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    Ford/NH 555E seat swivel

    We’ll see what we can do to keep it here, but rumor has it that Rona doesn’t care for the heat and humidity at the beach so she may move up north until winter.
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    Ford/NH 555E seat swivel

    Thank you guys for the info, we’ve been extremely busy so we haven’t put much time into this but we decided for simplicity sake to build a bracket to adapt a boat swivel and put the new seat on the boat swivel.
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    Ford/NH 555E seat swivel

    We have an old ford/NH 555E that we’re replacing the seat on and decided to go ahead and try to fix the seat swivel at its very sticky and jams very easily. We removed the seat but I don’t see a way to remove or disassemble the swivel assembly. There’s a carriage bolt head visible from the top...
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    Why no roll up doors

    Before buying the CAT 289D we tried a Kubota, I wasn't a fan of the roll up door because it was difficult to open/close and really effected head room for me (6'3")
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    Cat 299D vs BobCat T770

    Receiving a 289D on thursday, wide track with high flow hydraulics, gyro-trac HL400 mulcher, and CAT 4 in 1 bucket, really excited to get some seat time in on it.
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    Cat 299D vs BobCat T770

    Got back home on Thursday and friday went to the CAT dealer and looked at a used 299 XHP, new 289 and a used (less than 20 hours) Kubota, based on several factors (dealer support, cab seal, door design, and others) we're looking at the new 289D, it'll be plenty to run a mulcher with the high...
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    Cat 299D vs BobCat T770

    I haven't run equipment with joysticks enough to be picky yet, I've run one skid steer in my life (about 10 years ago) and the last piece of equipment I operated with joysticks was a D5G over 5 years ago. I definitely plan on demo-ing both before signing a lease, I do like that the bobcat...
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    Cat 299D vs BobCat T770

    Looking at leasing a CTL for my business and these are the top two contenders (I welcome other suggestions) I'll be able to look at the machines in person in the next week and a half but I'm leaning towards the bobcat due to warranty, adjustable controls, and the fact that the hydraulics are run...
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