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Machines
Excavators & Diggers
Mini excavators through 50-tonne class - buying, operating, digging technique and undercarriage wear.
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Wheel Loaders & Dozers
Loaders, dozers and graders. Push, load, grade and everything that wears out doing it.
Latest: GET teeth wearing out twice as quick since we moved pits by TracksideTina · 19h ago
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Skid Steers & Compact Loaders
Compact track loaders and skid steers, plus the attachment ecosystem around them.
Latest: First compact track loader - does vertical or radial lift matter for grading? by LinkPinLuke · 1d ago
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Cranes & Lifting
Mobile and rough terrain cranes, rigging, load charts and lift planning.
Latest: How do you size outrigger mats on fill that was only just placed? by BoomHookBen · 2d ago
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Trucks & Haulage
Lowboys, dump trucks and getting iron from the yard to the job legally.
Latest: Wide pads tip me over width every load - narrows for transport or pay the permit? by FrostyFieldFix · 5d ago
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In the Shop
Hydraulics & Repair
Pumps, valves, cylinders and chasing the leak that only shows up at temperature.
Latest: Excavator house creeps clockwise only with the bucket loaded up high by HydraulicHarv · 2h ago
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Engines & Drivetrain
Diesel engines, final drives, transmissions, aftertreatment and regen headaches.
Latest: Grey milky final drive oil after a fortnight parked in the river by DozerDom · 8h ago
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Attachments & Parts
Buckets, breakers, couplers, teeth and whether the aftermarket part is worth it.
Latest: Which aftermarket cylinder seal kits have actually held up for you? by TracksideTina · 8d ago
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Community
Operators' Lounge
Rates, jobsite stories, tickets and tickets-gone-wrong. Off-topic welcome.
Latest: Ending the every-morning grease argument with real pin-wear data by HaulRoadHank · 6d ago
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Classifieds
Machines, attachments and parts for sale or wanted, posted by members.
Latest: Hydraulic thumb and quick coupler to suit an 8-tonne digger by MarekPL · 3d ago
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Introductions
New here? Tell the room what you run and what you work on.
Latest: New to the forum - two seasons into owning a 3.5-tonne mini by LinkPinLuke · 9d ago
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