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    Any ideas for a concrete bollard covering??? wrap, spray, sak, trowel???

    We got a job that will require making these column bollards look better... they have been hammered by forklifts for the last 20 years or so... they still have the sonotube on them from when they were poured... it's torn up in spots and they cut the 36 inch by 72 inch tall sonotube in half down...
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    Electric trailer brakes - controller or trailer problem???

    So we have several trailers and several trucks we tow with... the new dodges 2016,2017,2018 quit working with the newest trailer... a 2019 PJ 25'dump w'dual tandem 7k axles, trucks work fine with several other similar(big tex,mirage) trailers and the PJ trailer works with my 97' f250. All I can...
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    Rental companies ripping you off!!!

    Anyone else notice that just recently most all of the big guys are now charging you time and a half above the hourly rental rates if you go over 8 hours a day? We rented some light towers recently and noticed on the fine print that anything over 40 hours a week is billed at 1.5X and 2.0X when...
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    Just when you thought parking areas were crowded enough

    Like many places there is never enough room!!! and this leads to trucks driving into all sorts of things and trailers backing into and over even more stuff:eek: So I get to the site to fix a few *issues* with things the trailers have had intimate relations with ;) and see the line of trailers...
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    What kind of teeth are these?

    Was at the local tooth & track shop earlier to pick up some rollers for the mini and saw this bucket sitting in the corner... they had turned it into a planter of all things :cool: The teeth on it seemed more of a pointy curved shape... don't recall seeing any like it around here...
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    Agatec MR240 still around?

    So I got one of their machine receivers a few years ago and it works great for a budget machine receiver :) especially if you don't have a helper on the stick or can't hold grade while trenching without jumping out every couple feet like me sometimes... ;) Anyways the boss likes it so much he...
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    Starlight drivein screen demo

    Around here this was an iconic drivein theater, very sad to see it go :( Been watching as one of the bigger demo outfits started demoing a local drivein movie theater a few weeks ago. Usually drive by it on the weekends early in the morning... every week they bring in bigger stuff :) This...
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    Case CX60C 18' annoying beeep beeep

    Instead of hijacking another thread with this issue I figured I'd just start a new one. :) So we bought a 2018 CX60C last year and so far has been a decent machine... albeit with some under carriage issues and other small things and of course the jerkyness of the hydraulics... I nicknamed it...
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    ASV RT-50 seems underpowered???

    So we had a local job last week and the property owners left a machine on site to use if we needed; a new ASV RT-50 Didn't spend too much time in it... mainly moving some crushed rock a little backblading and carrying stuff hither and yon. I haven't ran any ASV's in the last 5 years or so but...
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    Light Poles -- How do you install them?

    So lately we have had quite a few call to straighten light poles that have been hit... usually backed into by semi's but sometimes they get sideswiped or even hit head on!! For the most part when I lift the hardware cover there are still some threads showing and there is one nut and washer on...
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    High-lift tailgate - anyone make their own?

    So we've decided the old 75' KW needs a high lift gate for when we haul brush and other stuff that can get stuck up when getting dumped... I was wondering if anyone here has made their own from scratch or is there a kit you have used??? or any other thoughts I should consider before starting in...
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    Leyland #154 started surging while brushcutting, possible IP problem???

    Hi fellow HEF members, I have a British Leyland model 154 20hp tractor we use for all sorts of operations and need some help with it :)... so Friday I was brushcutting a fence line at about 75percent power and all of the sudden it started surging the rpm's a couple hundred higher every few...
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    Pre treatment for ground contact posts??? got any tips

    Like I am sure a lot of people here on HEF have found out since they started making everything 'Green' is it just doesn't last any more.... So does anyone have any suggestions/tips on what to use to give additional protection to ground contact rated posts? I have seen guys soak them in...
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    Case CX36B randomly shuts down... injection pump issue???

    Hi everyone at HEF... I have a little problem and need some help :) So we have a case cx36B 2007 bought it new has about 5800 hours on it... it has been maintained fairly good and been a good little machine. I apologize in advance for not having the pump details or engine for that...
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    Deere 450J intermittent throttle problem

    A buddy of mine called me in to look at a JD450J 2007 dozer that is having a problem coming off idle when you turn the throttle wheel, sometimes it responds great revs up, decelerator pedal works... other time it just sits there idling and you may have to restart it a few times to get it to...
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    Multiplaz welder - Has anyone on HEF ever used one?

    I Was just curious if anybody here on HEF has ever used the multiplaz welder system to do repairs and what not especially in the field and what their thoughts were on it... speed, quality, reliability, etc... Thanks, Ron :)
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