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    Need advice on purchase CAT 973 or 983?

    My advice would be to find a good 953B or 936B. I can definetly understand wanting to do it yourself and have that experience, and I'm betting with nearly 1000 acres, you will find plenty or work to keep the machine busy even after the track is built. A 4 in 1 bucket (pretty easy to find in...
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    Case 580ck shifting question

    Is your machine a direct-drive, four-speed with the splitter? Neither the main gearbox nor the splitter is synchronized - only the FNR shuttle, so it takes a bit of practice. It works well to take off in 3rd high, then (quickly) depress the clutch, move main transmission to neutral, release...
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    Cat "modern" lever steering

    I'll bet I'd never want to run the 8L again, huh? I know a 9T would have to be unbelievably more productive. We had an 8T rented for a few months one summer when we had a bunch of dozer work on multiple jobs, and it was nice enough, but we can easily haul a D9 in one piece on our beam trailer...
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    Cat "modern" lever steering

    My family's company has a D8L and a D5H with the control configuration in the picture. I believe all D8Ls were made this way, and in some countries without emissions controls, Cat still sells dozers with this configuration. I've spent probably 2 months time total operating ours over the past...
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    Wanted: Cable Backhoe

    I'm looking for a 30,000-50,000 lb. cable backhoe, preferably in working condition. It's completely fine if it needs paint or modest repairs to the clutches/brakes/cables and other things that are reparable, but ideally it would be something that will be able to start and drive onto a trailer...
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