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  1. skyking1

    I just bought a Huber Warco 4D grader

    Congrats, Nels. Get the serial numbers gathered up so people can help out the best they can.
  2. skyking1

    How to Keep Dig Bucket Clear

    You must use the 18"? I know you have a wider dig bucket. The trick is to get it clean, and then don't try to dig heaping buckets. I know that sounds counterproductive, but when you stuff the already full bucket into the bank for that last little bit the damage is done. You done wedged it. Think...
  3. skyking1

    Hello Everyone! New Member checking in... :-)

    Greetings and welcome. I have fam in Crewe, a few stone's throws to the West of you. Start up your gremlins thread, the pros will chime in.
  4. skyking1

    Memories for us old truckers

    yeh that's a mixed message LOL.
  5. skyking1

    Memories for us old truckers

    I'm wondering why the hood is labeled "Cat House" ? Maybe that is a 3408?
  6. skyking1

    Memories for us old truckers

    @DMiller Not cornbinders.
  7. skyking1

    Memories for us old truckers

    It's not a big truck but you don't often see a Reo alongside the road. My picture in Hunters, WA It had tabs on it from only 29 years ago. That's a recent runner in my book.
  8. skyking1

    Memories for us old truckers

    When I was a lad, Mr Goodlander's brother passed away and was buried in that cemetery. He was a sweet soft spoken old man, and he came to the house with hat in hand, looking for a "driver". He was not comfortable with making that drive, and mom gave him her youngest. I had a learner's permit and...
  9. skyking1

    Overload of the Day

    yes, the gravel. Maybe a fence to contain the blast of gravel at the beginning. It is pretty dramatic. It's all over in the first 80' or so, you can see that on the ramps we drive by. They are regraded and smoothed out, but much farther than 120' or so it is all weeds. It's hard to surf on Pea...
  10. skyking1

    Overload of the Day

    At least he has the safety jack down close to catch it when something goes wrong. ;)
  11. skyking1

    Starting a crane service

    Demo is much lighter than a load of rock. I base this on several hundred load tickets over 30 years. Rubble has a lot of void space in it that a load of rock or sand does not. The only time I have been pulled over by the dirt cop in the truck I was hauling concrete demo from the church job. I...
  12. skyking1

    Overload of the Day

    Dang. He must have been stopped the truck does not look wrecked. My neighbor had a slow speed version of that. He was waiting to get on Meridian in his 60's Ford pickup. A dump and pup rolls by and here comes one of the wheels, and he was trapped. Car behind him truck in front of him. Took it...
  13. skyking1

    Starting a crane service

    Nope. you size the bin right. it is purposely low sided, and you specify the fill in the contract. You have their CC like any rental company. It has to fit flush and then you autotarp it and go.
  14. skyking1

    Starting a crane service

    Here is a fun one. A rolloff low bin complete with either a mini or skid steer with a hammer. Demo in a box. Return and pick up the concrete and one trip back to get the equipment. One stop shopping for the DIY demo guys, including the contractors that don't want to gear up. The key is the low...
  15. skyking1

    Starting a crane service

    Happy to help. The boom truck niche is easy enough to parse out. I am retiring to a new area and I can find 3~4 boom trucks near the highway with signs on them, looking for work. I can make some calls, but my guess is that I would have an uphill climb carving out some business, and I am an...
  16. skyking1

    driveway job this weekend

    Back to eastern Washington yesterday to prepare and unload two semi loads of log cabin. He rented an 8042 Skytrak telehandler, about 25K of 4 wheel cookie cutter. The good news is it had a swing carriage and I could show him how that makes you look good :) He moved all those trailers after this...
  17. skyking1

    Starting a crane service

    If you're not an operator already, this is a bad idea. Nobody is going to want to pay for you to get experience and no insurer is interested either. Granted, you are not getting too extravagant with a spider but you can wreck plenty of stuff and kill somebody just fine. Secondly, spider crane...
  18. skyking1

    320d quick tatch not working

    good of you to post back.
  19. skyking1

    330c swing drift

    He already looked Gary, his reply is inside the quote up there. He does not have the switch.
  20. skyking1

    1999 John Deere 160LC

    post up the serial number and then the pros here will be able to help better. The dealer had to replace the computer on our 120, it is about the same vintage and is the same part. Yours might be a simple fix.
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