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The biggest problem you will have is that each engine will be different. Most of these rounders came with a 16-18hp Onan. Mine was repowered to a briggs and I repowered it to a Lifan 16hp. The type of engine that is in the machine will help us help you with your problem. THey are a fun little...

http://loadersoffice.services.officelive.com/default.aspx The above link is the only place to go. I owned a hydra-mac and these guys were helpful, and they had parts to me in no less than two days most of the time. Not bad for all parts being mailed. good luck, Dozer

I am looking at a GEHL 7810. 2004 7810 with 115hp Perkins. Cab, Heat, 2-speed, hi-flow. 1200hrs. $25,000 What can anybody tell me about this machine? Its ridicously strong and will make a good replacement for my old payloader (Clark 55A). I have heard different things about overheating...

Ok here is the story. I purchased this little Rounder L600 about 6 months ago. I own an Bobcat 873 and with a grapple bucket I can move plenty of material. The problem I had was the jobs where the client had a small or difficult to access area. Also I could not run an 873 down a sidewalk for...

I would be very surprised if you get 1000 hrs out of that setup. You will have to tap grease zerks on every axle tube and grease probably every 4-8 hours at least a couple pumps to make sure they stay clean. But like you said if your only putting on 100 hrs a year it will keep you running. The...

I am repowering a Rounder L600. It had a 16hp Onan from the factory. When I purchased it it had a 16hp Briggs. Now I am trying to find a resonably priced replacement for it. Who knows where the best priced engine in the 18-24hp range is? With link if possible. I don't care if its Kohler, Briggs...

This is an interesting product by a company in ND. I thought about purchasing one because it does solve a couple problems. Until I found out it was about $4000. You can get a snow pusher and bucket for that price. On the upside it does not look overly complicated to make. Sounds like another...

I actually had purchased the steel about 6 months ago. Soon after which I got a new job and the skidsteer playing went on hold. In the meantime I came across a industrial grapple bucket a neighbor had. I asked him what he wanted and he said $1000 and I purchased it that day. The steel is now on...

I actually converted a PTO snowblower over last year. It worked fantastic and sold for twice what I had into it. My Machine was an ASV 4810 pushing 24 GPM @ 2800 PSI. I used this motor https://www.surpluscenter.com/item.asp?UID=2009110920171933&item=9-072-1040&catname=hydraulic I only ran the...

Our city uses theirs for cleaning streets before working on them. After parades and such to get windrow whatever candy and garbage is left over. They sweep our sidewalks in the summer about once a month. I figure some of the owners of angle brooms can chime in with what they have used them for...

Lets split it up 1. No I don't but our city crew does who I work with in the winter. 2. They pretty much quit using it at 4-6” of relatively haevy snow. But after a heavy snow they clean the city sidewalks with the angle blade or bucket and keep ahead of the snow with the brush. 3. An angle...

I used the dang near the same one SkidsteerCA used on his brushhog. I used it for a snowblower conversion. My Bobcat 873 runs it no problem. The blower was previously on a 30hp tractor and the blower seems to work very similar. Make sure you have your GPM and PSI figured out first. Then Figure...

I agree with IOWA Dave. I started my buisness part-time using income from a good year in my primary career. It allows you to grow at a controlled rate and still feed your family. Try to keep loans down because you will be sinking most of your profit right back into the buisness as you upgrade...

I owned a John Deere 250 for about 6 months before moving it down the line. My machine had a little under 3000 hours and I picked it up for $9500. The first thing to look for is under the cab. Raise the arms up and remove the two cab bolts. ROll the cab up. First off you will notice that JD...

I am in the planning phase of building a grapple bucket. I have made a bucket before but with the grapple I need a little bit of help. I would like to go with dual independent grapples but need to know what valve I need so that each grapple can go down by itself. Most of the OEM grapples I have...