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    Amazing log trailer technology .

    Simply pretty to watch . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6877RfBzdU&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rehtJsW9Mtg&feature=related
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    Safe Work Method Statements .

    Are there any Convict Island inhabitants who may be able to show me actual examples of these Red Tape items . Safe Work Method Statement . Risk Assessment forms . Pre-start Plant Checklist . Whatever happened to just getting on with doing the job ? If i write all this bull down on paper...
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    V8 chainsaws ?

    :D:D:D You guys on the other side of the lake are just crazy ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_yGTXd2ZWQ&feature=related
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    New Komatsu Yellow ?

    G'day chaps , the Mailbox Red on the old Jonyang has got to go . I'm going to paint it Yellow in the next couple of weeks . Can anyone tell me if the colour called New Komatsu Yellow is , code 83059 ?
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    Scrub crusher .

    Well i have now seen all the mulchers and slashers that are available to clear vegatation , none of them will process the amount of material i would feel comfortable to hold my hand out for payment . I have been thinking of a road roller with steel chopper feet all round . It would push over the...
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    Tree Hugger goes mad .

    Ha , thought that would get you in . My clients have nick named my excavator with vertical tree extraction grab "Tree Hugger" . Today i cleared a kilometre of creek banks that were heavily infested with Camphor Laurel trees . The local council is cracking down on land owners , making them...
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    Urethane track pad info ?

    Can you guy's shed some light on Urethane track pads please . I have a 23 ton digger that i need to drive on paved roads . I need to know :- How many hours can be expected from them on pavement ? Does gravel chew them up ? Does material caught in the chains try and push them off as...
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    Excavator Disc Slasher Help Needed .

    I'm wanting to build a slasher for my 23 ton excavator like the ones pictured . I'm waiting on a reply for some Quadco harvester teeth . I'm thinking Bisalloy 80 for the disc but i need help with finding a suitable bearing block (overhung load adaptor) to mount the disc on . I want something...
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    Cat 287B 140hp with steel tracks .

    Cat 287B 140hp steel tracks . Now this is more like it . Base machine is a Cat 287B with a 140hp C4.4 ACERT engine , 40 gpm @ 5500psi . And a high sprocket steel track undercarriage to top it all off . Made by Supertrack , it's a SK140TR-B . And the only thing that will stop me from getting one...
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    Single row of 8 capacity ?

    Can anyone tell me what is the legal carrying capacity of a single row of 8 and 2 rows of 8 in Australia ? I need a cheap trailer to carry my 23 tonne excavator , the seller said it would carry it easily but i can't find out from the RTA if it will be legal . I am also interested in what it can...
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    Mad Truck Inventions .

    Seeing as how you guys are photo hungry i thought you might like to see some mad inventions i have come up with over the years . Please feel free to post any that you have made to keep the thread alive . This is one i came up with after lying on the ground looking at all the brakes i needed to...
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    Steel Tracks On Asv Pt100 .

    Does anyone do a steel track conversion for the PT100 and PT80? Or has anyone done a conversion on their own machine ? I do'nt think it would be a huge deal to get a set of sprockets , rollers and steel track's for a mini excavator and adapt them . Make up a hub to take the sprockets and then...
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    Moura dragline .

    This is a dragline they use to remove overburden at the Moura coal mine in Australia . It weighs 8200 tons and can dig it's own weight every hour . It can reach down 200' and stockpile 200' high . I was lucky enough to get a guided tour inside it in 1982 as it was having repairs done to a...
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    Komatsu Hybrid Excavator .

    Looks like Komatsu has got it's thinking cap on .
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    Rubber Track Problems .

    I'm curious on the thoughts of everyone on rubber tracks . Do they come off frequently ? Do you find the small carrier rollers running on the segmented rail gives a bone jarring ride ? Would steel tracks with rubber road pads be a better choice . What do you know about the new tracks with the...
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