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    volvo ec150 running hot

    need some help. My excavator is running hot. The needle gauge says its fine, but the temp sensor and buzzer come on after a few minutes. I put a heat gun on the motor and it was reading 215-225 degrees. I replaced water pump, thermostat, and radiator cap. Pulled radiator and not much crap in...
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    volvo excavator tracks squeaking badly

    my excavator tracks are squeaking loud as hell. The track tension is within spec and everything seems ok. They never squeaked until now. Would dry and dusty conditions cause squeaking?
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    volvo ec55

    Does the ec55 have a volvo or yanmar engine? Do they all have a turbo?
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    Which used mini would you buy?

    I own and operate a small excavating and snow removal business in NW colorado. I own a 2009 Bobcat S250 skid loader and have been totally happy with it. I worked for a company that owned a Bobcat 435, it was a pretty good machine. I have never been in a volvo mini excavator but spent about a day...
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    Which used mini would you buy?

    Volvo ec 55b with 1800 hrs, hyd thumb, hyd coupler, 2 buckets for 30,000. Would have to go pick up 400 miles away and the nearest parts and service dealer is 200 miles from home. Or? 2005 Bobcat 341 with 1750 hrs, hyd thumb, and 2' bucket for 36,000 delivered. parts and service right in town...
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    Advice for my first big job

    Definately use the 4". Make sure joints are clean and use primer and glue and stab joints and twist 1/4 turn and hold.
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    Erskine blower

    Yep thats the same blower. Everything went cheap at that auction though
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    Erskine blower

    Just bought an erskine model 2418 hi flow blower at an auction today for $975 Almost looks brand new
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    Over Tire tracks

    Thanks for the help!! I'm surprised that they would out perform a rubber track machine sidehilling
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    Job Contracts???

    Some guys around here make the customer prepay before any work is done
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    Over Tire tracks

    looking at getting a set of steel tracks for S250. Are they hard on tires? Can you get on fairly steep slopes like a rubber tracked machine like a T300?
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    setting a manhole

    unfortunately you can't do much inside this basement. the room the tank is in is only 5'x5' and the entire basement is finished. Thats what i was afraid of is undermining the slab and wall. What size of track hoe would set the 6600lb base down in the hole safely??
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    Question about 2 speed

    I own a 09 S250 and when you turn in 2 speed mode it makes a whining noise. More so to the right than left. Anybody encounter this noise? Should I talk to bobcat? Still have warranty until september. thanks
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    setting a manhole

    Advice, Anybody?
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    Welcome!!!

    Northwest Colorado, Steamboat Springs
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    Welcome!!!

    hello, I am from Colorado and have been working as an equipment operator since i graduated high school in 2001. Last winter i became my own boss doing snow removal. I purchased a 09 S250 2 spd high flow skid with a 9' plow and kept pretty busy. Now I am doing small excavating projects and am...
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    setting a manhole

    Hey I'm new to the forum and looking for some advice. A guy wants me to do a bid for moving his septic lift station under slab to a new manhole just outside the house. Not sure how to bid this project because it seems there are too many unknowns. Also it is very tight, only 20' to other duplex...
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    TopCon RL100s

    I've got the RL 100 single slope laser and haven't had any issues with it yet.
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    i need some advice please

    $5400 for 430? I wish I could find one for that.
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    skid steer controls

    I have run the bobcat foot-hand controls for about 8 years now. I learned on a 246 cat and it was hell trying to learn to run the foot controls. Tried the bobcat hand controls and they were worse. Bought a S250 for snowplowing last winter with the switch option for hand-foot or hand controls...
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