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  1. KingRanch

    Any Interesting Demo Jobs Going This Summer?

    in ground steel pool. Supposedly it was built in place like they would build a pool on a cruise ship. Has anyone else seen an in ground steel pool?
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    more pics of equipment stuck!

    Its funny you say that because we used a Case 580K to get it out.
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    more pics of equipment stuck!

    poor JCB Couldn't get out of its own way if it tried!
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    Case 580K ?

    I run a 580K and what you are describing is typical if you apply to much force to the pedals as bluestreak mentioned. You have to apply smooth steady inputs otherwise it will swing violently. It will get better as you become more comfortable with the machine.
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    Advertising

    Depending on what it is you do you may or may not have tried the following things: 1. corrugated plastic signs are great for telephone poles and cost like $2-3 a sign. Place them at intersections in your service area. You may get some townships calling threatening you if you continue to put...
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    what service do you specialize in?
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    Why are Chinese excavators cheaper?

    Bingo!
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    Red fuel @ $3.60

    Bought 8,500 gallons of 100LL Aviation Fuel the bill was $42,585.00 its getting crazy
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    Jet Pilot To Truck Driver

    yeah working for family can be a good thing but more often than not it causes problems that eventually go beyond just work related and relationships begin to suffer.
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    Jet Pilot To Truck Driver

    Hello Form The Northeast Hey Everyone, I am 28 and my road to construction I guess you could say is a little less traveled. I have always been interested in construction but do to family dynamics (working for my Dad) I chose a different road and became a pilot. I went on to fly Lear Jets...
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    05 Mack Granite Dump Truck Problems

    Thanks I will start there and check it out. I did find out why the malfunction light and shut down light remained on for the first 10 min. This truck has the VMAC-III system and apparenty even though the engine coolant level looked to be fine the system was registering low coolant level and...
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    05 Mack Granite Dump Truck Problems

    Hi All, I hope that someone might be able to help me out. I am new to this truck and have two problems. The first is that whenever I first start the truck and sometimes after I start the truck say after a lunch break I get two dash lights "Electronic Malfunction" and "Engine Shut Down" that...
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    USA road and bridge construction being awarded to Chinese firms....

    you are correct that the US produced about 86,000,000 tons of raw steel in 2011. This number however, is small in comparison to China's production of 700,000,000 or about 45% of the worlds raw steel production. Legacy cost is what is killing Americas ability to compete in a global market...
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    USA road and bridge construction being awarded to Chinese firms....

    Sounds like they are doing a lot of the fabrication work abroad and then shipping in the assmbled pices to the US so even thought it is still American workers buildinging the bridge they are using Chinese workers to build the pieces. Its Just the media puting their twist on it so that we all...
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    post the probationary

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    post the probationary

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