Recent content by Iowa Dave

I have over 100 sheets. Just last week one crew did a job that took 60. (but the next day they only needed 9 sheets)We work almost exclusively in high-end neighborhoods, plywood is just part of the deal. We haul it around, lay it down and pick it up every day.

I've had 4 T-190's and have never has a plug that I couldn't remove. We work on my stuff in the winter, so I'm trying to remember all the way to last winter, which is a stretch for me, but I'm pretty sure there are 2 plugs per side.... By "stripped" , do you mean the Allen wrench slips on the...

I've had a really busy year and even though I enjoy this site, it has been a luxury I've not had time for. I opened a second location 80 miles away from my "main" one, and fortunately it took off and it kept me busy..... We won't get everything done before freeze-up but it's always nice to have...

I imagine I have heard a bit more than you--been running MY OWN company doing this for over 25 years--but I have only wore out maybe 75 cutting edges, so what do I know? A casual user won't live long enough to "sharpen" a grade 50 blunt edge by using it on concrete. That blunt edge will work...

My experience is that it's not the axles that get you into trouble with light-duty trailers, it is the length of the trailer. A 12 ft trailer w 2 3500 axles would be fine (not real great, but you would get by for a while), but a 20 foot of the same heft/construction would end up with a...

By the looks of it, I doubt like h*ll the case drains have EVER been changed. Tazza forgot the fuel filter in his list. That's what the smaller filter is. Bucket sure looks HUGE. Machine might be just what you need, hard to tell. $7000 is pretty reasonable unless JUNK. I have a gut feeling that...

I think you need to go another way. I'm all for saving money, but I don't see how you will EVER put a beveled edge on the freebie steel. If you have G-O-O-D drill bits you can probably make your bucket work for accepting the bolt-on edge. The edges are reversible and only need one row of...

Sure it can be cut off. W always use a torch. Nothing special about it. We have done several on buckets where we are using bolt-on teeth. Are bolt rows of holes (where teeth would go) still ok? Assuming you aren't using the holes for teeth, and assuming the holes are fine, why not just buy a...

Harley rakes are heavy. A 743 couldn't unload one off a trailer. I used to have to use a 753G on a Bobcat soil conditioner, and we had to use a larger machine to pick it up off the trailer. The 753G could "push it around" but not lift it high enough to load/unload. Isn't a 743 smaller than a...

Hi. Been too busy to check on here for a bit. We can really tell that things are better here and the economy is picking back up. Last season we kept busy always, but sometimes were bidding for only 10 days or 2 weeks out. Right now I am bidding for August, and I never have a day without a couple...

1) Borrow no money 2) have another source of income for a couple of years--you need to plow profits back into advertising and equipment 3) The people/business side is harder than the technical side. You will have the same issues on this front that you have in your current job, so don't think you...

I use the expensive stuff from Bobcat, still only about $25 to change both sides. But my main point is to agree w sid---change it often!!!!! Prob any synthetic gear oil is fine, BUT CHANGE IT A LOT!!!

Can't help you on that New Holland model, as I have always stayed "white". But I can tell you about tracks in general: First, as much as they cost, I wouldn't even look at one w/o A/C. 2)Tracks don't like gravel AT ALL (new gravel, like if you are spreading it--loose stuff grinds away at...

I also bought a new 205 last June, and it is still full when we change it (every 100 hours due to dusty environment). Never uses any oil.

Unsure on the financing, I paid cash and started slow, had another venue for living expenses, and spent all profit on more and better equipment, so have never borrowed for equipment. If I was a banker, I wouldn't loan $$ unless borrower had years of experience doing this (probably as an employee...