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  1. Dwan Hall

    Adding ride control to a Cat IT928B??

    Need to get rid of the bounce when roading this machine. Tires are filled with calcium and still have to much tread to replace them with new ones (75% remaining). Anyone ever attempted to add ride control. I would think an accumulator tank, valve w/solenoid, switch, hoses to both lift...
  2. Dwan Hall

    1993 IT28B fuel in transmission Help

    Just bought a IT28B (1HF02511) from our city. someone had filled the trans with diesel twice so the city decided to get rid of it. Cat says the trans needs replaced but so far I have found nothing wrong with it. By the way the person responsible is looking for a new job. Any ideas what I...
  3. Dwan Hall

    need replacement seat 1993 it28b Suggestions?

    I just won a 1993 IT28B at a city auction with 3600 hours on it and need to replace the seat which looks like the birds got to it. Probably just the cushions. I will check out CAT in the morning but was woundering if any had a better mouse trap. Like heated cushions? Looks like i will be in...
  4. Dwan Hall

    D-2 up for auction

    Anyone want a project? https://www.iaai.com/Vehicles/VehicleDetails.aspx?auctionID=11888521&itemID=12701783&RowNumber=33# Cat is located in Lublin WI. And will sell by June 7th. I like to restore old toys.
  5. Dwan Hall

    Local crane takes operators life, Juneau Alaska

    http://juneauempire.com/local/2011-11-04/body-man-killed-thursday-crane-accident-recovered This is about all I know for sure. As the crane was going over Boyd Cody (the operator) tried to jump clear and some of his clothing caught on something inside not allowing him to clear the falling...
  6. Dwan Hall

    Rail Demo Time laps

    Surfing I found this and thaught it was wort posting. I have watched it 4 times and pick something out different each time. I was trying to figure out how many days the total video covered. http://www.wimp.com/railwaytracks/ Most every construction site would benifit from a set camera and...
  7. Dwan Hall

    Sand/P-Rock washer?

    Here is the back ground, I sand parking lots during the winter months using a 2 yd spreader on the back of a 1 ton F350. 2 tons per load, 10 to 15 loads per day. (20 to 30 tons) or roughfly 3,000 tons a year. The supplier I get my P-Rock from is our only local ready mix plant. They have a...
  8. Dwan Hall

    Construction toys for tots

    I got these for christmas. What did everyone else get?
  9. Dwan Hall

    infared pothole repair

    Well I got this thing in the mail and thought I would give it a try. LOL True story, Having to fight with the local asphalt co. (2 or them) to get someone to come and repair a few potholes in the lots I am responsible for and getting quotes of $1000.00 each for them to send a crew to repair...
  10. Dwan Hall

    8m86?

    What can anyone tell me about this? With every answer in the right direction I will post another picture
  11. Dwan Hall

    2 trees to a load?

    We still have a few big ones around. This shot is from our only logging co. in the Juneau area. They always have something going besides logging.
  12. Dwan Hall

    to small of pads for area or to soft of ground?

    Something tells me this guy wasn't prepaired. I was on my way to the store when I seen this along side the road. At least he stoped before the door could not be opened. I checked back on it 1/2 hour later and it had sunk another 6" with no one around. Wounder ware it will be in the morning.
  13. Dwan Hall

    Austin western electrical?

    Well it is time to start on the wiring. Ware to start? I have already taken a pair of dikes and removed all the wires that were not connected at both ends before I took any pictures. Now I wish I had of taken some before I started hacking just to show the rats nest. I think , no I know...
  14. Dwan Hall

    TB 070 Bucket 48"

    Got my new cleanup bucket the other day along with a quick connect. I sure likd the way they both work. I find the bucket is a little heavy when fully extended with anything in it but I will be able to work around that. The quick connect works great. It added about 1" to the reach so the teeth...
  15. Dwan Hall

    Found old shovel bucket and boom

    Dug this up durning a site prep for Mini storage building, Don't know how old it is but must have been before my time. Shovel
  16. Dwan Hall

    Looking for grave yard in North West

    Anyone know ware there is a wrecking yard for equipment in Washington, Oregon, Idaho or Montana? I am going south to the real world next week (first week of Aug 2007) and want to snoop around. Dwan
  17. Dwan Hall

    RB auction Olimpia 6/07

    Just posting the color of the day RB auction June 12 and 13 2007 near Olimpia, WA. I just cant get over the color.
  18. Dwan Hall

    New Pelican sweepers

    I have been looking for another machanical sweeper to replace 2 of my older ones (1963 Pelican, & 1968 Mobil M7). I have found several nice used ones that have been reconditioned then I ran across this. For those of you that have never ran a Pelican you may not understand but for those of...
  19. Dwan Hall

    EX200 playing in the snow

    Here is a snow pile at the airport which got to high for the FAA so it had to be taken down. So why not put the EX200 to work. Job took 3 days to cut the pile down to 1/2 its hight. You can see the 36' push box and a 26' push box in the for ground both are used with a 980G. I love to play...
  20. Dwan Hall

    Progress on the AW supper 300

    I thought I had posted some pictures of the Austin Western that I have been cleaning up but I cant find the thread. First pictures are as I got it, The second picture was getting it into the shop. Then came finding out why the steering was so loose. Seems there were no bushings left on the...
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