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    Section for komatsu d20,21 and similar grey market dozers

    Comparing A and P Models I have read the following and need some clarification from you guys: The A model dozer will push harder than the P. Does it only seem to push harder due to a smaller blade? Will the P push hard enough to make good use of it's blade? The P tracks are hard on...
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    Owner Operator - Cost of doing business, etc.

    There seems to be demand here for cleaning our old fence rows or clearing a path for new fences, driveways, house pads or pads for other buildings, clearing brush and small trees. Also pond construction but that, I think, would be beyond the capabilitied of a small machine. I guess a guy could...
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    Owner Operator - Cost of doing business, etc.

    I guess a "rock clause" is what I was asking about. A church here in town tried to develop some property they own and the project crawled at a very slow pace for a while. It eventually stopped and the site sits partially complete with several boulder outcroppings in it. They were dozed and...
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    Owner Operator - Cost of doing business, etc.

    I'm not taking any of your comments wrong. I welcome them and want to learn from your experience. I agree with you guys...I'm not ready. I'm hoping to be ready in about three years. I want to get input and ideas while I have time to act on them BEFORE I'm trying to make a buck. Before I quit...
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    Owner Operator - Cost of doing business, etc.

    I'm thinking very hard about quitting my job as a power plant mechanic and starting a business. A small dozer business is one I'm looking at. I'm thinking about starting small like R Leo is doing. If I understand it right a 1 ton with a gooseneck flatbed or dump trailer would limit me to a...
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    A New Leaf.

    The new leaf I'm curious how things are going down there with your new business. Are you booked for a while or are you at the house? Is your dozer limiting you to the point that you wish you had gone another route or is it just fine?
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    Section for komatsu d20,21 and similar grey market dozers

    Let me back up and start over Guess I should have made my first post a little more like this. Hi guys. Been reading here in the background for a while now. What a great forum! I haven't seen anything like it anywhere else. As a group you are more helpful and civil than most any on the net...
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    Section for komatsu d20,21 and similar grey market dozers

    Hey R Leo Hey guys I'm not trying to hijack this thread but I can't figure out how to send a PM or I don't have access to that feature. Anyway........ I've read the thread you started about your new leaf that you recently turned over and have lots of questions I'd like to ask you. I have...
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