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  1. DirtHauler

    Locate or build? High speed / high stress excavator arm

    For booms, look to logging equipment, Madill loader booms, Pierce Pacific Manufacturing booms and sticks and other road builder / logging stuff.
  2. DirtHauler

    This is new to me

    Its all about the brakes on the transporter. The trucks on either end don't matter. The transporter brakes make or break the deal.
  3. DirtHauler

    Desperate for a service truck

    Is that a brand new truck or a used one? It looks great and is a nice color. Did you get it through Rick at the lakewood KW?
  4. DirtHauler

    Here's what a 14000.00 dozer can do for you guys on a budget....

    It almost appears that this thread has been hijacked into a tree removal thread. I think once the poor practace was pointed out a couple times we should get back on track or split the thread into two different threads and directions. Poor guy has to feel ganged up on. Now that it has been...
  5. DirtHauler

    Losing antifreeze somewhere

    Is it possible to have the antifreeze tested for combustion gases? I am not to sure about this.
  6. DirtHauler

    dead powerstroke

    I was hoping we would have heard back from the original poster for an update.
  7. DirtHauler

    Berger Manufacturing- Logging Equipment Built in Seattle

    Is that the "before" photo?
  8. DirtHauler

    Need Information About A rear Lift Axle Grain Truck??? !!!HELP!!!

    A drop axle will have 4 air bags, two to push it down, and two to lift it back up. Sounds like the first (not for parking) lever is plumbed into the air bags that keep the axle off the ground. When you pull on it, you likely dump the air out of the bags that hold the axle up thus it falls to...
  9. DirtHauler

    The low-bidder; or "We Don't Need No Stinkin' Track Pads..."

    maybe he needed the clearance for the tracks to pass a narrow spot or something and never put them back on.
  10. DirtHauler

    The most complicated machine

    Tunnel boring machine.
  11. DirtHauler

    What is it? crane?

    Thank you Matt, looking forward to the photo
  12. DirtHauler

    Cat 235 hoe orange indicator lights and operating characteristics?

    Thanks for the update, so often we never hear how things turned out.
  13. DirtHauler

    regen issues

    What engine are you useing?
  14. DirtHauler

    Long reach on 15-20ton excavators..

    Some times you just need some more counterweight, like maybe a boat anchor.
  15. DirtHauler

    Sprocket not Working?

    With a sprocket worn like that, he could be off to the races on a hill. Remember the only brakes for that machine come from that sprocket or the bucket.
  16. DirtHauler

    very chuffed

    Welcome and CONGRATS!!!
  17. DirtHauler

    Waterless coolant?

    Check out the viscosity of the stuff when cold. If I remember right, it gets really thick when cold.
  18. DirtHauler

    wheel studs

    What kind of wheels are you using? hub piloted or budd.
  19. DirtHauler

    Near Miss Reporting

    When I worked at Kiewit they had a near miss policy too. We utilized it with pretty good success. All things reported were discussed at the daily tool box safety brief and it was a great way to start dialog about different ways to perform work. Sometimes things were done to truly make things...
  20. DirtHauler

    How should these boom cracks be repaired properly?

    Here are a couple of threads that might provide some useful info. https://www.heavyequipmentforums.com/showthread.php?30653-Thoughts-on-fish-plates https://www.heavyequipmentforums.com/showthread.php?28012-Cracked-Boom-Pictures!-Suggestions
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