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    Takeuchi TL250 Cool Aid Package Info ?

    Having decided a small tracked loader (Cat 939) is out of the question I am in a straight battle between the TL250/T870/299c from Takeuchi, Bobcat and Cat respectively. However the UK market is tiny, there is very little info available and I am having very little success with dealers. The...
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    Takeuchi TL250/Bobcat T870/Cat 299 Steel track Options

    Just trying to gather info regarding full steel track options and conversions for the larger Tracked loader models. They are a very rare tool over here in the UK, but I have applications for one that would cover a wide range of work types. I really want one with steel tracks to cover the type...
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    Show Me Your 'Thumbs!'

    If you have caught any of the 'Tough looking Cat 320' Thread, you will probably be aware that here in the UK we just do not get 'Hydraulic Thumbs'. It is either a Grapple or a full hydraulic Selector grab for us, so I want to know more. I have heard the term progressive used, but uncertain as...
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    Tough looking CAT 320clu

    Had a trip around the parking lot at Whistler BC to see what was about (the wife loved it :D) and came across this really well specced up 320clu. I honestly thought it was a 315, due to the shorter tail and very narrow track pads. It looks built for the job, but yet again that Thumb/quick...
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    Takeuchi tcr50 tracked dumper

    Don't really know where to post this so I'll try here. Has anyone any experience with the Takeuchi TCR 50 swivel skip tracked dumper? I'm just trying to find any info on them and any opinions of anyone who has used one. Thanks Eddie.
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    Sneak Preview.

    Just got a couple of snaps from the conversion company working on my new machine. Thought I'd let you have a look and see if anyone can guess what I'm up to.:beatsme All should be revealed late next week.;)
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    Still at it!

    A good friend of mine is currently on holiday in Australia for 5 weeks and asked me to load a few lorries at a quarry he runs. It is a very small operation supplying 'Etruria Marl' into the now virtually gone Stoke-on-Trent Pottery and Tile industries. The whole opration is performed by this...
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    CAT 311 Mega Ripper Tooth!!

    Only Joking:D This is one of my more unusual jobs, they are a couple of ships anchors being used as a garden feature. They are incredibly heavy and the 311 amazed me by picking them up at very close range and placing them in position. They are in a garden at the rear of a house, and the last...
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    PLastic Piles

    Don't know if anyone has used these yet, but I'm absolutely sold on them. They are interlocking piles made of plastic and are incredibly easy to handle and use, whilst providing a neat and cost effective solution. The job was a pond leaking into a river some 30ft away, but access is nearly...
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    Welding Damage to Electrics

    I have just posted a thread about an electrical fault on my Hitachi Zaxis. It appears (unconfirmed) that the fault will lie with the alternator diode. That would normally be just one of those things, but it comes 2 weeks after having a large bracket MIG welded to the face of the dipper arm. I...
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    hitachi zaxis electrical problem

    I have a problem with my zaxis 160lc, the operator reported that it had 'clicked' twice on the starter before starting as normal. It has continued to start normally with no problems, until he noticed two warning lights sticking on when the ignition is turned off. The warning lights are oil and...
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    Finally got my Zaxis

    Here are a few pics of the Hitachi Zaxis 160lc I have purchased. It is going to a very trusted friend on a contract for the local council clearing small trees and roots from a large area, hence I purchased the grapple. The grapple is manufactured by a long gone company called 'Hawkfork' who...
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    JCB 814 Super

    A few pics of my old 814 Super 1989 Grey Cab. These were taken last week when it had been cleaned for the first time in ages. She is still a great old tool and in regular use, I personally operated it for 7 weeks last year on a job for the current owner. The dipper ram needs some seals, but...
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    Hitachi Zaxis 160lc

    I've found a 2004 Hitachi Zaxis 160lc, it has just turned 6000 hours and seems in good condition. I want it to convert to LGP and plan to have it cut and widened to accept 1200mm (4ft) pads. I have been searching for a Cat 315 without any luck, but this has turned up as a repossession at a very...
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    lgp Excavator

    Has anyone any experience of running excavators in LGP configuration. I believe Hitachi used to make a EX120 Landy or something with uprated motors and wide pads, but I can't find any info. I am led to believe that a Volvo make an Ec140blm with 20 tonne motors and chains that are ideal to...
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    Dirty Fun at an English Country House!

    Just a few pics of a Pool de-silting Job I'm on at the moment. Don't really want to comment too much, as we just had to do the best with what we had got and It wasn't actually my job. The silt was supposed to be approximately 6" deep on top of a smooth hard clay floor. It was closer to 2ft...
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    Leica Rugby 100 problems

    I recently purchased a full Leica Rugby 100LR kit including their top reciver the Rod Eye Pro. I have had nothing but problems with the whole thing!! Firstly it would not charge, this was traced to the plug on the charger lead that is pushed into the Laser. Apparently it is very common if the...
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    Looks Bad Over There

    Just returned from a couple of weeks in the Orlando area of Florida. Been going out there for many years now, but was last there in 2005. I was genuinely shocked at the downturn over there, from the moment we arrived at our rental home it was obvious that tougher times were upon many. The...
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    Crusher Bucket

    Finally got hold of a Simex Crusher Bucket for a demo. I saw one on a Takeuchi TL140 at a show, and the guy said he had a larger model to go onto a Backhoe loader. It's taken a while to sort a demo but we got hold of the bucket and strapped it to the Cat ourselves. He was quoting an output of...
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    I Want One!!

    Heres a few pics of a pond Job I'm currently on. I am trying out a Tracked Skid Steer on this project, due to the amount of overhanging trees and vegetation around the top of the pool and fairly restricted working space. These are a real rarity in the UK, but I don't know why? The performance...
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