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  1. Cowboy Billy

    komatsu pc200 digging modes

    Thanks again John I haven't figured out how to post a picture and make it show up yet. I should have found out more about the machine before I started asking questions about it. Billy
  2. Cowboy Billy

    Hourly rates for small dozer

    Thanks DirtDigger4 Looks like I will try to get $70 a hr. And if get some trail clearing work add $30 /hr. Billy
  3. Cowboy Billy

    Head protection on a dozer clearing land

    I got some hog panels (5/16 rod welded together with 1 1/4x1 1/4 openings) I am going to put across the back and up the sides of my dozer. Last year I was making a trail in the woods and backed into a sapling that went under the dozer. It went just to the left of my body under my arm and pushed...
  4. Cowboy Billy

    Hourly rates for small dozer

    Thanks Jeff No doubt its hard on that dozer working in the woods its two lite and its a lot of strain on it. I wouldn't mind finding a D8k there were a lot of them last year going cheep that were used for logging but I just didn't have any money for one. Billy
  5. Cowboy Billy

    Hourly rates for small dozer

    Matt I got the dozer used in 2007 and have only put about 300hrs on it. But it runs fine it will start in 10 deg F weather if the battery's are up and it doesn't have glow plugs. I do need to drop the blade and rebush and pin where it mounts to the carriage its getting sloppy. And if its even...
  6. Cowboy Billy

    komatsu pc200 digging modes

    Thanks Chevota84 Will do! Howdy Dr Komatsu I don't know. It was dropped off and I ran it 1.5 hrs moving brush and digging a ditch to drain the 3' of water out of the low side of my gravel pit. Without the operators manual I did not know what the abbreviations meant. But I will look closer...
  7. Cowboy Billy

    Hourly rates for small dozer

    Thanks Matt It has 9500 hrs on it. But had a new engine and UC just before I got it. I sure would like to put some money in the bank for when it needs repairs. I would also like to get a ripper to loosen up material before I try to push it. We have 120 acres I am using it on. Making trails...
  8. Cowboy Billy

    komatsu pc200 digging modes

    Hi Chevota84 Not yet. I live 350 miles from the property I am working on and won't be UP for another week or so. I wasn't expecting it last weekend but the owner had it close so he dropped it off. We have 120 acres up there and it was all woods when we started working on it. I had to build a...
  9. Cowboy Billy

    Hourly rates for small dozer

    Thanks Jeff That helps. And I am going to be operating it. Last year when I was looking around here someone had a list with the cost of wear and maintenance per hour. I tried doing a search but couldn't find it. Billy
  10. Cowboy Billy

    Hourly rates for small dozer

    I have a JD 450G that I am using on my own property for myself. My neighbor had to move his driveway over a property line issue. The new driveway 600' has been cleared and roughed in with a excavator. And all I have to do is finish grade the sub base and spread the gravel when it comes in. The...
  11. Cowboy Billy

    312cl bucket and thumb issues

    Great Job Wolf!!! Thanks for sharing. Ya sure gave me things to think about as I work on my equ. And good ideas on how to look ahead and fix things so they hlod up better and longer. And big Thumps Up to Lee Online! Billy
  12. Cowboy Billy

    komatsu pc200 digging modes

    Thanks John and IlikeCheeze That will get me going! I did notice that when I shut it off the restarted it always reset to g/o. I have always been one to read the manual so I knew what was the best mode to select for what I was doing and to know if there was something to make my job easier or...
  13. Cowboy Billy

    komatsu pc200 digging modes

    Thanks Chevota84 There may be if its at the bottom left side of the gauge panel. I thought it was for track speed and set it in the center one. It sure would have been nice if they had labeled it better. I am paying $40 a hr for it according to hr meter and I think thats a good price. But I...
  14. Cowboy Billy

    komatsu pc200 digging modes

    I am renting a older PC 200 w/ manual thumb from local farmer. There is no operator manual for it. I tried looking one up on line but didn't have any luck. There is five or six programed digging modes selected by left/right arrows on the gauge panel. I was wondering if anyone could tell me what...
  15. Cowboy Billy

    Cold Start Injection

    While it could be air getting in the injection lines (I have a case W-14 wheel loader I have to pump the fuel pump manually the first time I start it in a day to get it to start) it is more likely low compression. A diesel is compression ignition. When the fuel/air compresses on the...
  16. Cowboy Billy

    Working the burn pile

    Cool KW318 I'll let Dad know he has another son!! He will be 77 july 4th. And is still working full time! Howdy Dav3 It doesn't take long to bet a pile like that even after pulling out all the saw logs. If the weather is right I have another pile for memorial weekend. I have put...
  17. Cowboy Billy

    Working the burn pile

    Thanks CM1995 Dad and I have had 40 acres in Michigan's eastern UP since 1989. In 2006 Dad and my youngest brother bought a adjoining 80 acres. It was all wooded and we had to make a road 1/4 mile across my Uncles property just to get to ours. Since 06 Dad has gotten a Case W-14 wheel...
  18. Cowboy Billy

    Working the burn pile

    I am so glad the weather cooperated and I was able to get this mess cleaned up. Its great when work is fun!!!! Billy
  19. Cowboy Billy

    Working the burn pile

    Really getting it stirred up now.
  20. Cowboy Billy

    Working the burn pile

    Dad and I were at the farm over the weekend. The weather was great but the black flies were coming out. But it was sure nice to have a little fire. About 1/8 of the pile was dry wood from four years ago when we started on our little project. The rest was brush form the deer feed plot we are...
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