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[*] posted on 4-18-2007 at 07:53 PM
importing an excavator 2007


here is the story about importing an excavator...

http://www.mulege.org/import2007/importexcavator.htm

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[*] posted on 4-18-2007 at 08:17 PM
nice rig


how many hours on this nice cat.



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[*] posted on 4-18-2007 at 08:20 PM
here is my cat with over 4000 hrs


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[*] posted on 4-18-2007 at 08:21 PM


Great story !
Thanks for the great job telling it !!!!
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[*] posted on 4-18-2007 at 08:36 PM


this guy has 8000+

the company that had it was the kind that sends the oil out to test it EVERY oil change...lots of documented history

the reason they sell these older models is because you need to "repower" them to get those lucrative contracts with the government...

sometimes they just get a new unit...it's cheaper

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[*] posted on 4-18-2007 at 08:43 PM
cool thanks for the story


even machines can retired in BAJA.:lol::lol::lol::lol:



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[*] posted on 4-19-2007 at 07:41 PM


oh...it's not going to retire....

this will be it's 2nd lifetime of WORK!!!!:no::no:




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[*] posted on 4-20-2007 at 03:05 PM


That is a great story and very informative.
Retiring to Baja is a lot more work than everyone thinks!
I am trying to figure out how to level my lot. It's fairly level but slopes a bit and is going to need some work. I don't think the average backhoe tractor is heavy enough due to some larger boulders that need to be moved.
Here's the snag. I thought there would be a bulldozer availible in San Quintin but my info is that the ones I see around are not availible for hire. They are ownned by the large commercial farms and don't hire out.
I guess I will need to hire one from Ensenada and have it trucked to San Quintin.
Does anyone have any ideas on the subject?
Here is a photo of the lot between the two houses.
http://www.sanquintinrealestate.com/photogallery/bahia/prope...




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[*] posted on 4-20-2007 at 03:11 PM


fishbuck .....

Cant get to your link but, that's OK. I'm building on a lot with lots of slope so I'm using Post and Pier method. More slope the better for drainage which is good because I think it's just starting to rain.
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[*] posted on 4-20-2007 at 03:33 PM


I fixed the link.
Pier and post? I'm not familiar but will research it.
I was thinking more of just moving the existing material to make the lot level and using retaining walls to actually raise the pad area up about 4-5 feet. The lot is higher near the road and slopes toward the water but has some high spots in the middle. I plan to move the boulders out and put them in the federal zone as a decorative boundary marker.



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[*] posted on 4-20-2007 at 04:17 PM
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That is a great story and very informative.
Retiring to Baja is a lot more work than everyone thinks!
I am trying to figure out how to level my lot. It's fairly level but slopes a bit and is going to need some work. I don't think the average backhoe tractor is heavy enough due to some larger boulders that need to be moved.
Here's the snag. I thought there would be a bulldozer availible in San Quintin but my info is that the ones I see around are not availible for hire. They are ownned by the large commercial farms and don't hire out.
I guess I will need to hire one from Ensenada and have it trucked to San Quintin.
Does anyone have any ideas on the subject?
Here is a photo of the lot between the two houses.
http://www.sanquintinrealestate.com/photogallery/bahia/prope...




[Edited on 4-20-2007 by fishbuck]
What about a payloader see above picture of my workhorse.I have move some pretty large rocks with it, and also you can do some gradding with it.



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[*] posted on 4-20-2007 at 04:31 PM


Fishbuck the picture doesn't really show the slope on the lot do you have and idea of what percentage you have right now.if you seet a metal stake at the highes point and then from grade (from the ground)go up 12"used a marker to make a line at 12 " attach a string line set another stake on the lower side you will probably will need a longer one to accomodated the slope difference,tight the string line to second metal stake at level, find your level reading substrack the difference from your first reading(your firts stake set at 12") and that will give you and idea of your slope %..



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[*] posted on 4-20-2007 at 04:36 PM


Ya, I think that would work also. But same deal, not availible locally.
Where are you and how much?




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[*] posted on 4-20-2007 at 04:48 PM


no that belongs to the company that I work for,that machine is in Oceanside CA, like half a mile from DK's house. there has to be something in Squintin to rent. or borrow at night I have all the keys we need:lol::lol::lol::lol:



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[*] posted on 4-20-2007 at 04:58 PM


I was thinking the same. Los Pinos owns land adjacent to our area and had both a loader and large dozer there. They cleared a bunch of brush but that was all.
Anyway I thought about "borrowing" them or paying the operator a little side money.
It was a nice idea but they were trucked out after they finished clearing.

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[*] posted on 4-20-2007 at 05:26 PM


you NEED a "permit de Suelo" or something like that FIRST!!!

this permit lets you move dirt on your property around for the pad and building...

get this FIRST or prepare to pay BIG time!!!




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[*] posted on 4-20-2007 at 05:26 PM


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no that belongs to the company that I work for,that machine is in Oceanside CA, like half a mile from DK's house. there has to be something in Squintin to rent. or borrow at night I have all the keys we need:lol::lol::lol::lol:


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[*] posted on 4-20-2007 at 05:35 PM


you probably need a dozer but these are all over the place to "rent"

figure a min $1000

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[*] posted on 4-20-2007 at 05:44 PM


Fishbuck,

Pier and post is a series of lumber post and concrete piers or above/below grade concrete footings assembled in the configuration of the perimeter and interior of the layout of your home. Think of it as a big deck before the walls are built.

Prior to using concrete for slabs for homes every house in the world was built on piers and post, including mine and most in the community I live in. If your own house in the states or anyhouse you've been in that you have to step twice to get to the front door, it's most likely and pier and post type system.

If I was challenged with the task you have at hand I would definately go with this system and have a sheeted floor of sturdy plywood atop a pattern of floor joist supported by beams and post versus extensive excavation, boulder moving, retaining wall erection, and relying on backfill to support the weight of a slab (eventual slab cracks if not compacted correctly). Not to mention a fraction of the cost and time.

Let me know if I can be of any more information.

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[*] posted on 4-20-2007 at 06:01 PM


Plus the advantage of being able to get to your plumbing if necessary.
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