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    Just another scam?

    I e-mailed in response to an ad for a Bobcat 328 Excavator on Craigslist from the Boston area. Here is the response (with names omitted); I have received your email regarding my excavator on craigslist.org The excavator is in full working condition. It will be shipped from Canada as I now live...
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    Need to move a tree

    The house I'm buying has a very skinny driveway, and I'll need to widen it and make some parking spaces. There is a ~10ft tall ornamental tree that will have to be moved. I have no idea what it is, and if I will kill it when trying to move it with my Ford 575D backhoe. Here is a picture of...
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    I've been busy...

    Totally stripped down my Meyer's manure spreader and have been rebuilding it from the frame up since October. I ended up finding a lot more rust than I had originally thought, and ended up replacing the axle assembly because I noticed it was rusting through and bending. I had them build a new...
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    What attachment to move pallet of bricks?

    I wish to relocate 6 full pallets of excess bricks. I have a 3-point pallet fork attachment, however, my tractor does not have sufficient power to lift the pallet. Short of removing, say half of the bricks from each of pallet, are there other suggested methods to move these pallets? 1. Is there...
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    Widow-maker trees!

    Just got off the phone with my brother. He was cutting wood by himself saturday. He was bringing down a 100 ft tall poplar that was dead. He said that it fell into another tree, that broke off several of the dead limbs, that came flying back at him. He said that he saw a 10' x 3" branch flying...
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