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  1. Ozz

    Demolition excavator with shear and operator, rental rate per day?

    What I'm thinking is that you need to hire them as a subcontractor. 30 feet means a big hoe with a third member shear. Which is not going to be inexpensive. What are you calling a day? 8 hours? 10 hours? 12 hours?
  2. Ozz

    cheap solution to changing from deere to cat controls WILL IT WORK??

    I run SAE, and think that outside of trenching it really doesn't matter. I like having the boom & bucket in my right hand, and I think in a bulk moving operation having the boom and bucket in my dominant hand makes for a faster loading cycle because the two longest cycles are triggered by the...
  3. Ozz

    First large excavator recommendations

    Trees that large are in no way excavator clearing territory. They are chainsaw felling and then using a 330 size hoe to pop the stumps out.
  4. Ozz

    Deere 870 vs. Cat 390

    My pick would be the 390F. The Cat seemed to be a little faster than the Deere. I will always be a fan of Cat hydraulic systems simple due to the fact that they do power better than anyone else. The 390 is lighter but is also TIER 4F certified and probably will be around for longer and that will...
  5. Ozz

    Hitachi 450 crawler/excavator

    I would say average a full bucket every 15 seconds with a good operator if the hoe isn't tired. I would say 1200 yards per hour as a rough estimate
  6. Ozz

    Water and sewer excavators

    My vote either stick with Cat or try Volvo in the 75,000 and 100,000 lb weight class. I was never impressed with smaller Hitachi excavators. I always felt they lacked power but their 650 and 850 machines are fantastic. I also love Cat's 385,/390 it may be the best, most balanced feeling...
  7. Ozz

    Gold Rush D10

    He needed to have a clause written into his contract to have him in control of what he does: seems like a simple fix
  8. Ozz

    Correct way to check the Hydraulic oil level

    Check the manual. It varies from manufacturer to manufacturer.
  9. Ozz

    PC400Lc Counterweight Removal

    I think on a dash 7/8 is in the 22,000 lb range.
  10. Ozz

    Volvo Excavators

    I'm not much on the smaller ones, but the larger ones perform similarly to the Cat D & E series machines and burn a lot less fuel. I'm a big fan, and would run them if the dealer support was better in the areas I operate. They're my favorite brand of excavator in the size range I use, which is...
  11. Ozz

    New excavator prices

    I spend the warm months up north in PA/NY in the Marcellus Shale fields building access roads, short pipeline sections and other general site prep. When I have to fight ice and feet of snows up those crappy, steep, switchback roads up the side of a mountain in the Alleghenies or the leases run...
  12. Ozz

    New excavator prices

    I lease all my big equipment for roughly nine months of the year and then shut down in the winter. It doesn't make sense to have $3,000,000 in equipment sitting idle and making payments when I legitimately can't work. I think leasing is the way to go. I tend to work hardcore in a seasonal...
  13. Ozz

    Anyone see this yet? Deere 1050K

    I'll keep the D8, thanks. A hystat trans in that machine is asking for trouble. I'm s mechanic, and I think I'll hold gears with a torque converter
  14. Ozz

    Gold Rush D10

    This is one of those shows that makes you feel good on the inside because you know that you can go up there and do better than they can. From the way the people are characterized there's a grand total of two people I would hire. Oh well...
  15. Ozz

    Which Is The Best 5 to 7 Ton Excavator To Buy

    In the seven-nine ton class, it quite simple- Komatsu PC78 or Hitachi 75 or Takehuchi TB180. Now- in the 10k class- Hitachi 50, then a TK 153, then a PC 55.
  16. Ozz

    Logging Equipment- Dead at Mt. St. Helens!

    Not really, yes a LOT of iron was lost, but it was a calculated risk. The loggers knew that it would go at some point, but tey figured they could move some serious timber before it blew, so they went for it. I would have gone after St. Helens at that time.
  17. Ozz

    Name this dozer

    Td9;)
  18. Ozz

    Any young blood on the track shovels?

    Me... V-shift and hystat is what I know.
  19. Ozz

    Found a pair of 977s today...

    Got pics of the Fiat Allis?
  20. Ozz

    John Deere 605c

    Is it possible to get V shift?
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