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    345D oil seaping from turn table

    Thanks for your input. So you are saying the swing motor seal is bad pushing oil into the swing drive gear unit which is then leaking into the swing gear?
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    345D oil seaping from turn table

    345D EEH prefix is leaking oil from swing gear or house bearing?. Don't know any history on machine came from auction. 11k hrs. Oil is seaping externally from table where grease is suppose to be. Could this be caused by swing leaking swing drive gear? Will be his cause any damage continuing to...
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    Excavation costs?

    I’m most certain this is not the correct place to post this thread so maybe someone or moderator can send me in the right direction. Does anyone know what average cost for stripping dirt is in the Midwest. Black dirt and clay is the material. Stripping material about 10-20 ft deep to reach...
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    Help: Ag Lime crusher/screena

    Thanks for your input funwithfuel. I will look into your recommendation
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    Help: Ag Lime crusher/screena

    Any specific model you recommend? Crusher or screener?
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    Help: Ag Lime crusher/screena

    Looking for someone to help me out choosing a crusher or screen for Ag lime. Lime stone would start at 3" ballast and need to come out as Ag lime. What would I need to accomplish this? Thanks
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    Line bore guys

    Now I will first start by saying I am not a machinest or line borer. Out of pure curiosity I am wondering how they find the exact center of a worn out pin bore that is severely out of round? I've been around but never watched close enough or asked the question. Wondering if you line bore experts...
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    Aftermarket parts?

    Anyone have luck with aftermarket parts for heavy equipment? If so what brand or company are you working with and what kind of warranty are you getting? I run a repair shop and can't get discount at the dealers so I can't mark the parts up when the customer can buy them over the counter for the...
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    Bellly dump conveyor?

    Has anyone seen a conveyor that will unload a belly dump trailer? Like a type that you can back over and unload? Needs to be portable too. I would like to haul ag lime in my belly dumps and unload into a conveyor that loads the speader.......Maybe one does not exist but though I'd ask! Thanks
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    Cat ET and cummins Insite

    Anyone know where I could get these programs with going to the dealer? Looking for a legit place not a sketchy Internet place over seas. Thanks for the help! Looking mainly for cat and cummins but Detroit and John Deere would be nice.
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    Cat 345C swing gear

    I have major play in my cat 345C swing gear I believe its called. The play is between my upper structure and undercarriage frame that the machine swings on. Can anyone give me advice on repacing this? I'v watched it done on other smaller machines. Does anyone have a clue what it would cost to...
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    cat ET & cummins INSITE

    Anyone know how I can obtain these for an independent shop and what it will cost?
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    12" dual wall tile trenching

    Glad to hear from someone who has done this before. Yes it looks like I will need to bed in stone. Do I dig a couple inches below grade, fill with the required amount of stone then grade it to maintain slope?
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    12" dual wall tile trenching

    This job is for myself. Its a main for farm drainage, I'v actually decided to go with 24" that way it has plenty of capacity for added drainage in the future. I have not laid it yet its going to be a spring project.
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    Laser or GPS grade control for excavator??

    Anyone use the spectra LR60 mounted to the stick? I know its not the best but for only couple jobs a year it looks like it would be ok?
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    315CL fast travel intermittent

    Sounds electrical......possibly the travel speed solenoid?
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    Tile plow dual wall trench box

    TileGuy is that a bron plow? Are the boots specific to each pipe size or will an 18" boot do 15" also?
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    Laser or GPS grade control for excavator??

    Shimmy1, Thank you for the adivce on the non wireless one. I was looking into a trimble that was all wireless.
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    Laser or GPS grade control for excavator??

    What trimble system are you running if you don't mind sharing? And when you say spades are you refering to a "spoon" that attaches to the bucket that form a "u" for the pipe to lay in?
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    Laser or GPS grade control for excavator??

    Anyone have opinions, ideas or advice what a good slope/grade control system for a cat 320C excavator would be? Used primarily for laying drainage pipe. Thanks
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