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    Air ride on vac truck

    Thanks for the insight. I guess I was making a mountain out of a mole hill. Turns outbreeding afore mentioned truck isn't going to work as we need a truck with a hoist
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    Air ride on vac truck

    Buying our first vac truck. Looking for something 4-5k gallon. Found a truck that pretty much fits the bill, but has air ride. My gut says that air ride is bad news. I would think that it would be way more prone to roll overs, especially on the twisty turns roads we have here in vt...
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    DT466E rebuild interval/General views on IH 4900

    For the first time I'm looking at buying a truck for myself. The truck will be used for a very specific application, and very very few used trucks (this is the only one i've found anywhere in the last 6 months of looking. I expect to run the truck about 200-300 miles servicing regular contracts...
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    Minimisation of diesel fuel on earth moving project

    I hear a couple busloads of illegal mexicans with shovels can really cut down on fuel usage. In all seriousness you want to minimize total costs, not just fuel costs. This means knowing your costs and productivities, and choosing the right machine for the job.
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    screening compost

    I'm impressed by how fast material is moving through the screen.
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    screening compost

    What's the compost process that's coming off of? How old is that material? What are you screening to? If we ever get our screen up and fully running I'll post a picture of our setup. I'm curious as a fellow composter
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    Transporting tubo equipped machines

    way to drege up an old thread. although - I was going to do it anyways. I've been thinking about this, particularly the "no air flow" argument. I'm wondering if perhaps this all got started with the turbocharged 2 stroke detroits. on those engines I believe it would be possible for air to...
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    Automatics in older class 8 trucks

    We're looking at buying another single axle truck. A lot of the used truck in our price range (8000-16000) are auto's. Both my boss (the outfit's mechanic) and I are highly suspect of automatics. is our hesitation warranted in class 8 truck, or are the auto's in that range more reliable? Thanks
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    Used Truck Scales

    I have the opportunity to pick up 2 10X40 in ground scales for basically nothing. But I don't know the first thing about truck scales. Is it worth it? They seem to have a concrete surface, and are poured into a building at present. Could I steel the load cells out and retrofit into...
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    Aluminum Platform Body

    If you do want one, I suggest giving Lucky's a call, they seem to be the largest dealer of stuff of that sort around here.
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    plans for skid steer trailer

    northern tool has a bunch of trailer plans. don't know anything about them, other then that they sell them. any reason why you want to build new vs. beef up/ alter your existing trailer?
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    Truth about safety by Mike Rowe

    When I was a freshman in HS in my shop class we were painting our projects. One of the seniors in the class was apparently having trouble getting his spray-paint can to work, he had the tip off and was looking down fiddling with it trying to get it to spray (bright eh?). He did not have safety...
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    Major Grading Contractors - East of the Mississippi

    Pike, Based in Belmont NH ops in all of northern new england
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    Never owned a dozer - I need help

    Downeast, Have you considered renting a machine? A JD 450J rents from sunbelt in Bangor for $3500 a month. Thats nominally 120hrs of use. Sure its money down the drain, but also not nearly the risk. If you buy you have the opportunity to have virtually no operating cost after you sell the...
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    ton vs. yards

    The most important issue for me with yard vs. tons is moisture. the more moisture a product contains, the more it weighs, so 1 1/2 crushed doesn't change too much when it's wet. Bark mulch or topsoil could change by quite a lot. When I buy crushed I'd prefer it to be done by the ton. But if I...
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    Journalists Squeeze 34 mpg out of loaded Super Duty

    Did anybody actually read the story. The "journalists" where driving only with the goal of fuel efficiency in mind. In fact the team specialized in it. They were fr#!#ng drafting the whole way.
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    Out of state deal almost bad!!

    I'd sue, Both interactions with him are fraudulent. If a seller fails to disclose defects that they are aware of, like a broken boom that is illegal, even if the equipment was sold "as is". I think that you can definitely re-coop the cost of the repairs to that machine. The more recent machine...
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