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    Foreign Travel?

    We travel a fair amount.. A few places I won't go... Chicago, Baltimore, Portland, NYC, .... Ukraine.. Just to name a few. We go to Cabo every year for 2 or 3 weeks and it's always been on one list or another for travel warnings. .. Im what I would consider fairly street smart and steer clear of...
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    2022 Bronco sport review

    Back before the Bronco was first released.. in 22 or 23.. I had a deposit on a red one with a hard top.. that thing never showed up due to the issue they had with painting the hardtop. So we ended up with a 22 V8 392 Wrangler.. That thing is a beast but its in Fla now and were only there a few...
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    Bobcat E35 engine question

    I have a 2023 or 24 E35.. No def fluid
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    FEL backhoe vs. Stump Bucket

    I used one on a big skidsteer.. It sucked. While it was fairly strong, It beat the crap out of the machine. I had to continually move the skid and that made a mess of the ground. The reach of the boom wasn't enough so every time i had to move .. the pile was in the way.. Maybe for digging a...
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    Opinions on older diesel trucks

    My first diesel truck was a 1997 F350 7.3 dump truck.. It was loud, smelly, and compared to today's trucks.. a dog. I also had a 2001 7.3 F350 for a few years that was traded for a 2004 F350 6.0.. and after that I had another 5-6 6.0s .. First 6.7 Powerstroke was in 2012 and that motor was a...
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    Help me decide, 3 trucks I need to pick 1 from.

    Im not a big fan of the idea of 10K behind a 150.....Can it do it.. yes. But the driving would be stressful and that alone would be enough for me to move up to a 250 or more. Even a 350 as those are 1500 or so more and have better resale. Getting a 23 or 24 as long as its full 5/100K warranty...
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    Buying an excavator with resale in mind

    FB Marketplace near me in Mass has a nice looking KX33 with a cab and thumb.. About 3k hours and they are asking something like 27K... That's a decent buy around here.
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    Kubota B7500hsd drive shaft removal

    I split my sisters B7500 about 5 years ago.. Ill look through the pictures i still have and see if they job my memory.. I had to to a engine swap on hers and as I recall.. It took me a week on and off as I had never done it before.
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    Buying an excavator with resale in mind

    I'll add to my last post.. after selling the KX121 and not having a minix for about 2 years, I bought .. actually leased a bobcat E35 with a long stick.. it's not near as strong as the KX was but for my needs it's fine. 4 year lease and by that time I bet I won't have 500 hrs on it so it should...
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    Buying an excavator with resale in mind

    I bought a 1 owner 7k hour KX121 for something like 17k a number of years ago..did basic maintenance and put another 400 hrs on it over the years.. sold it a couple years ago for 23500.00
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    Pictures from a skid steer mowing contractor

    yeah.. I got stuck one too many times with tires in mud. Never even been close to getting stuck with the tracks. But they now need to be replaced .. Im guessing 3K for new ones. Tires would be 600 ish. .. Pay to play. .. I think I got 400 hours out of this set.. They still have tread but the...
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    Pictures from a skid steer mowing contractor

    I have a smaller size skid steer.. Its a Cat 246 that I put a set of Logering VTS tracks on.. Basically a entire new undercarriage .. Tires come off and the whole track system is bolted on it their place. I did this when the machine had 400 hours on it and needed its 3rd set of tires. The tracks...
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    Skidder or Tractor? If you could only have one.

    I get it.. My tractor loader can lift about 1300 pounds.. The skid is north of 2K ..and much more stable at that weight. But as you say.. I can't get out of it mid lift. My skid is brutal on grass.. So i rarely go on it with that machine. Asphalt is no problem. I use a grapple on my tractor and...
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    Skidder or Tractor? If you could only have one.

    We have those 3 as well.. My forklift I have had about 4 years... Just filled the propane tank for the first time a month or so ago ..lol... But Id rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it.
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