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  1. dabsfabs

    CAT Excavator 311CU

    Wonder if anyone can help me please. Ih abe customer that the above mentioned excavator and i need the sizes of the bushes and pin for the bucket to dipper/stick. I have tried the delaers in the UK and they ate about as helpful as poco in the eye with a stick. Could anyone help please...
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    Working abroad

    Just which would be the best country to apply for work visa. I'm a mutil-skilled engineer, who has been coded welder years back. Work i do can be see on post i have put up shop page. I want to try canda my partner what to New Zealand. Any feed back welcome.
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    Five tine grab

    Just wondering if anyone got experience of welding new tips onto a 5 tine scrap grab. Tips are manganese cast would dis-similar electrodes, of would I need look for something closer to the manganese-based material that I'm looking for weld. Any advise welcome.
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    Mobile chip and pin readers

    Dose any of the members use any of the mobile chip and pin readers to process their payments form a clinets or customers. As been asked by one or two as they offered pay straight away if i could take a card. And just wondered if it would be agood move.
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    MMA rods for line boring

    Just wondered what line boring people use when bore welding out side, as picked up a few jobs of late out. In from stick welding the bores up by hand, as mig weld has been impractical. I was looking at get some vertical down rod, something like an elga p54 or equivalent.
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    Cone crusher and line boring.

    Been asked about line boring on a cone crusher. Answer is yes I know but what do I line bore on one of these. Top and bottom bearing housing I would guess.
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    Miller xmt 350 auto line

    Dose anyone on here use the auto line capacity of there set. As my main bread and butter contract may be changing and work load might tail off allow me to work at other places, set normally run on 415 and would be running on 240 from time to time. What the set run like when changing between...
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    Service cranes

    What service crane are the better ones out there. Or the industry leader with safety features or are they pretty similar. Does anyone know who exports them as made several email inquires but no responses as of yet, any idea of the cost of these cranes. I'm look at one that can lift about...
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    Outside working shelters

    Just wondering what people use when working out side. Particularly when doing operation such as line boring. As the equipment has a lot of electronics inside I don't want to get wet. And also keep worst of wind off when bore welding. I know I can block the ends of bore when welding. I...
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    Retracting steps or ladder.

    Pick a job to mod cat walks on 70 ton execvator but client wants retracting steps or ladder. Can these be brought as a kit from or do you have to design your own and make it work?
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    Power inverters

    Just a quick one? How do most of guys with service trucks or van wire up the battery powered inverters, what sort of fuse size and capable size do you use do when direct fitting them to batteries. As new service van I got one set up in it. The bloke done who the van before me was...
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    A days work in the UK

    Here's where it all started out for me 3 year ago. Could anyone give some pointers on how to post better pictures, will added more to this over the few days.
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    Lincoln Ranger305D/Line boring

    Dose any know if there are any problems with lincoln ranger 305D welder generators can only get the 305D here in the UK. As looked into doing lease hire, with one and only one or companies is still hiring. Rest have gone over to Miller Bigblue 400. Saying that lincoln has had a few reabiltity...
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    King post/swing post prices

    What the going rate for having king post line bored vs new post. And how many of you do this repair for clients. Only some idiot said I was to deer, he would sooner buy a new post. I know from a long time ago i think he was after mates rates but that another story. Spoke to several...
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    Getting work in Canada or New Zealand or USA

    Hi Just wondering how easy or hard it would be for to find work in either of these countries. I have welding, on heavy equipment of and on for the last 10+ years form, HHD, industrial balers, recycling and construction plant. Before that I did coded welding on big engineering project...
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    King post/swing post prices

    What the going rate for having king post line bored vs new post. And how many of you have this done. I do line boring and some idiot said I was to deer, he would soon a new post. Spoke to several dealerships and no one will tell what the prices are. So what is a fair to have done?
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    Plasma cutters

    Just wondering what plasma cutters people are running whem mobile or shop based, as needing to get one soon. To try and push workload through quicker. How thick will Powermax 45 cutter or do i need something bigger. Any input welcome is what size. Hyperthrem seem to be the one every gose for...
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    Tuff-studds or Tung-studs

    Hi As any one had experince with either of these products. As have a clinet that has ware rate rates of around 400 to 600 hours for dozer corner shoes, what i can work out is that these products may help this dozer keep work going longer. If he could get 2000 hours would very happy...
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    Phosur bronze mig welding

    Hi All Got a problem have some line boring to do on a job. Normally use 312 stainless but customer insist on me using phosur bronze wire, last time i used got myself in a rigth pickle. Can any one give me some pointers on how to use this wire
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    Hello from the UK

    Hi All New to the forum. I run a small mobile welding and line boring company in Somerset, UK. I hope to make contact with the memebers, have help with problems that we all get from time and help in return. Thanks Dave
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