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    SHOW us your dump trucks 6,10,tri, and tractors

    Here's my truck, its a 2004 Kenworth T-800, 475 Cat, 8LL transmission, 46 rears on NewWay air ride, 18.5 ft bibeau body.
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    Slewing in some concrete with the old 225 today

    Thanks for the info on your job location. As for O&G's 245, I have been to there yard on Seaview and seen that shovel working many times. Mark IV Construction has tons of big equipment right next door also.
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    Slewing in some concrete with the old 225 today

    Where was this job Mr. Special Tool, if you don't mind me asking?? You busy these days around CT??
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    Too cold to lay asphalt?

    O&G here in CT closed there plants on the 18th of December. For us here in Southwestern CT, we can take a ride to the Bronx or Queens in NYC, and there are plants open all year round. But the asphalt is like popcorn by the time you get back.
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    pics of Hybrid excavators in China Bices

    Thank you Tony, I will stop in again.
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    pics of Hybrid excavators in China Bices

    I saw one of these about a week ago at Edward Ehrbar Inc, the local Komatsu for the NYC area, and I spoke with one of the guys in the shop about it. It sounds like an interesting machine. The machine I saw was bought buy a large contractor in NYC, but I was told not to repeat the companies name...
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    An interesting Cat 345BL

    The machine's warranty was voided due to the way they mounted it on the pedestal. This machine takes a beating for many hours per day, and it has had its share of break downs. I took these pics a few years ago, and you should see the machine today, it is beat up, and tired. They have since put a...
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    An interesting Cat 345BL

    I am not quite sure as to the exact reason the warranty was voided, but that is what I have been told many times over.
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    An interesting Cat 345BL

    The machine has had its share of problems over the years that it has been in service. It works in a very dusty environment, and for awhile it was having alot of overheating problems. If you notice on the operators side of the machine, they cut in a large vent in the tins for cooling purposes...
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    An interesting Cat 345BL

    I believe the bottom is still there on site, I will take a look next time I am up there.
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    An interesting Cat 345BL

    I received a new computer for Christmas and I was going through my old one and I found these pics. This 345BL is owned and operated by A. Ananstasio and Sons in New Haven, CT. It operates at there C&D volume reduction facility, loading railcars. As you can see in the pics, it is mounted on a...
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    Large Boston Area Civil Costruction Companies

    There are quite a few in the area, I will name a few off the top of my head. Look up Testa Corp, W.L. French Inc, James Flett Inc, JF White Inc, J. Derenzo Inc. I am sure there are others that just dont come to mind right now.
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    While driving to day,

    Hey Stock, great pics, where is this going up??
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    Testa demo job in New Haven,CT??

    Hey Stephen, are you ever going to publish a book of all of your different construction photos you have taken??
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    Testa demo job in New Haven,CT??

    It is the same job site that SSD photography took the video of the water tower being pulled down. The site was the old Simkins Industries factory. I believe at one time they made paper products there. Thank you for the compliments on the pics, my wife left her little Canon Powershot in my...
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    Testa demo job in New Haven,CT??

    These are rest of the pics I had time to take. I couldn't stay to long, I had a meeting to attend. The last set of pics, they are loading a 345 counterweight on the trailer, and to my delight, I came upon the trailer heading westbound on I-95.
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    Testa demo job in New Haven,CT??

    Well, I was in New Haven today, and I just happened to have a camera. I figured you guys might enjoy some Testa pics. Hope you all them.
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    Pics from Ireland

    Hi Joispoi, you are along way from New Canaan being in Iceland. What brought you to Iceland, I am sure it is beautiful there. Iceland is on my list of places to go to. I will send you a PM as to who I work for.
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    Pics from Ireland

    We based our travels out of my Uncles house Bunratty, Co. Clare. I will describe were the pics that I posted were taken. The pic of the Mercedes mb trac was taken on the road to Kilkee, West Clare. The one's with the JCB's were taken just outside Castlegregory, County Kerry, we went out over...
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    Pics from Ireland

    They love the Renaults on my cousins farm. They bought 2 identical 103-54's like the one in the picture, to go with the rest of the fleet of Renaults they have. The Guinness overflowing was a bit of a waste but, I took care of every drop in that glass. My uncle calls pints of Guinness, " the...
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