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  1. JoshA

    Gooseneck coupler hitting slip tank

    B&W turnover balls had a hitch that was offset a few inches to allow those MegaCab Dodge's with the 5' box to pull their square nose horse trailers, that might help?
  2. JoshA

    First Paying Job!

    Nice! I'm a little west of you, similar line up. A 931 track loader, T800 winch truck and scissor neck trailer. If you drag the cable to the side , you don't have to cross it... :)
  3. JoshA

    Volvo L110e won't start, even after new starter, ignition

    L60G last month, same thing, wound up being one bad battery.
  4. JoshA

    Volvo MCT125C

    Wondering what wound up being the resolution here? Thanks, -Josh
  5. JoshA

    A few projects I have done recently

    CM, wanted to say thanks, appreciate viewing this thread ( and LC's, all the continuing blogs), been lurking through for the past couple years with great interest! Never really considered using the grid beneath clay layers, always fabric between soils and grid beneath aggregates, might have to...
  6. JoshA

    wrist twist bucket

    Are you asking how to plum the cylinders together hydraulically? Curious why you're building your own?
  7. JoshA

    Lowboy Refurbishment Project

    Looking again I can see the fenders on the truck now, great! I haven't gotten them put over my rear axle yet, unfortunately, it's driving me nuts. On my scissorneck I put axles on all 3 axles, steel on the front two and removable aluminum on the rear. I need to get something for my tandem...
  8. JoshA

    Lowboy Refurbishment Project

    Trailer looks great, I have a pet peeve of guys doing a "quick" repaint, but it's not cheap to do it right ! What's the reason for no fenders on truck or trailer?
  9. JoshA

    Hoe pac vs trench roller

    I've gotten great and poor results with both methods. I've got a hoe pack for my 200 sized hoes, rent a moonwalker (trench roller) as needed. I prefer to use a roller wherever possible. I'd rather see the hoe continuing to work while a labourer packs, than pause a hoe for the change over...
  10. JoshA

    Ratchet binder-how tight/

    I'd rather use a pipe on the snap binders than the winch bar designed for it. How do you measure the pull on the ratchet style? I'm with Shimmy, I tighten them tight. Overtight, and why not, think I can tighten them more than a car crash would? Should be able to flop over in a ditch and not...
  11. JoshA

    How do you politely fire unpaid help???

    Have a couple 200 excavators, wheel loader, track skid, end dump, and as mentioned, the ol 931. I'd heard about the flat track being done but wasn't sure if anything was going to be replacing it. I can't put my finger on Mark P, but an 850 is a big machine, and must be pretty new to have it...
  12. JoshA

    Boring jobs

    I don't run a crane either, but I work industrial mostly, usually next to a crane. Sometimes using my hoe as a crane. First step is cleaning my cab to a ridiculous level. Then I get myself into a good book series. I think I read over 1k pages last July/August, just during the work day. If...
  13. JoshA

    How do you politely fire unpaid help???

    I won't even get into conversation about dealing with them, on a public forum anyway! *** Nice guys, but.... policy trumps consciousness. I'm over on 222, just north of 584, and we have a 931 on our farm as well. I've often thought about getting in touch with you about the track, have a couple...
  14. JoshA

    How do you politely fire unpaid help???

    Are you super Dave from over by the training centre? If you are, I farm a few miles away.
  15. JoshA

    pull lowboy with dumptruck

    You got it, moose bumpers here! I sure like these trucks! If I did a lot of equipment hauling I'd have a truck/trailer like Clintm posted, I don't like how high, and heavy, my trailers are, but they offer a lot of versatility.
  16. JoshA

    pull lowboy with dumptruck

    Those are referred to as scissorneck trailers here, folding neck as well. Like gwhammy said, they are a staple in the oil field. You can haul a dozer on them to site, then turn around and drag a shack up the back, and put a pick-up truck on the neck. I have two equipment trailers, a 53+ft...
  17. JoshA

    Buying My First Skid Steer ~ Please Help / Advice Appreciated

    Please understand that I have no vested interest in any brand , nor your business. I grew up with foot controls. I struggled to learn H pattern hand controls. I learned ISO pattern hand controls. I have a loader with foot controls, that I love. I would never purchase a skid steer now with...
  18. JoshA

    How deep would you dig with a 200 hoe?

    Can't say as I've ever been in that section, only on here long enough to check yours and LC's thread every few days, a quick browse of general and ex's and not much time for a lot else!
  19. JoshA

    How deep would you dig with a 200 hoe?

    Thank you all, it's good to hear how others would approach this job, as there is undoubtedly a few ways it can be done, depending on circumstances that I can't discuss just yet. I wish there was a closed section of this forum sometimes. Try to answer the questions as I can... - It's a BOQ...
  20. JoshA

    Anyone have any experience Good/Bad with John deere 225 DLC Excavators?

    What part of Canada are you in? I believe mine is a 2012, and I've ran the 245G machines as well. I love the hoe. My only complaint is the noise in the cab. Zero swing machines don't have the gap between the engine and the cab, thus you are listening to the drone all day long. Makes it hard to...
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