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    Demolition debris cleanup

    What do you guys use for finish cleanup of demo debris. Historically we have used laborers and hand rakes but we are bidding a large job with 2 houses and 12 barns / out buildings and are trying to reduce labor costs since it is a prevailing wage job.
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    JD 210LE 4x4 E-brake randomly turns on

    For sometime now the parking brake will randomly turn on for a few seconds on our skip loader. It's getting really annoying so I'm looking for some advice on where to start looking.
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    Excavator bucket teeth

    I have a 38k lb excavator with a 42" CWS bucket that needs new shanks. The teeth on the bucket are welded on because the keepers never worked well. I am looking for recommendations on tooth styles and sizes. We do everything from demo to tree stump removal.
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    Mower recommendations

    We tried using our rotary mower from our skid steer on our excavator. It worked ok bur the finished product wasn't as clean as our customer wanted. We are mowing brush and small saplings up to about 2" with the occasional bush as big as 4". Wouldo a flail mower do a better job of mulching and...
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    Check engine light on 953c

    Is there any way to read the error code without special equipment?
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    Mowing / brush clearing with a 10 ton excavator

    I have a client that wants me to mow the sides of a few overgrown ranch roads. These roads are very over grown with 1"-2" saplings, brush, poisen oak, and berry vines. I will be using a 60" rotary mower from my skidsteer mounted on my excavator. I am trying to get some kind of idea on how...
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    Attachment for pulling ditches

    We have been doing a lot of road maintenance and are trying to come up with a way to pull ditches on rocked roads without making a mess all over the road. Has anyone seen an attachment that would do that? We were thinking about using a ditching bucket that was 12" wide at the bottom and 36" wide...
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    Skidsteer attachments on excavators

    Anyone make a mount to put skidsteer attachments on a mid size excavator? We have a TAK TB290 and we're thinking about mounting our rotary mower, forks, and bucket on the excavator.
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    Help please - Excavator fuel issues

    Our link belt excavator is having major fuel issues. It will run great for a bit, then it will bog down and sometimes die, sometimes it will come back and run normal. We have replaced the line between the tank and fuel pump and didn't help. We even put in an electric lift pump and that didn't...
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    Best small grader

    Up until now we have basically only done driveways under about 1000' long with our skiploader. Recently we have started getting into rural roads, our longest being 2 miles long and 12' wide. I have started to look into a grader but am having a tough time finding something small enough to be...
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    Trench Compaction

    I need to put in 2300' of 2" IPS HDPE and 14-2 direct burial wire 2' and 1.5' deep respectivly. I would prefer to use a cable plow but no one around here rents them for that small of a project. So, I have to use my trencher. My issue is the trench goes down the middle of a step road so it needs...
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    Link Belt 2700 Quantum Controls Lock Issue

    When we start up our excavator the controls will randomly stay locked anywhere from 5 sec to 20 minutes. Once they decide to unlock themselves the machine runs great until we turn it off and start it up again after lunch or when the task is completed. Anyone have any ideas on what might be...
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    Tag MFG Buckets & Couplers

    Anyone have experience with Tag MFG products? The 9 Ton machine I am looking at comes with their coupler, buckets and thumb. I have never run a machine with a coupler so I am looking for info on them or anyone else who might have a good quality coupler, thumb and buckets. I can order the machine...
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    Excavator mounted crusher

    I have a number of demo jobs coming up that are in fairly remote areas. If I crush the concrete from the foundations, I can leave it onsite, otherwise I have to off haul it. Does anyone make a crusher for a 35,000 lb excavator that can handle/pass rebar?
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    7-8 Ton Machine Swing or Fixed Boom

    I have been doing some preliminary research on machines. I have noticed some have swing booms and some have fixed booms like large excavators. Is the swing boom worth the cost? We currently have a 307SSR with the offset boom and it does come in handy every once in a while but its 4 more pins to...
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    6-way blade on an 8 ton machine

    We are looking at replacing out Cat 307 with a newer equivalent size machine. Does anyone make a 6 way blade in this size machine? I have noticed some of the smaller excavators have 4 way and even some have 6 way blades but I haven't seen anything in a larger 8 ton machine. The blade on our...
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    Linkbelt 2700 Quantum Engine Issue

    When the machine is running it will randomly start sputtering and sometimes die. We are thinking it might be the fuel pump but anyone have any idea where to start? We are also having issues with the lock handle not unlocking the controls. Anyone had problems with this?
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