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  1. J

    Swell factor of Construction Waste going into 30 yard bins

    We are doing a few demo's of residential homes...I have calculated my total weight and yardage of debris...What I am unsure of is the average amount of debris (cubic yards) that a 30 yard bin will hold. Thanks for your input
  2. J

    What brand and WHY?

    All Case We have all Case equip. (580, 550, CX-160). Main reason is parts and service. We have two dealerships within 30mins of our shop. Never had much problem with any of our equipement except for wear and tear items. I like keeping our equipment line the same. Easier when order parts. As far...
  3. J

    Tag-a- long Trailer ?

    Which type of trailer did you decide on? I have never loaded an excavator on a tilt trailer before. Does the trailer drop down once the weight passes over the pivot point?
  4. J

    Tag-a- long Trailer ?

    Are you not running overloaded, with a 160 class machine on a 20-ton trailer? Our Case CX-160 is 17.5 metric tonnes fully loaded, adding the weight of the trailer puts us at around 21 metric tonnes in total. That does not even include carrying a 3000# class hammer, extra bucket, etc.
  5. J

    What about GPS?

    GPS vs Laser I realize you guys are strickly talking about GPS units, but what do you think of the use of lasers for residential and light commercial excavating. I am toying with the idea of putting a magnetic receiver on the dipper stick of our excavator. In particular, does it actually save...
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