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    Multiple operators and owners for TLB around homestead.. good bad or ugly?

    Faster way to lose friends.....buy a boat together
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    Volumetric concrete

    I’m on Long Island NY and a handful of masonary yards have volumetric mixers. The price structure is usually like this 250 mobilization charge includes 1st yard, 2,3,4 yard are 125 per yard and then 100 every yard after that. We have some many redi-mix companies around here that it’s easier and...
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    JD,Case & Ford backhoes

    I'm with hammertime on this one. One company i worked for had a 96 or 97 590 SuperL. Loved that machine.
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    1999 Cat 416E IT. No Heat? Heater valve location?

    Just to follow up on this. Problem solved, heater valve were left off by the service tech. Cat found it when they came to do the 6000 Hr service. I was on vacation and wasnt there yo ask them the location of the valves Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Are we really this spoiled

    I work for municipal water supplier in Long Island NY. We work rain or shine, cabs with heat is a must. AC is a nice option. Every winter we have s good cold snap followed by a quick thaw, that equates to 16 hour days and an occasional 24hr. The cab is essential Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    D8H worth and what it takes to start.

    I'm located in Hicksville and am always willing to lend a hand Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Asphalt rakin blues

    Been averaging 10 tons a day doing road restoration one raker one shovel and the dump truck Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Cat 303CR Overheating

    One very important thing that is often overlooked is shrouding and sealing of airflow. Make sure that the fan is in a shroud so you get a rated CFM out of the fan. Also make sure there aren't any areas for air to " short circuit" around the fan or radiator Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Cat 236b isn't getting fuel

    I had a bobcat with a similar problem, rubber suction line would collapse when the engine compartment got warm. So it would start and run for 20-45 min fending on ambient temp and the die. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    320 cl seat cover

    I had a custom cover made from wet okole they do jeep seats. neoprene material and you can add a heated seat element of ubwant. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Wear liners for komatsu hd 465

    damn! That looks like a job from hell! Hope you had a helper, is hate to go up and down that later 47 times a day. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Concrete and PTO

    lol yea it's with a 75 or 76. Can't tell the label is damaged. But that beast runs 5-6 hours straight and sips gasoline. Oh and starts on the first pull every time! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Concrete and PTO

    This Wisconsin mixer is over Forty years old! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Concrete and PTO

    28 yards is a lot to place, never mind mix in small batches. You don't want to get hot spots in your slab or foundation. A Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    new guy

    Welcome aboard ! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Oil cooler selection

    I'd head over to the local speed shop and look at some coolers from B&M. They make all sorts of fluid coolers, make sure you get one with female NPT threads and use a JIC adapter. Common mistake is using JIC and AN fittings together. They generally are compatible however the AN fittings have a...
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    Cat C12 Leaks oil in front of engine

    I'd mop up as much as I could with a rag and then put some uv dye in it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Cardboard boxes for gaskets

    I've used soda cans to make EGR gaskets or exhaust gaskets for small engines. I keep a roll of Red, black rubber and a roll of cork on my truck. I'll also brush a little black permatex thread sealant on the surface Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Cat 416 resolver question

    I'm not very proficient in hydraulics can you explain how a resolver network works on these machines? My 416it has been acting funny lately, the other day I couldn't pick up the back of the machine with the boom. I had to rev the machine al the way up. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    any advice working with sand?

    If that's going to be a garage,I wouldn't use sand. RCA would be my first pick Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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