your company and its services. We sponcer rodeo like crazy, i dont ride any more but i still got lots of dumb friends ! We have hats and hoodies and names on trucks and equip. I want to see cool things that people have done or are doing that...
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    Exciting news for deere fans

    Today i got the new calender from Brandt dealer and i had to flip through it and much to my suprise deere had a "G" series excavator. I looked for press releases and found nothing on it, just wondering if anyone knows what is new on the machines i am sure they got the new tier of engine's but...
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    U/C is it better to be slow or fast???

    I have been running iron since 5 and one thing that i could never completely understand was the corilation between speed and wear on U/C. my dad and some of the old boys from the company always told me that walking a hoe in fast mode or running the 850c in 3rd was hard on u/c. I always...
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    Info on snow pushers or other soloutions

    I have been concidering going after alot of medium sised parking lots in town that need snow cleared and hauled away. I already have a contract for 500 oil leases and it is going well with the 744 and the 2 graders and a plow truck. But lately all of these people that bought a bobcat and think...
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    7 km gravity sewer main picks

    these are some of my picks that i got from our job. Check out my rock and pipe cart i built this spring it works great ! let me know what u think
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    Buying a used 450D deere

    Hi, I am not new to the excavators, it is realy my specialty. However i have never owned a machine bigger than my 350D and we are looking to upgrade to a 450D i have several used machines lined up but am worried about the hrs on them and what sort of problems have plagued the 450D's in the...
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    Neeed to find replacement track pads !!

    We are restoreing a 1951 Ht 4 Traxcavator and i am looking for replacement pads for the u/c. Also some original pictures of the machines will help alot. I will post some pictures of the machine soon .
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    Excavator backfill conveyor

    I was looking at the felco backfill conveyor, and i think that is is definately a great idea but there is little known about them i would like to find out if any one has had any experience with them before and how easy it is to get compaction with them or if that is even possible. If a guy...
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    Backfill conveyor

    I was looking at the felco backfill conveyor, and i think that is is definately a great idea but there is little known about them i would like to find out if any one has had any experience with them before and how easy it is to get compaction with them or if that is even possible. If a guy...
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    (super-heavy dozers )Is this bigger than the 575 ??

    31.10.2006 Russian Guinness-champion dozer arouses interest Russia received a big order for dozers. Customers from South African Republic, India and Tajikistan confirmed their will to purchase eight super-heavy dozers T-800 from Russia`s Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant (CTZ, CTZ-Uraltrak)...
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    CAT 143H Tire inflation

    Hi i know there is alot of knowledge on here and i need some advise i have a blade that won't stop walking when im finnishing and i have continetal radials on the machine. Im not sure if it is an inflation problem rite now or just the tires that i have on it if someone could let me know the...
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    14 mile water line questions

    Hey guys our company is looking at a large water line contract in alberta canada. our company Has over 40 years experience in water and sewer instalation with a large fleet of 63 pieces of iron. The job consists of 1100m of residential c 900 replacement and 14 miles of cross country 8inch hdpe...
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    Looking for a new compact track loader

    I run a large construction company in alberta and I am looking to replace my gehl ctl 80 with sompthing of better quality. I definately dont like the bobcat equipment, so im hoping that the cat 299c will meet my expectations. I know that there is alot of knowledge on here so I want to hear...
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    snow plowing

    hey im new jst thought id show some of my picks letme kno what u think
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