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Even on my phone full size are the way to go.

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You can always call a fuel company and they can deliver it right to the machine too. A bunch of contractors here just do that rather than mess around with a pickup one for the bigger machines. So if you have a dozer there just have them out to fill up everything.

Vans and airwalks back in the day.... and since I'm now old and can appreciate comfort, new balance :lol:

A wonderful rule you need to teach everyone is to not even come close to the swing radius of your bucket without you waving them in, honking, or something like that to explicitly acknowledge them. Teach them to avoid the counterweight like the plague. Another good one no one thinks of is to...

I love a cab! Lol

Which controls do you prefer/ are using?

Enjoy your new easy button lol Now i can tell you all the redneck things you can build for it too lol

My buddy has or at least had 3 sizes of excavators, a mini, midi, and a big big full size one. The 2 smaller ones he has grapple saws on them, the efficiency is unreal because you don't have a guy even cutting stuff up by hand, just go go go.

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As little tracking as possible. Swinging is what they're good at, not pick and carry. This is so true even in construction they use welded up skids so they can fill them at a rock pile and drag them along as they dig, so they can put rock in the bottom of trenches for the fitters. That way you...

Either or. A cool way to do it is to weld a receiver tube or a ball on the blade, so then it just follows you. You can lift the tires off the ground with the arm, track in, drop it, and then start loading stuff and tracking out. Handy for pulling trees too, since your tracking will pull more...

Fixed thumbs have their place, they are simpler and cheaper, and less likely to break down. For full time tree work the rotating grapples are where it's at tho, unless you are doing duty cycle work like feeding a tub grinder with a huge one. You do have to use them differently than a mini skid...

My friend runs them like that, with the grapple saws. Unreal production, not running a chipper, just shoving them in dumpsters. I used to get depressed when we would do jobs together because it was so easy compared to me doing them by hand.

That trailer might be a bit narrow for the job, remember with wear you will have the edges of the tracks splayed out a bit

Trailers are pretty reliable as is, used or not. If i built it new from scratch it would be better than you could buy, but then again i build stuff for a living. The kind I'm wanting (rolling tailboard for moving skids) they don't really make anyways, they are all custom built, same with the...

I would likely buy used or build one

I can't wait for my kids to be able to drive me and my toys around! :lol:

Also think about a gooseneck in that size range if you are going that big, otherwise you will be needing a much bigger truck than a 1 ton to bumper pull that trailer. I'm in the same spot Gary, except I'm not even sure i can get a cdl with my cancer and high blood pressure diagnosis stuff, i...

Yes, but the trailer has 2 12k axles, meaning it likely has a sticker on it saying it's gvw is 24k. Your truck gvw is likely 12k. Even tho you are under the 26k in weight, the gcvw is 24 +12 = 36k, which is 10 k over the cdl requirement of 26k. The fine would likely be $10,000 if i remember...