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    Doosan machines any one have one?

    We are the main attachment supplier on our side of Canada for just about everyone except CAT. IMHO, for an engineering point of view, Doosan is fast becoming one of the better machines. The issue here was more related to poor dealer network rather than machine issues. They are trying real hard...
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    Daewoo solar 55

    As Daewoo is obsolete ... maybe cheaper as a Doosan part? ... just a guess!
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    what is best manual quick coupler for CAT 312 Hoe

    no ... just the style - which is where the guys at WBM got it right. A 200 size coupler on a Deere picks up the same as a 200 Komatsu/Kobelco/Link-belt/CAT/Case/Hitachi and so on... a CWS 200 hitachi only picks us CWS hitachi/deere. The komatsu coupler is wider. The Link-belt/Case will work...
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    what is best manual quick coupler for CAT 312 Hoe

    just a word of caution on the flavours out there ... wedge angle is everything. CWS angles are shallow, from 6 degrees to 15 degrees. WBM are 20 degrees. You get better wear life from the WBM, even if all the materials are the same. IMAC are considered good too - they are now owned by CWS (for...
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    what is best manual quick coupler for CAT 312 Hoe

    I guess it depends what you use it for. Some pin-grabbers can use the attachments backwards (if the pins are the same size). I know of guys that turn the bucket around to throw dirt into the middle of foundations, rather than having to use a larger machine with a standard bucket. I would say it...
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    Track keep coming off Komatsu Pc45 - help ??

    add track frame reinforcing to stop the idler end spreading. put a idler guide above the nominal pin centre. height should be approx. to centre of chain pin. should be formed at each side to redirect chain without hitting sharp edges
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    what is best manual quick coupler for CAT 312 Hoe

    Wedge style or pin-grabber style?
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