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    Soil Cement

    The lime stops the clay from expanding and contracting which prevents cracking in the pavement,which prevents water getting into your subgrade.
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    Soil Cement

    I am talking about stabilizing.When building a road when you have material that is not good enough to pass for sub grade,you have to over box the depth and top back up to subgrade level with soft rock or a cheap type of rock.With stablizing you can use the existing poor subgrade and mix it with...
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    872GP teamed with HSD

    The 872gp will be great for the kind of work you will be doing,had a demo on a 772gp great machine,the 872 had alittle more power and weight then the 772.An 872 would not be on par with a 16g,a 160h/m with six wheel drive would be on par with 872.There is alot of weight/hp differance between 872...
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    Soil Cement

    I work around melbourne,(austraila) we mix the subgrade with lime first then cement, to bring the subgrade up to a better cbr.
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    872deere

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    872deere

    ironman i have had ago on the 772gp john deere with the new controls and and loved it, the six wheel drive works great,i really gave the machine a heavy work out ,with turning a large windrow out and deep ripping. loved the transmission so smooth,very well built,nice cab.They have dropped the...
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    m grader

    yes the m can do finish work but what i've found and what other operators who have had more seat time then me in m's have said,that the h is a better and easier machine to operate in final trim work. i'm not trying to run the m's into the ground here they do have some good ideas ,the cab is so...
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    m grader

    it sounds like the usa built machines are built alot better then the brazil machines we are getting and cats alot better with upgrades in usa
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    m grader

    no not yet but it would be a huge improvement,
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    m grader

    good to see they have slowed the hydraulics down ,was one of my dislikes about the m. down here in oz our machines a built in brazil not in usa.we have poor bulit quailty paint, cracking in welds, hoses rubbing ,poor door sealing on cab doors.I think electric over hydraulic is not the way to go...
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    any reports on the new john deere grader

    would like to know how the new john deere graders are holding up,any problems,are you happy operating them,any dislikes,fuel consumpsion,any one using the gp controls and how is the built quailty
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    Stumped

    hi danial,try using your articulation.Run your front tyres against your curb and off set your rear end away from your curb and the windrow should run between your tyres.What that little grader like ,does it still push a full blade of rock, are you happy its performance
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    Grader Joysticks V Lever Control

    hi terra bull,i have a few questions about the m's.I like being able to adjust the blade shims as they wear,ease of circle pad replacment,quietness and vision in cab when looking at moulboard.Things i don't like poor paint work(our 140m at 1500hrs has been respayed) steering alarm going off,door...
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    Komatsu Grader

    my old boss brought a new gd655(140 size) ,did the job. I did not like that it had a auto lock diff that would lock in when the tyres lost grip,when going around a tight corner with a full blade if the diff locked in it would push you straight ahead and the fact that it was very close to the...
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    Komatsu Grader

    my old boss brought a new gd655(140 size) ,did the job. I did not like that it had a auto lock diff that would lock in when the tyres lost grip,when going around a tight corner with a full blade if the diff locked in it would push you straight ahead and the fact that it was very close to the...
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    need to buy excavator for Panama canal

    cat excavators will move more dirt then others in bulk digging,but they use alot more fuel and weigh more then they should eg:325d 29t,330d 36t.I would go with hitachi or komatsu if on hourly hire (us less fuel)but go with cat if on contract rate(move more dirt)
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    Grader Joysticks V Lever Control

    the company i work for has a 140 m the operator has done 2000hrs in it.had a few problems like every one else nothing major steering alarm goes of ,fuel injector and rough gear shifting.cat has flashed the ecu with updates.and just got new paint job.the biggest complant the operator said there...
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    Cat 12H Grader Question

    from the drivers seat, just out side the cab on the right hand side there will be a white plate with black markings,this is for alignment of the pin and the different position holes which are located under the main frame between the cab and the circle.To release the pin place blade on...
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