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    Volvo 930B, your thoughts?

    About $10K less than the 930B went for at the auction. So far I think I made the right choice. I haven't ever run an M series Cat with the similar cab design of the GD655-5, but I am really liking the cab and the visibility of the Komatsu.
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    Volvo 930B, your thoughts?

    Well the 930B sold for $100000 on a auction. A little rich for my blood considering all the negatives with Volvo these days. I did end up buying a 2014 Komatsu GD655-5 with 4990 hrs on it from an individual. I haven't gotten to run much since purchased. Nice so far.
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    New meaning to high lift excavator

    It would be hard to grade looking down from that far.:oops:
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    Volvo 930B, your thoughts?

    I know what you are saying about Volvo after exhaust treatment. I have a 2014 Volvo ECR235D excavator and I have had to replace the EGR cooler twice before 3000 hrs. Volvo did not stand behind anything. You guys are probably right about staying away from a machine that is not being made anymore.
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    Volvo 930B, your thoughts?

    I did a little looking on line, but most of what I saw was for Volvo cars, not heavy equipment. I am hoping someone can tell what is or where to find it. Have you operated any Volvo motor graders?
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    Volvo 930B, your thoughts?

    Looking to maybe purchase a 2014 Volvo 930B motor grader with about 1800hrs on it. It is showing a E ECU code: PPID 0273-00. Anyone know what that means. Please give me any pros or cons on buying this machine. Thanks
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    Pull scraper hitch

    Thanks Shimmy I ended up calling USA Scraper, Pulls Scraper Parts and Custom Made Products.....and a bunch of equipment dealers that handled either Ashland or any scraper that take a Reynolds style hitch trying to find a cheaper used hitch and never found one for a 9560R Scraper Special. Most...
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    Pull scraper hitch

    I just bought a John Deere 9560R scraper special tractor and need a Reynolds style draw bar hitch. I pull a Ashland scraper and Ashland wants about $2500 for a new hitch. From what I understand, the same hitch will fit everything from a 9410R to a 9630. I was wondering if there is anyone who has...
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    Trenching rates

    I recently bought a nice Case 660 Backhoe/trencher and I really want to know what are the going rates for a machine like this. Is hourly rate of $100-120/hr in the ballpark? I think a lot of work is being done by the foot, but that also varies with the width of cut, depth and soil conditions...
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    Dresser TD 15E

    I owned a 1989 TD 15E for about 10 yrs and thought it was a great machine. The Cummins motor always fired up no matter how cold it was ( no either or block heater ), with 12k hrs when I sold it , it never burnt any oil and had good power. My previous dozer was a D6C, so I thought 2 speed...
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    CAT 963 VS Deere 755

    Well I could not find a 755K any where near me to try out and ended up buying a 2006 model 963C with 8700 hrs. I haven't got to use it much with periods of rain for the last 2 weeks. So far I am real happy with it. Maybe when it comes time to up grade there will be a 755 in the area to try out...
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    CAT 963 VS Deere 755

    Now you have me wondering what I am missing if I don't try out a 755K. What was it that was impressive? Please give me the good and the bad of your 665K. Like you said I think the 655K and the 755K would be similar.
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    CAT 963 VS Deere 755

    Thanks for all of the info. I really like the looks of the 755D & K, but do not like the fact that they are probably not as good as the 963. A Deere salesman was telling me yesterday that somewhere back that the K's are now built in Iowa and are a all Deere machine. Does anyone know what year...
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    CAT 963 VS Deere 755

    I would appreciate anyone's opinion that has run these machines. I am looking to buy my first track loader. I have ran a few 963B's and a 963C ( and that is probably what I will buy ), but have not tried out a Deere 755. What are the pro's and con's of each machine? Which one is the least...
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    Unloading dozer on pavement.

    Nige has a good point about the tires being more easy to handle, but I cut my belt in 8' lengths ( I think its 32" wide ) and it is very for one guy to move around. Plus they lay nice and flat on the lowboy. On another note.......I know it was minimal, when unloading on the belting it also...
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    Unloading dozer on pavement.

    Thanks to everyone who replied! With no luck inquiring at several quarries and a couple of concrete plants, I found a neighbor that had a 100 ft roll of new conveyor belt. He traded it to me for a 30 pack of beer. It pays to have good neighbors.:drinkup PS: The belting worked great...
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    Unloading dozer on pavement.

    Thanks for the quick replies. I going to try and find some used belting.
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    Unloading dozer on pavement.

    How do you guys unload a dozer or anything with steel tracks without tearing up the pavement. I have used everything from old decking from my lowboy to strips of plywood to lay under the tracks. I saw a lowboy the other day that had some old conveyer belt rolled up on the deck, I assumed he was...
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    The best cordless grease gun

    I have owned a Lincoln 14.4v,( pretty good grease gun) so when it wore out I bought the Lincoln 18v, thought it would be a better gun, but I am so disappointed with it. Batteries not lasting very long, the relief valve always popping off, you wouldn't notice until you had grease all over...
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    Your opinions of Hyundai excavators

    I am NOT contemplating buying another one, I am wondering if all Hyundai are like this or is the problem in my machine only. I also hoping that someone else has had the same problem and then tell me how they fixed it. My dealer has been helpful by bringing 210 out to use while mine was in...
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