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    Why no drillers

    Well... I may not be a driller, but since the original poster mentioned geothermal, I thought i should pipe in. I'm with a well logging company that works very closely with a drilling company, drilling high temp/high pressure geothermal wells, mostly directional drilling, both for domestic...
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    Backward tractor loader

    the original/predecessor to Volvo loaders were commonly known as 'headclippers' around here... wonder why :tong http://www.volvo.com/constructionequipment/corporate/en-gb/AboutUs/history/products/wheel+loaders/introduction.htm
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    Looking for stainless-steel, imperal sized screws

    Thanks guys, I'll have to check these out :) I don't think the price really matters, shipping is going to be dead expensive anyway :yup
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    Looking for stainless-steel, imperal sized screws

    Hey all... Well, I thought I had nothing to lose, so I decided, after having been looking for what I need with very, very limited luck online, to post a message here, knowing that many of you out there deal with fixing and repairing stuff... :yup So, yeah... What I'm looking for is an...
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    How about that for a view.

    I'd say that's FH, Fiat-Hitachi :)
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    Shipping a backhoe from across the country

    Why not? We got a great deal on a machine a few years ago and had it shipped from Kansas City to Iceland... don't ask me why, but it was first shipped across the pond to Rotterdam, I guess they thought it was cheaper that way :)
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    Hydrogen Fuel as an Alternative Energy

    They actually had 3 of them hydrogen powered buses, and it was exactly what it was, an experimental project. They did run into obstacles, but since then, the filling station has been modified and then the technology has improved, hence the Honda they tested on TopGear. see www.hydrogen.is :)...
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    When technology pushes the limits

    Nice thread... It reminded me of a chat i had with my former employer. The first time he bought a wheel loader with joystick steering was in 1991, was a Volvo with an early implementation of the CDC system, now he won't order a loader without it. When questioned about it, he said, "Who would...
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    New Deere 755D

    Aren't these rebranded Liebherr machines? Look identical to me :)
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