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  1. atgreene

    Trojan 1500z

    I'm looking at buying a Trojan 1500z that needs new heads (Deutz). Owner took the heads off two years ago and never got around to replacing them. Are parts an issue? I like the size of the 1500 and am not afraid of having to fix it up as I can buy the loader right. Anything to be worried...
  2. atgreene

    Crusher questions

    I've been putting my "new to me" screen to work lately screening gravel. A friend of mine has let me move onto his property and start a small pit. The gravel there is broken ledge, loaded with iron (red everything). My little Takeuchi TB 135 will dig apart the ledge and it comes out in...
  3. atgreene

    BLASTING & CARBON MONOXIDE-Fire Fighters take note

    For any construction/excavation folks who work around blasting or fire fighters who get called to Carbon Monoxide alarms in the area of blasting I just wanted to let you know of some recent issue we have been having in the city. About 2 years ago we had a sub-division going into a...
  4. atgreene

    Samsung Wheeled Excavator moving help

    I had an older neighbor stop in and want me to haul a Samsung wheeled excavator. It's 80 miles one way, but he does not know weight or size, all he knows is that it has a 45 hp motor. My trailer is only a 14k trailer, so I'm fairly certain it won't fit:Banghead, but he insists it is small...
  5. atgreene

    SCORE! EZ Screen 1000

    Looks like I just scored an EZ-Screen 1000.:cool: I've been eyeing this machine for 6 years or so. The guy who has it "blew" the motor 5-6 years ago. I kept asking him about buying it, price kept getting lower. Today he agreed to sell it for less than I could buy a grizzly for, so I'm happy...
  6. atgreene

    International 510 questions

    I came a cross an IH 510 loader at a buddies equipment yard. Been thinking of buying a new truck to add to the snow plow fleet, but after looking at the 510 I'm just playing with the idea of buying a small loader instead. I'd put a 9 or 10' plow and use it as a back-up plow rig and a loader...
  7. atgreene

    Bale chopper / mulcher questions

    Anyone have bale choppers? I had been looking for one for years, just couldn't justify the $$$. I spread a few hundred bales per year and was really getting tired of it until I saw a Pro-Chopper sitting beside the road for $750. with a trailer. New motor, 1 new bearing, new belt, needless...
  8. atgreene

    My "new" Oshkosh

    I picked this Oshkosh up this fall and finally brought it home. She's a Model 4819 built in 1963. Has the 2 stick 5 & 4 speed with full-time 4 wd. It has a Cummins, but I am unsure of the size. Usually this era would have a 230 or 250 hp, but this is not the original motor, as it obviously...
  9. atgreene

    Gear ratio question

    My hometown fire department just was awarded another federal grant (that's 5 years in a row, btw!) for the remaining amount needed to purchase a 4000 gallon pumper/tanker. We're replacing a 1987 General 13 speed with a 475 hp Detroit and a 3700 gallon tank. Originally a road tractor, I...
  10. atgreene

    11' Steel Flatdeck

    I'm selling the 11' steel flatdeck that came on my '05 GMC 5500. Headache rack, gooseneck, 2" receiver, LED lights all around, steel diamond plate deck. Great shape. Asking $1500.00
  11. atgreene

    Has everyone got enough work?

    I may jinx myself here, but has everyone got enough work? I'm booked through December with excavation jobs, lots of erosion work on the lake and area ponds. What brings this up is I talked to a large contractor yesterday (2 crews, 8 men) who has no place for them to move to next week. He...
  12. atgreene

    Best place to buy new tracks

    Looks like my 135 has a track problem on one side. The center is bowing out, I think it has torn inside the rubber and it obviously is on it's last legs. The machine has 1200 hours on it, and has been worked in some rough areas. Where I'm at now on the side of a mtn., it is running on side...
  13. atgreene

    Broken Quick Coupler

    My main bucket pin on the Takeuchi has had some play for a while now. I have greased it religiously, but assumed that the pin and bushings had worn with 1400 hours on it. The thumb also runs on the same pin, so last fall I tried to drive the pin out and had no luck. The guy who built the...
  14. atgreene

    Takeuchi 135 Spring Cleaning & Upgrades

    I've been promising some of you guys some pics for quite some time of the modifications that I have made to my 135. Being that yesterday and today were unseasonably warm, here's a few pics for ya. I degreased the entire machine with the steam cleaner, then wiped down the cab with alcohol...
  15. atgreene

    $17,000.00 Trucking Fine

    At least he didn't hit any grade stakes!:thumbsup http://www.nbc10.com/news/9756769/detail.html $17,000.00 Fine A truck driver gets lost in the Philadelphia suburbs and winds up with a $17,000 traffic ticket. It's not an urban legend - it happened and the NBC 10 Investigators...
  16. atgreene

    Correcting some elses mistakes

    I seem to get alot of these calls. Yesterday a new customer of mine called to say he had no water at his summer house that he had lent out to friends. He was 200 miles away and had called a maintenance guy, a plumber and a boiler tech, only to have them show up look it over and say they...
  17. atgreene

    Takeuchi Problem, Bent Track Frame

    I've got a problem and I'm not sure Takeuchi is going to help me with this one. I bought this 135 Excavator new July 27, 2005. In April I noticed that the track frame seemed to be bent out. Using a staight edge I determined that it is bent approximately 3/4". The other side has a slight...
  18. atgreene

    Bought a new tilt bed 9999lb. gvw

    I finally ordered a new trailer. After a run-in with DOT this winter with my tri axle and no class A license, I had to make a change. After looking at a pile of trailers and not finding the torsion ride axles that I wanted in a tilt, I settled on a Cam-Superline split deck w/o torsion...
  19. atgreene

    9 ton tri axle trailer

    General Trailer, 9 ton capacity, 17' of deck, 3' of beaver. Custom rack on front of trailer. New tool box, 50 gallon fuel tank and pump. New front axle with 1 year old brakes, new brakes on 2 of the other axles, most of the lights have been swapped to LED's, 2 new tires, other 4 are in good...
  20. atgreene

    Fuel tank

    I'm selling this fuel tank, it's 2 100 gallon cells. Great for on-road and off-road or diesel and gas. No leaks, very solid. Seperate fills and pump outlets as well as drains. Has skids for forks and lift rings on top. Only needs a quick coat of paint. I've included a pic from the...
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