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    New dump truck

    We are buying a new or newer tandem with a drop axle. We will mostly use this truck for pulling our tri axle tag trailer where we can not get a lowboy. I need a truck with enough power to haul 13,000’ elevation grades pulling a tag with a 160/180 Deere excavator. I also want the truck to ride...
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    160 vs 180

    We have a 135g with rubber tracks and it’s to tippy doing anything. We are looking at a 160 or 180 hitachi/Deere to replace it. Does anyone have any pros or cons to the 160 vs the 180? We have a lowboy so size is not a issue but we do utility work and septics sometimes so it gets a little tight...
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    85g Deere power issues

    We are at 6000'-8000' elevation and the new 85g deere feels very gutless. With a 3' bucket the turret can hardly turn its self around at a slight angle when bucket is empty. Has anyone done anything to increase power at altitude? The A/C doest work either, and we got other 85g deers from the...
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