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  1. ragerider

    komatsu d41 transmission?

    komatsu d41 lost reverse any ideas? it a 99 model year 3 speed still has forward
  2. ragerider

    Td8e ?

    I found an 80 td8e shows 500 hours and after looking at the undercarriage I believe it. It has a gearmatic winch and cab owner says it runs good has the ih engine and he gave me a pretty decent price my thoughts are swap tracks with my komatsu d32 and pull winch off possibly part out does...
  3. ragerider

    gearmatic winch td8e?

    So I found an international td8e with a gearmatic winch and I own a komatsu d32e and I know these machines are basically the same how difficult would it be to put the gearmatic winch on the d32? I'm familiar with the paccar and allied winches on larger dozers but know very little about...
  4. ragerider

    komatsu d32e thoughts?

  5. ragerider

    komatsu d32e thoughts?

    Yea it has a 3.9 Cummins I made the deal $7000 cash delivered to my house im really happy it has limb risers and a rear screen I guess this was a forestry package. Runs and works great i called the local komatsu dealer and they ran the serial number its a 98 im very happy with the price I paid...
  6. ragerider

    komatsu d32e thoughts?

    So I'm looking for a small dozer and I found a mid 90's komatsu d32e with forestry package meter shows 2600 hours which cant be correct needs cutting edge and I would rate the under carriage at 50% I got the price down to $7000 and I think that's a pretty good price. Any thoughts? also what is...
  7. ragerider

    mustang 3053 hydraulic trouble

    I recently bought a mustang 3053 excavator for what I thought was a good deal and now I have a hydraulic problem the swing and blade are very slow and the boom angle dosnt work any ideas??
  8. ragerider

    mustang 3503 gehl 353 bucket swap??

    I just bought a 05 mustang 3503 excavator for what I consider a pretty good deal and now I'm looking for a few buckets I would like to find a 24" and maybe a 30" I know that mustang and gehl are the same machines my question is will any other brands of machines buckets fit these machines??
  9. ragerider

    IUOE, what is full journeyman wage in your area?

    Mechanics make roughly the same hourly wage as operators which in central pa is 32.66 on pipeline plus all the benefits which is around 52 total the main difference is that the mechanics usually get 16 an hour for there tools and fuel for there trucks with basically as many hours as they want on...
  10. ragerider

    deere 27 zts good deal needs engine rebuild??

    I'm in the market to buy a mini hoe and found a deere 27 zts 2000 model with 2200 hours full cab but uses oil smokes it has an Isuzu 3ld2 engine I'm guessing the rings were wiped out. There asking 10 k for it how does this sound I'm thinking of offering 8k and if they take it pull the engine and...
  11. ragerider

    case 580 super e gauge problem

    The gauges on my fathers case 580e backhoe quit working water temp, fuel and oil temp they all quit working at the same time where do I begin to look first! any help would be great
  12. ragerider

    pipeline construction resume's needed

    We are excepting Resumes for the following positions: Spread Boss /project manager Front Line Supervision Pipe layout Engineers Equipment Operators, Dozer, Excavator, side boom, grader, etc. Welders Crew Leaders Well I have been working pipeline for 9 years now from New York to New...
  13. ragerider

    Dressta/Dresser/International....Thoughts?

    I have run almost all brands of dozers and I have recently run a dressta td 15 for the first time. I was working in a natural gas compressor station running a track hoe digging ditch for a new line. There was another contractor there working beside us they owned the dressta which is the first...
  14. ragerider

    Future 99 Corridor

    Thats funny and no nobody cleans there undercarriages when I worked for them it was all about production if your working 10 hrs a day you start pushing dirt at 7 and stop at exactly 5:30 no time to clean well get it later thats what the foreman told me! They move alot of dirt I was running an 8r...
  15. ragerider

    Pipeline Thread

    Yes iuoe 542 covers this area but the contractor is cleco from virginia and they are non union from what I hear they have some work in the compressor station!
  16. ragerider

    d6b engine?

    Im looking to buy a d6b dozer its in good shape except the engine has a knock what series is this engine? and what would it cost to rebuild it? I'm hoping it only needs a crank
  17. ragerider

    My VERY Stuck Excavator

    Wow is this the first time you guys ever delt with mats the dae woo should have had at least 5 mats before going out in there you can never have to many mats in a situation like that been there done that!!!
  18. ragerider

    Future 99 Corridor

    Sheehan is the contractor for the pipeline job in pa this is a 50 mile job I had planned to go to this job but I got a call to go to work for precision pipeline in Orange county new york the money is much better over there and the benefits are great! It pays to work union!!!!!
  19. ragerider

    Future 99 Corridor

    yes this is a union job trumbull is signed with the operating engineers I worked for them when they did work above mansfield there a good company at that time I ran a d8n with over 32000 hours it ran good but used some oil!
  20. ragerider

    Doosan excavators

    I,v only been around a new 480 doosan and I can only imagine what it would be like to get parts for these in a few years! If they were any more disposable they would be made of cardboard!!!!
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