• Thank you for visiting HeavyEquipmentForums.com! Our objective is to provide industry professionals a place to gather to exchange questions, answers and ideas. We welcome you to register using the "Register" icon at the top of the page. We'd appreciate any help you can offer in spreading the word of our new site. The more members that join, the bigger resource for all to enjoy. Thank you!

Search results

  1. DMiller

    Truck prices

    Locally trucks just prior to Tier 2 are still moving, maintenance records and ownership involvement to keep fully functional seem to be the enticements for purchases. 2004 Navistar long hood with integrated bunk million mile chassis was advertised with Certified overhaul on its Cummins ISX with...
  2. DMiller

    Overload of the Day

    ‘35, that was a ton of money, most did not make that much per day.
  3. DMiller

    Crazy truck prices

    Kid from AB contacted on the KW, had found it in a older Trk Ppr deemed it a positive to ask on. Is completing his ticket apprenticeship where will be looking for one such as this. No speaking on price, discounts or adjustments, just what all was done. Has six months to his process completion...
  4. DMiller

    Cutting windmill blades

    Wind and Solar are not grid stand alone, supplemental requiring Base load station(s) to furnish fixed frequency and stable voltage to even grid connect. Subsidized to a inth degree, primarily Asian manufacture with the lack of a profit structure to flood the market with their machines. Chinese...
  5. DMiller

    Cutting windmill blades

    At least the dirt burner was Base Load, wind and Solar require a Base Load system to be On Grid to stabilize them on output. Supplemental power delivery ONLY unless supplying a small town or a Business. Adding Frequency controls and voltage smoothing systems for these type systems is...
  6. DMiller

    Cutting windmill blades

    As the base liquid materials are epoxy resins, liquifying those for a reclaim will be astronomical, if were not the boat industry would be recycling the old hulls, they do not.
  7. DMiller

    CAT 963 - Right Machine?

    Agree with Nige, need s/n. Smaller 'Cannon' track adjuster indicates Plain Jane 963 along with Smaller windows and doors of Cab. Wish had that here.
  8. DMiller

    Falling Scrap Iron prices

    To get any decent value of it will have to separate out and scrap in smaller pieces. SS brings better money that base steels, aluminum clean and shred is still pretty high. Otherwise better off to sell on bids as a Trailer for whomever thinks can mod it to what they require. Being a old Flexi...
  9. DMiller

    Overload of the Day

    Truck farms were the ticket in MO and IL for the last century. Great Aunt and Uncle’s farm in IL was 210a. Say was as the place is now sold. City of Greenville looking to add Lake frontage at the north line and a real estate ‘Mogul’ looking to corner the low income housing market on the 110a...
  10. DMiller

    Overload of the Day

    'And Speaking of Retirement Homes!!' There is one of these Custom Built Office structures in West St Louis County, company moved into one floor for one month then balked and backed away leaving landlord holding that Terd Ticket, is Now a "Luxury Apartment Complex. Not too much as Eye Candy...
  11. DMiller

    Lets see your "ultimate" service truck!

    Looks to have Fire Service roots
  12. DMiller

    Crazy truck prices

    Typical day in a Dump Truck, about a third of time is Load Off Load time on or off PTO and sitting at idle o0r fast idle. Yards are Dustbowls and hard on anything sucking air.
  13. DMiller

    Overload of the Day

    As stated, much is Air Freighted and do not know it. For me in Central MO, typical is Three days, from surrounding several states Midwest Region, minimum five to eight days off the coasts. Anything special order anywhere from 15-90 days.
  14. DMiller

    Crazy truck prices

    My KW only 'Shows' 440xxx, Processor was reported to have over 800xxx. More speedometers are broken than functional. Fixed this one and it logs miles again.
  15. DMiller

    Overload of the Day

    Ground Shipping under 3 days is Local, not coming in from a Coast unless on a Aircraft, Set up shipment, set to transport, truck runs LA to Alb, swaps on a dock for further run different truck, heads to Ok City, another Dock, sits and await that third truck to STL. From there is shuttled to a...
  16. DMiller

    Crazy truck prices

    I get the Speed Wash acid cuts all goop, but to not ever take the time to shine the truck back up at least a Little Bit?? Shows a total lack of concern for the machines. That Pete has also lost a Fuel Tank strap so why not have replaced Both as the other will not be far behind the first? and...
  17. DMiller

    Overload of the Day

    FAR from the Only One on here that feels that way!!
  18. DMiller

    Crazy truck prices

    In frame, likely a Fast patch OH. More or less what I had planned for C15 in KW that went south quickly.
  19. DMiller

    Crazy truck prices

    Almost every Vocational Use machine is Low Miles HIGH Hours.
  20. DMiller

    Crazy truck prices

    Frame on the Pete says LOADS as to what might fail next.
Top