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    Bobcat MT55 Undercarriage

    It is time to replace tracks and undercarriage wear parts on our MT55. Anyone familiar with these machines knows all the rollers require frequent greasing. Anyone with employees knows this often is not done. My thought would be to modify the rollers to take a sealed bearing instead of the...
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    Avant/MultiOne/Giant/Cast, etc. mini wheel loaders

    Anyone have any opinions on any of these? We would be using it doing landscape work, ideally without doing much lawn damage. This would be a supplement to our Bobcat MT55 in this role. Not looking for anything huge, we have some larger machines already but primarily something maneuverable for...
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    Kubota SVL75-2 cab noise

    Looking to upgrade our fleet so we demoed a new SVL75-2 this week. While there was a lot I liked about it, one issue I have with it is I feel that the noise level in the cab was quite loud. Much louder than Bobcat or Cat machines. Have any of you noticed this? Anyone with one of these try...
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    Need a new laser-Spectra G422?

    I am in the market for a dual slope laser after the CST/Berger I bought last summer turned out to be a steaming pile of garbage. So far the recommendation I have gotten is for the Spectra G422N. Is it a good laser? Is there something better? My main use would be for building retaining walls...
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    Production Rates

    Not sure if this is the right place for this or not. After adding a couple new pieces of equipment at the end of last year, I am trying to figure out how much they can do per hour for estimating purposes. Obviously it would be partly dependent on ground conditions, etc but just kind of looking...
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    Cat 305.5 vs Bobcat E55

    Looking at buying a mini soon, narrowed it down to these two. Looking for opinions from anyone with experience with either of these. Pricing is. So similar between them it's a nonissue, Cat has a better warranty and I suspect better parts availability since my Bobcat dealer is a small local...
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