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  1. cat943

    My 247b

    Hi all well its been some time since I have did a update on my cat 247b well have spent some time operating the machine its I can give a account of the good things and some of the pet hates I have with the machine. Ok the bad one thing I can’t stand is that track adjuster who ever thought that...
  2. cat943

    TB135 play in swing?

    It’s normal for a small amount of movement in the swing gear to stop it binding….
  3. cat943

    Deere vs Cat controls

    The first machine I was on was a four stick Kato witch was fun to learn on but a pain has I would have to use my feet. After that I jumped on a cat patten Kato and I just got used to using a cat patten cant operate the JD patten to save my self, I suppose I could learn but as yet I don’t operate...
  4. cat943

    Quick attach backhoe

    Ok had a look at a video on one of those skid hoes. My take on them if used for digging round the house like the odd trench and you were in no hurry they wound be fine and they are cheep.. However if were digging more than a few trenches and wanted to dig next to a house or wall then a side...
  5. cat943

    working in sand advice

    You can lift one side of the machine and clean one track at a time if the machine doesn’t have a blade
  6. cat943

    Burnt 955

    Hey Alex that 955 the bunt one looks like it was a heap before it got burned and going by the pic’s it would be more trouble than its worth.. Also on the same page as that burned 55 there is a 955 that would be a better one for tinkering with..
  7. cat943

    working in sand advice

    Yep sand is the cause of your track tightening issue the same thing will happen in mud..
  8. cat943

    Tak or Cat ?

    Hi all well I finally got around to getting my excavator a cat 303c cr the reason for the cat was the budget that I had to play with not enough $$ for a tb128fr and a plus is now I have to 2 cats and only one place to get parts…
  9. cat943

    Track Tearing Problem

    By luckyJ first post his machine is a 257b series 2 and than along with the series 3 has the different sprocket drive that is found on the 257 and 257b machines. So luckyJ’s machine is the current design so getting a newer machine may not solve the problem that the 257 seams to suffer from…...
  10. cat943

    jcb rubber track

    Ok well I’m not a landscaping type at all as I said I only work the 247 part time on the weekends I will use it full time in the next few (hope) weeks as soon as my boss gets a replacement operator for me. My normal job is at the moment is working in a quarry operating a 35t excavator a D6...
  11. cat943

    jcb rubber track

    Hi all I love a good debate on equipment ok I have a cat 247b and it has the ASV track system on it. When I got the machine it had 2303 hours on it I have put 50 hours on it as at the moment I only work it part time. In that 50 hours I have operated it on side slops run it up on stockpiles done...
  12. cat943

    how to price for jobs

    I generally price for the job at hand I don’t give an hourly rate just the up front price I base that figure on what attachments I will use and the time it would take to do the job. The downfall of pricing that way is you have to know your equipment and the jobs you can do but only experience...
  13. cat943

    Whats the differences between at 763F and a 763G series bobcat skidsteer?

    HI Alex most bobcats cant or shouldn’t be operated on a 1:1 slope. The most they will safely operate on is a 3:1 you could push them up a short 2:1 but that would be about as far as I would take one.. What work are you planing for the bobcat?
  14. cat943

    what kind of actual production with small gravel screen plants does one get?

    Hi having not used the smaller screening plants like the EZ1000 and EZ1200 I cant comment on the production rates of them but I have used bigger mobile screening and crushing plants for the production of crush rock and aggregate and the screening of topsoils and most of the screening plants all...
  15. cat943

    My 247b

    Hi all when operating my track loader today I notice that when I change from the bucket to the auger the auger would turn for a few turns then it would stop and the auxiliary control switch would not function. when I hit the park brake switch the auxiliary control switch would function again...
  16. cat943

    Tak or Cat ?

    Hi all after getting the skid steer loader I have now turned my attention the brand and size of excavators I will be buying in the near future. I have shorted my list to 3 machines of the 3-t range. The excavators I have in mind are a tak TB23R and a tak TB128FR also the cat 303c. So to my...
  17. cat943

    My 247b

    Hi all well after 17 years of operating other people’s equipment I finally have one of my own a cat 247b mtl.:) The machine is 6 years old and has 2300 hours on it ,the only problems that it has is one of the quick hydraulic couplers on the 4in1 bucket is leaking and the last owner or operator...
  18. cat943

    $ per hour

    The mortgage rate is hovering around 7% it went up ¼ % only last week and its tipped to rise at least ½ % by the end of the year… As for building activity in Melbourne it’s still strong at the moment and there is a far amount of machinery moving about still.
  19. cat943

    What Plant hire mobs in melbourne should i sign up with?

    There is also southern plant hire as well …
  20. cat943

    fuel usage cat 279c

    Thanks for that Dr w. A quick check of the calculator puts the fuel usage at around 11.35 litters per hour it’s a bit on the thirsty side as a hitachi ex 130 burns about the same amount per hour hmmm……
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