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    Opinions or insight Cat 903

    Simon, Thank you again. I'll have someone check it out before I pull the trigger. Were these designed to be production machines or light duty pieces? I'm looking this and a few skid steers that were used to clean up under conveyors at a plant. They have been maintained but not loved. I was...
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    Opinions or insight Cat 903

    Sorry, Evidently my reply got stuck in que and I tried several times to send it Then they all broke loose.
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    Opinions or insight Cat 903

    Simon, thank you. Any thoughts as to weak points on that machine?
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    Opinions or insight Cat 903

    Simon, thank you. Any thoughts as to weak points on that machine?
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    Opinions or insight Cat 903

    Simon, thank you. Any thoughts as to weak points on that machine?
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    Opinions or insight Cat 903

    Hello all. Our area is forecast to have a cold wet winter so I am looking to pick up some relatively cheap equipment to go through over the winter to justify salaries. I'm supposed to go look at a package that includes a Cat 903 wheel loader. Can anyone tell me what to look for? Problem areas...
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    Grove RT questions

    Thank you. Took one of them to a shop that says they can get me certified within my budget. We'll see,
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    Advantages / disadvantages of enclosed cab skid steer?

    I agree that cab and heat/ac are waay better for the operator. I try to buy open rops stuff as much as possible because we are having to train operators and I like the idea of them being able to hear shouting from the people on the ground around them.
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    Wheeled skid steers for winter project

    KSSS, That's great news. I will let you know if/when we make a deal. Thank you!
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    Wheeled skid steers for winter project

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    Wheeled skid steers for winter project

    Crane Operator, They are both pretty rough. A friend of mine that is a mechanic/broker bought these 2 and an 1845C(?) from a landscaping company. I had the 75 brought back to the shop on the rollback. Exhaust manifold/muffler gone, no seat, some welds on frame, needs tires, hydraulics not...
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    Wheeled skid steers for winter project

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    Wheeled skid steers for winter project

    Hello all, I'm feeling like we will have plenty of downtime this winter and am looking for some shop projects. I'm thinking of doing a complete rebuild of a Case 95XT and maybe a 75XT to give the guys work when we can't get out or while, increasingly, we wait for permits to be approved. We...
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    Grove RT questions

    CraneMechanic73 Thank you. Checking it out today.
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    Grove RT questions

    Hello. I bought an old (68649 sn) 518 and a 528c (798XX sn) from a local quarry for around scrap value. The 518 runs and functions fine with the exception of the front steer, greer lmi, weak brakes, and a small stabilizer cylinder leak. The steering problem is that it seems to turn fine to the...
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    Crane service manual, parts catalog

    Riland, Do you have grove rt 518 sn 68693 range
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    RT or ARC?

    Crane operator thanks for your good advice. Sorry I'm so late getting back. A local quarry is selling a couple of late 90's model 528C's I am going to look at next week. They need work. One needs a head gasket, 6BT Cummins, I believe, and the other has brake issues. I see RT 500 series cranes...
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    RT or ARC?

    I need a crane about as much as most of the Range Rovers I see need 4WD. I'm going to get one anyway. I had a decent old Grove RT 515 and it was a huge help with a gabion wall project. I had scheduled a month with an excavator and with the crane we finished it in 7 working days. I sold it for a...
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    Eager Beaver 20 Ton tag $2,750

    1987 Eager Beaver tag trailer with air brakes, very good tires, decent deck, one ramp could use a little welding. Richmond VA. I'll try to get pictures up first of the week. Bought with an old R model dump as a package and don't need the trailer. Stuart Petke 804-226-3801
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    Bobcat 773G adding high flow

    Thanks, I saw one for sale about a year ago and thought about putting it on an old Trojan 1500 we have. Thanks.
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