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    Vail Cat Crew

    Vail is a great place! I have many friends in the ski shops and ski school. I worked there for a short time 3 years ago.
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    Scaaaaaaaary 80 Feet!!!!

    I learned alot in that 45 seconds, it WILL NOT happen again. A few hundred $$ and alot of pride is all it cost me, it could have been far worse.
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    Scaaaaaaaary 80 Feet!!!!

    I went to put the tractor on the trailer today, it was parked on a slight decline. i got the tractor 3/4 of the way on the trailer and it unweighted the rear wheels of the truck enough that the whole thing started to slide down the hill!! The truck jackknifed and it came to a stop about 80...
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    source for buckets

    Does anyone know where i can get a ditch cleaning bucket for a cat 301.5? Cat has a 32" bucket for $500, are there any after market suppliers?
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    My Mini and Parts

    I have the same trailer too and would like to see those rear stabilizers. The ramps are rated for 5000lbs loading, doesn't your machine weigh more than that? Have you reenforced them?
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    Install thumb on excavator (cost?)

    Hendrik, I just got a hydraulic thumb for my cat 301.5, it is a tiny machine. try this linkhttp://www.everythingattachments.com/Amulet-POWERBRUTE-Hydraulic-Excavator-Thumb-p/am-%201.5-3%20ton%20powerbrute.htm
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    Woods Power rake angle adjuster

    power rake pics here you go. The manufacturer used square tubing. The smaller tubing slides inside the bigger tubing. The outside tubing has 1 set of vertical holes while the inside tube has mutiple holes. If you shorten the unit, it turns the power rake to the left. if you lengthen the...
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    Woods Power rake angle adjuster

    I have a 6' Harley Rake with a manual adjustment, I will try to get some pics tomarrow.
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    My winter gig

    Jeffksf, They call that snow "farming". They blow snow for a month straight and let it leach the water out. Then they farm or push it down the hill in slots. it takes another month to farm and shape the super pipe. I have a couple of good friends who run the groomers, it's quite a process.
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    Welcome!!!

    I spent 7 summers as a logger working various skidders, dozers, and large tractors. After those 7 lucky years of no injuries(not counting so many bruises and cuts) I decided to work for myself and started a ladscaping business. It started out as a lot of grass mowing which paid the bills and...
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    How Did You Find Us?

    I found this site by googling "Excavator Forum". Now I seem to be drawn to it with any free time I have.
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