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Working in Alaska pictures

alaskaforby4

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Here are some pictures of working in AK, I am proud of my equipment but I guess it belongs in the "old iron" section
 

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alaskaforby4

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A few more
 

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alaskaforby4

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Random ones...
 

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alaskaforby4

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alaskaforby4

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Last ones for now
 

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dirty4fun

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It looks like you are about as deep as you can go in a couple pictures. What were you digging that hole for? Might not be new equipment but proabably all paid for and getting the job done. Thanks for sharing!

I ran an old 30B cable hoe that one looks like it might be around a 22 size.
 
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alaskaforby4

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It looks like you are about as deep as you can go in a couple pictures. What were you digging that hole for? Might not be new equipment but proabably all paid for and getting the job done. Thanks for sharing!

I ran an old 30B cable hoe that one looks like it might be around a 22 size.
We build roads and pads by mining large holes of gravel and replacing with stumps and organics, works perfectly.
 

WerkBrau

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Those are some great old machines, there's no reason to not be proud in something that works hard and is long lived. I'd love to work up in Alaska sometime.
 

alaskaforby4

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Still working with frost and its almost July!
 

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dirty4fun

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We could use some of that frosty stuff to cool us off in the lower states, it wouldn't last long though. Most of the older equipment will out last what they are building now, and can be worked on without having a computer to figure out what is wrong. Thanks for sharing the pictures, I sure enjoy them a lot.
 

alaskaforby4

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Awesome, is the 490 hydraulic thumb control on the joystick?

No, it is foot control. It was funny when I first got it, I would see what I wanted to do and it almost seemed like there was a lag as the thought process had to go all the way down to my feet! But now its all second nature
 

D6 Merv

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All your gear looks tidy and well cared for mate, and is a credit to you. And i,ll bet its all paid for and still moves dirt and makes money for you. Plus theres not too much to go wrong with older gear and can usually be fixed without some expensive dealer technical expert having to come onsite at some exhorbitant price.
Cheers from the bottom of the world. Merv
 

alaskaforby4

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Not mine, but it was used to load my truck! Sure was cool watching this old beast operate
 

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alaskaforby4

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All finished up for the year...Starting to get real cold, now I wish I had spent that extra 100k and got me a sweet enclosed cab w/ a heater!
 

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