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    Scrub Pulling Story ?

    Well there you go, you learn something new every day!
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    G'day from Australia......another one of us!

    Hi Maurie, yes I have a good idea of where you live. I know the petersens and doyles (they brought q new harvester this year aswell). I'm pretty sure my grandfather carted cane for the fermoyles back when it was.wholestick. The rain sure is a pain especially when I quit my full time job about...
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    Scrub Pulling Story ?

    I think he was pulling your leg, I'll ask my Grandad tomorrow and repost if he knows anything about it.
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    G'day from Australia......another one of us!

    Hi stondad, somehow I missed your post, sorry about that. I work for the sugar factory now, I'm supposed to be operating their new cane harvester if it ever stops raining! My name is Ross Steven, I come from down the pocket (behind the sugar mill) once again sorry about missing your post!
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    D2 fuel Filter ?

    We brought new ones for our D2 approx 5 years ago. I'll try and find out where tomorrow. Have you been to cat or tillys? Did you get any manuals with her?
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    How heavy a cable do I need?

    My boss is getting a kevlar cable made up to pull out our cane harvester (16.5t) and haulouts (approx 18t loaded). He was looking at a chain or wire rope but they would take two people to lift, kevlar is alot more expensive but only takes one man to move it. Perhaps it might suit you?
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    Cat D4H XL series III - Ripper

    Hi grizly, welcome to HEF. You have to make 3 posts before you can start a new thread. A D4 with good ripper points should do it, even if you have to use 1or 2 ripper shanks. It probably depends on how much time you want to spend doing it. I don't have much ripping experience so get some more...
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    holiday entitlements worldwide

    I used to get 4 week off per year + public holidays, but now I work casual...
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    Technical Clothing, do you wear it, have you heard of it, did you know it exists?

    It's quite common over here, most clothing (school uniforms and work clothes) all have a SPF50+ rating. I hope I read ur post correctly!
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    welding rod

    Stock do you mean dc-? I use my inverter on dc+ (from memory) because it gives better penetration. Am I right or wrong?
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    Some Buckets we finished recently

    Maryborough, my brother and I own a farm (Cane, cattle and lucerne). Only 1 excavator, a 7 tonne cat.
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    Some Buckets we finished recently

    In Australia or China?
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    Average age on the forum

    23 here. Full time fitter + turner, part time farmer, excavator and bulldozer operator, and soon to be running a cane harvester
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    Devcon Titanium Putty

    Araldite will work aswell, I have repaired a few splines that way. Make sure you use the high strength stuff (takes 3 days to set)
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    Building a New Cat.................. Meow

    That's a big bucket!
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    Tyre pressure gauges

    Whatever you do, don't use your good gauge on ballasted tyres, it won't last long - believe me
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    "The Retriever"

    That's a neat attachment! I was wondering if it would work better set up the other way, I.e leading dishes out and trailing dishes in, which would give you a windrow to spread, rather than just discing up the side of the road? Or I could be entirely wrong! Awaiting your reply! Ross
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    Oxygen and Acetylene bottles

    You can transport both cylinders (not bottles!) Laying down, and use the oxygen laying down aswell but as stated above never use an acetlyene cylinder laying down. I generally take off the regulators aswell, they are quite delicate and not the sort of thing to be treated roughly.
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    loading tires

    Thanks tinkerer, when I first read beet juice I thought it was beetroot juice - at least being red you could spot a leak easily! We grow sugar cane over here, not sugar beet. Ross
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    G'day from Australia......another one of us!

    Hi everyone, looking through the forum and this thread caught my eye. Good to see so many Queenslanders on here! I'm a fitter and turner from maryborough. Almost everything I have learned about operating our excavator and dozer came from here (and I hope there's plenty more to come). There's...
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