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    Football to Cooler sized rocks

    Tones, WOW, I had no idea how much diesel I would have to buy for a dozer compared to an ex. I can buy a long day of fun with 15 gallons. Hopefully the price of diesel will go down for everyone, about 6-7 here. Thank you so much for this recommendation. I think I can buy a bucket without any...
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    New guy no clue

    Thanks, Good to know, as those of us buying leftovers for hobby "toys" will never likely get that new car experience. Too expensive if they're not making money. Our only superpower is being able to take months to get them fixed.
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    New guy no clue

    Also a newbie with a mountain property. An OEM thumb and bucket will come very close, but not hit the cab. be careful adding and changing Changing buckets/attachments expands what an excavator can do like tools in a man's hand. A ripper has really helped me and a quick attach makes it feasible...
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    Football to Cooler sized rocks

    Thank you, Nothing built on fill. Excavator cuts into the hillside when there is slope side to side I would like to use a dozer to make it more level and also lower the roadbed below the loose dirt left by the excavator and the remainders from removing stumps and large rocks. This mountainside...
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    Football to Cooler sized rocks

    Thank you for your advice to help me get started. I didn't mention we have a 50 hp farm tractor at home with a box scraper I could use for finishing roads and making shallow ditches too, spring time maintenance after the snow and rains as summers and falls are dry here. So, if the dozer needed...
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    Football to Cooler sized rocks

    What weight of dozer would be good for making/finishing/maintaining unfinished forest roads in ground infested with football to cooler sized rocks? 8+ foot wide roads would be adequate for the atv roads we want to make on the steep side of our mountain property. What type of blade is best when...
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    Serpentorn

    CAT0314E KZJT00258 with 4.4 Acert I am looking for some help with error codes and a part number for a 2012-3 314E LCR 5060 hrs. Please see attached images. Today, she overheated and billowing steam. A crack in the coolant reservoir. Repaired with JB Weld and refilled coolant. Started with a...
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    Killing the batteries slowly

    Yup, i chose that because of Roberta Flacks song. Up on the mountain the only radio station in the CAT is a Fresno AM rap music station with a lot of static. So I got headphones that don't cover the ears and picked out 200 favorite songs on my phone to keep me company killing trees and moving...
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    Killing the batteries slowly

    Thank you heymccall, so much to learn. Spent 2 years researching excavator and waiting for the right one. Didn't spend an hour on rookie mistakes to prevent.
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    Killing the batteries slowly

    Thanks guys, had to go back to the day job and will be going to Florida on Wednesday, and the machine is 80 min drive away. So I called a friend of a friend who supplements his earthmoving business with mobile teching. All fluids and filters will be replaced as well as getting the fuel moving...
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    Killing the batteries slowly

    Thanks Coaldust, just was reading about priming the fuel line. With 5000 hours on her it's probably not just air in the fuel line.
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    Killing the batteries slowly

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    Killing the batteries slowly

    CAT0314E KZJT00258 Yesterday I was using the new to me excavator and got a low fuel warning, so travelled back to shop close by, turned it off and added 5 gallons of fuel. It would not restart and has continued to not restart, but it will turn over as I have been wearing out the batteries. It...
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    Large frame, high HP, No DEF

    Figured the PTO would have to be hydraulic so want hydraulic hook ups front and back I wonder what the cost of shipping would be from "everywhere"
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    Large frame, high HP, No DEF

    that is my blue skying. I have lots of rear ended implements for our home farm tractor in the valley. Why leave CTLs with nothing to do in the back? My tractor has a quick attach front for the bucket and other attachments where the idea was taken from skid steers. Why can't skid steers and...
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    Large frame, high HP, No DEF

    So if I buy a 2015 CAT 299D XPH with a Tier 4 Interim 100 hp motor and no DEF, are there any emissions difficulties from being Tier 4 Interim?
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    Large frame, high HP, No DEF

    The internet tells me CAT added DEF to the 299d2 in 2016, so my previous search wasn't worded right. Tones, what I really want is a CAT (so I don't need another key to carry) 299d2 xps with steel tracks, and in the back I want a PTO and 3 point hitch with hydraulics everywhere on it for everything
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    Large frame, high HP, No DEF

    Hi All, how many years back do I need to go to get a full sized CTL without DEF? For instance, was there a CAT 299 or a Kubota 97 without DEF. This is for a mountain ranch property and will get low hours for the rest of it's life. I want to know what years for each major brand that I should...
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    Dozer vs CTL

    Thank you all. I looked but could not find an excavator with a blade. I am looking for a used clean out bucket, so interested in shape and tilt. I don't think we have a lot of roads, but in 3 years we have only scouted about 1/3 of the 40 acres. Most of the rest is steeper going up to the ridge...
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    Dozer vs CTL

    Here is a relatively open patch of cut/fill logging road leading up the side of the hillside to a landing about 300 yards ahead. A lot of accumulated organics to remove. Dad had a dozer for clearing a neighborhood development out of the woods, so may save my pennies. ATVs, dirtbikes and feet are...
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