Sawdus22
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Great looking work Fastdirt. Still can't get over how well you have kept that 312 with all the tight spots you get into.
I would go with a Cat, not for blind brand allegiance but for my relationship with the local dealer, product support and knowledge of their product.
Yeah, they are pricey. Compare what a new one costs to a larger sized used machine with low hours and it'll leave you wondering.
Did they buy fixed boom Deere's or swing boom? Job is looking good, as always Fast? You didn't happen to get a timelaspe of all that dirt shuffling, did you?
We got an 8 ton Kubota. I think they have a new model of it out but ours is a good machine. We got a 24 and 36 inch bucket for it and it handles the 36 fine. I have set precast boxes and it did good. Something to take a look at.
Great looking work Fastdirt. Still can't get over how well you have kept that 312 with all the tight spots you get into.
Hey man we spoke a while back and I know you said you were thinking about eventually buying a 953 or a dozer? Any luck on one? Still lookinYes that was a one day job. I always try to finish in one day. The wrecking ball is like cheating though. Even with house demos I always aim to complete in one day and move to the next job. I usually schedule five jobs a week and usually get them done. Then all my free time is trucks and tractor maintenance. They are like my children LOL. After that pool demo it was home to meet the tire guy to fix an inside floater. When I got home the tire guy had his service truck all stuck in my front yard against a power pole down hill. Had to tow him out. Then we pulled the wheels off to re mount the tire. It's a full time gig and I really do love every minute of it.
This was really really cold at this point.
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Some more jobs from this week. All I can say is it was cold for me. The last job on Friday had me coming home at 7ish with flurries and sub freezing temps. I HATE being at >70k lbs. thinking the streets are about to ice. Black ice is my kryptonite.
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This the last job leaving at dark with flurries and we were in North GA where it can get slick. On edge with lots of brake checks. This is nothing to those used to it but I'm ready for spring.
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I can see why you stay busy , the work looks as good as it possibly could. Up here some people don't care about keeping clean sites , they look at the bottom dollar on the bid. Don't matter how long you been in business either. I have held my onsite waste water license since 1992 , I had a new start up get 2 jobs that I had, for the same money. When I say new start up I mean less than 1 year in. This happens a lot , usually I get a repair call a year or two later. These guys don't like repairs do to it being a little nasty. You know the saying , smells like $.
Hey man we spoke a while back and I know you said you were thinking about eventually buying a 953 or a dozer? Any luck on one? Still lookin
That 953 looks like it belongs behind what must be the nicest L-9000 dump truck around.