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    Cat 326

    Looking to add a machine in near future and looking towards a 326 or 330 next gen cat. I hopped in a brand new 326 the other day that had a 54” bucket (standard) with coupler and pro link thumb. I didn’t get to field test it but swinging around and playing in yard for 5 min that thing seemed...
  2. J

    Batteries for base station

    What does everyone use/recommend for batteries to use with their base stations? I was looking at Optima, I see they have red and yellow tops not sure the difference just curious what other people are using
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    Equipment pricing forecast 2023

    Obviously everybody knows equipment costs have risen tremendously. I’m curious as to what people out in the world have heard or what the forecast for this year is? I’m interested in adding a 6 ton mini ex to my fleet as the work is there but it isn’t necessary that it happens this year (it’s...
  4. J

    How often do you change your transmission oil?

    I don’t normally cut the filters open but when I do drain trans I pull out the strainer and check the magnets for any debris
  5. J

    How often do you change your transmission oil?

    I would say the 6N probably gets 700hrs a year put on it average so going every other year. Especially since it may have only 500-600 actually working hours. Thank you for the reply just wondering what everybody else does.
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    Scottish heavy equipment mechanic

    If you’ve been a mechanic for 25 years I would say pick a state and town you want to live and I would almost bet first diesel mechanic shop you or equipment dealer you went into would hire you on spot. Anymore if you have that experience and they don’t want you I would call it their loss unless...
  7. J

    How often do you change your transmission oil?

    I have a 2016 CAT D6N with 3600 hours. I haven’t dropped the trans oil yet and I was reading in the book it calls for every 1000hrs. That doesn’t seem like a lot of hours to me but just curious what everybody else does for maintenance intervals? I haven’t changed the filters yet (winter...
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    Schaeffers Diesel Treatmemt

    Been using Howes winter diesel treatment last few years and now thinking of giving the Schaeffers diesel treat 2000 winter blend a try. I know Schaeffers make some good products. Anybody use their fuel treatments? Thoughts?
  9. J

    Cost per yard

    I’ve been charging 275 an hour for the track tractor and and scraper. Soil will be all clay. There is hardly any topsoil and they thought maybe stockpile a 1000 yards so not much
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    Cost per yard

    Have an opportunity to do a project cutting down a hill 15-20 feet and moving it 300ft, 450ft probably being the furthest. Basically cutting a hill flat and extending it to a pad. No compaction is needed as just the scraper will be enough for what it’s for. Project is 15000 yards. I have a 17...
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    Looking for scraper drawbar

    I’m looking for eject scraper drawbar for a John Deere 9430T anyone happen to have one laying around or know of anyone? Thanks
  12. J

    Cost of GPS machine control?

    Hey all. I’m a smaller contractor been on my own for 5 years now and growing my business every year. I’m considering joining the gps/machine control world. Just curious before I make a bunch of phone calls does anybody know what it costs roughly to buy a base and rover and cost to put it on a...
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    Land clearing, to burn or not to burn

    It does waste a bit of fuel but that’s the last of my worries! Another thing that works great is to get a cheap manual nozzle and weld a 4 ft extension on the end and weld the end shut and drill two small holes into it. That works nice also and let’s you shoot it out further! Sort of a pain to...
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    Land clearing, to burn or not to burn

    I do a lot of tree clearing jobs. Always, always cut the stumps off! Any dirt in the pile can ruin a fire so keep it as clean as possible. Stack all the trees the same way don’t just throw them in a pile and think that will work. I’ve redone jobs where contractors have done that and the farmer...
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    Cat 323F Grade Control problem

    Hey guys last fall I bought a Cat 323F with Grade Control and I had CAT put the grade assist on and I haven't been able to use it a whole lot but when I'm using the grade assist and I have my stick and bucket out about as far as it can go and im grading something and I'm pulling back on the...
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    04’ Deere 270C LC for sale

    I have a 04 Deere 270C LC up for sale. 9180hours on unit. Guessing off top of my head without looking at paperwork but around 3000hrs on reman motor done by murphy tractor. Had hydraulic thumb that’s only 3 years old. Good sound machine. All pins are tight except bucket. $44,000 OBO
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    I want to run a D10 or D11!

    Hey guys some of you might think this post is dumb or crazy but running a big D10 or 11 is on my bucket list!!! Biggest I’ve ran is a 7R which is plenty big for the ag/commercial work I do. Who on here has some of these big toys that I could run for a day or few days? You wouldn’t even have to...
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    Tuning a dozer

    Hey guys. Was just randomly thinking today. So I always see a lot of companies or people who do tunes on combines tractors ect. And they claim they get better fuel consumption and maybe gain 30 horse or something like that. Has anybody done this to any construction equipment or looked into it?
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    Compacting 12ft of fill in overdig

    Hey guys. I’m going to be digging a 63x 680ft long cattle barn with 12ft deep pit with 5ft of over dig all the way around and a one to one slope. I have to compact the fill back in the overdig as there will be concrete alley on both sides plus feed bunks on one side. I’m trying to figure out the...
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    Cat 323F with grade assist

    Hi guys I’m looking at adding another excavator to my operation and really am liking what I see in the cat 323f. Does anybody have one of these machines or run one? Also what really has me interested is the grade assist. Watching the videos on YouTube of the machine it looks like it works pretty...
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