Recent content by davygp38

I've been working my new RTV 900 pretty good the last few days, and I thought I would write a review based on the three hours I have put on it so far. I chose to go with the RTV 900, because it is a worker. I haul a lot of Fire Wood, and If I want to ride fast and furious, I'll stick to my...

I thought it would be neat to post some pictures of the racks I made for my 2007 3500. I bought the truck this past summer, as a chassis cab, and had a 9' Redding gooseneck flatbed put on. I priced out the factory steel racks $2700, and decided I could do better myself. Total cost for...

I find myself doing more, and more metal fabrication, and I want my projects to look more finished. I have a plasma cutter, and it does a good job on plate, but I want to get a metal cutting band saw that is big enough to cut up to 1 inch stock fairly quickly. I can't justify a top of the...

I finally broke down, and did what I should have done a long time ago. I just got myself a Millermatic 211. Miller is running a rebate/contest promotion,if you buy a new Miller before November 4th. I ordered mine from Cyberweld,and had it the next day ( I only live 100 miles from there.) It...

I have to make two 22.5 degree bends in a piece of 3/16 mild steel to use as a rub rail on some stake pockets I am putting on my flatbed. I just happened to mention it to a friend of mine, and he said " If you can, you should bend it cold." I asked why, and he said that heating it will make it...

I started looking for a used skid steer recently, and I realized that the little time I have spent in one, is not enough to make any kind of informed decision about what to buy. I would appreciate it if you all could give me some different makes, and models that will work for me. My needs are...

I had just posted a few weeks ago about the 2007 Chevy 3500 Duramax Diesel truck I bought, and I am now having big problems. When I bought the truck I also purchased a 4 year 45 thousand mile bumper, to bumper warranty. After paying for the truck, I drove it over to the local truck center to...

I just bought a 2007 Chevy Chassis cab, and I am putting on a 9 foot Redding flat bed gooseneck hauler. I priced out the racks that are made for this bed, $2700.00:(. Needless to say I will make my own. I would appreciate it if any one could post pictures of the racks they have for their...

I found a 2007 Chevy 3500 chassis cab with the Duramax Diesel, Allison Trans 56k miles. I would like to get some feedback from you guys that have one, or used one. It has the "quad cab." I like the truck,(fully loaded, leather, very clean) I have seen these Duramaxes hauling some impressive...

Has anyone seen or heard of a small Jaw crusher set up to run off a PTO? We have Millions ( literally) of tons of Quarry rubbish on our property, and most of it is to big to use as road base. I have seen some videos of small jaw crushers on YouTube, but have no idea where I could get one, or...

I was searching the posts for info about plugging the Rear filled tire on my L4400, but as usual, after about 30 minutes I gave up, and since I did not want to loose the calcium chloride, or have to take it to a tire shop, I plugged it. First thing I did was spin the tire, so the leak was at...

I was at a local equipment dealership ( located in New York state) yesterday, test driving a 5 ton excavator. When it got time to talk price, I mentioned that I usually buy my tractors from a dealer in Pennsylvania, (I live in New York) because his prices are the same, but the sales tax is...

I took the first step to buying a 5-6 ton excavator, by registering with Iron planet. I like the idea of their guarantee. I don't have a clue as to how to decipher the oil test results that they post on the inspection report. I have searched this site, and cannot find any links, or postings...

I have been searching the forums for a definitive answer on flipping the front tires on my L4400, to increase the width. It is almost 50-50 as far as opinions go. I just had my new tires foam filled. Since I had them off, an since they now weigh 200 pounds each, was going to flip them, so the...

I got a flat on my L4400 two days ago (nail.) I got a patch put on, and drove the two miles back into the woods to install it, and it rolled off the rim within 10 minutes. Now the bead is ripped up, and I was thinking about getting the fronts filled. is anyone running foam filled on their...