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Excavators & Diggers

Mini excavators through 50-tonne class — buying, operating, digging technique and undercarriage wear.

Wheel Loaders & Dozers

Loaders, dozers and graders. Push, load, grade and everything that wears out doing it.

Latest: Bucket teeth lasting half as long since we switched quarries by MillieOnTracks · 1d ago

Skid Steers & Compact Loaders

Compact track loaders and skid steers, plus the attachment ecosystem around them.

Latest: First compact track loader — vertical or radial lift for grading work? by tracklink_tom · 1d ago

Cranes & Lifting

Mobile and rough terrain cranes, rigging, load charts and lift planning.

Latest: Outrigger pad sizing on soft fill — what is your rule of thumb? by RayIN · 2d ago

Trucks & Haulage

Lowboys, dump trucks and getting iron from the yard to the job legally.

Latest: Overwidth permit for tracks — do you strip the pads or eat the permit? by pogobill · 3d ago

Hydraulics & Repair

Pumps, valves, cylinders and chasing the leak that only shows up at temperature.

Latest: 320-class excavator slews on its own under load by hydro_pete · 3h ago

Engines & Drivetrain

Diesel engines, final drives, transmissions, aftertreatment and regen headaches.

Latest: Final drive oil came out milky after two weeks in a creek by dozerdan · 9h ago

Attachments & Parts

Buckets, breakers, couplers, teeth and whether the aftermarket part is worth it.

Latest: Aftermarket cylinder seal kits — which brands have not let you down? by MillieOnTracks · 5d ago

Operators' Lounge

Rates, jobsite stories, tickets and tickets-gone-wrong. Off-topic welcome.

Latest: The daily greasing argument, settled once and for all by Bob Driver · 4d ago

Classifieds

Machines, attachments and parts for sale or wanted, posted by members.

Latest: Hydraulic thumb and coupler for 8-tonne class by Mateusz · 2d ago

Introductions

New here? Tell the room what you run and what you work on.

Latest: New here — running a mini and learning fast by tracklink_tom · 6d ago