About time

[Peter Drouin]

The cat junk is going away. To a new life to rob someone ells of $$$$$$$.


 
Now we have a new to me 1044 lull.


 
Will lift 10,000 lb 54' in the air. Now back to work. Crazy busy. Hi all.

[Oliver05262]

Nice looking machine, Peter. I have done some work on an 844, and it was an easy machine to work on. Abele Equipment in Albany has been great to work with, too. The parts guy has been good about e-mailing me a parts breakdown when I did the brakes on it.
Oliver
 Does yours have a John Deere engine in it?

[WV Sawmiller]

   I can see it now - 10 years from somebody is going the be admiring his buddy's old Cat and the buddy is going to say "Yep, best bargain I ever bought. Cranks every time no matter what kind of weather and its a real workhorse. The best thing is I haven't spent one dime on repairs on it since I bought it."

[Bruno of NH]

Glad to see you got yourself another heavy lifter. 

[Dave Shepard]

I REALLY like the horizontal transfer on those Lulls. Get your forks lined up on the lumber stacks and shoot them straight in.

[thecfarm]

Not so busy can't take that hot rod for a ride?  :D

[nativewolf]

Smart move!  Watch the hydraulic oils, much easier to fix though and no cat premium on parts.  There is a reason so many Lulls on the work sites.

[TimGA]

Happy for ya Pete. Hard to get your head straight when things like that happen, glad to hear your busy.
   I know you work by yourself most of the time be safe.

[caveman]

That dog will hunt.  

[Peter Drouin]

Nice looking machine, Peter. I have done some work on an 844, and it was an easy machine to work on. Abele Equipment in Albany has been great to work with, too. The parts guy has been good about e-mailing me a parts breakdown when I did the brakes on it.
Oliver
Does yours have a John Deere engine in it?

Yes, John deere. Can you give a ph# for Abele Equipment?

Not so busy can't take that hot rod for a ride?  :D

I did go out tonight. Had a lady friend fix me to supper at her place.   digin_2
She likes the hotrod

I REALLY like the horizontal transfer on those Lulls. Get your forks lined up on the lumber stacks and shoot them straight in.

Yes, It reminds me of when I was a Bricklayer, That lull is what we had then.

Happy for ya Pete. Hard to get your head straight when things like that happen, glad to hear your busy.
  I know you work by yourself most of the time be safe.

I had to get help, Have 2 part-time bricklayers  :D They like sawing lumber. Not as hard a work as to laying brick - block or rocks. ;)

Smart move!  Watch the hydraulic oils, much easier to fix though and no cat premium on parts.  There is a reason so many Lulls on the work sites.

I'm going to Milton-cat to bring back the $2,000 I have in extra parts.

Glad to see you got yourself another heavy lifter.

With long timbers is what you have to have to move them,

  I can see it now - 10 years from somebody is going the be admiring his buddy's old Cat and the buddy is going to say "Yep, best bargain I ever bought. Cranks every time no matter what kind of weather and its a real workhorse. The best thing is I haven't spent one dime on repairs on it since I bought it."

That would be nice.  

 

[barbender]

Nice machine, Peter👍 I admire your gumption, you take the punches and keep on a rollin'👍

[A-z farmer]

Very nice lull Peter 
Abele tractor & equipment 
518-438-4444
Parts fax 518-459-5861
I went to school with Jeff in parts but he might be retired by now 

[Walnut Beast]

Hope your new machine works out better👍. How many hours were on that CAT

[YellowHammer]

That's a nice machine.  I've run a bunch of Lull's, they are very well built.  

[moodnacreek]

  I can see it now - 10 years from somebody is going the be admiring his buddy's old Cat and the buddy is going to say "Yep, best bargain I ever bought. Cranks every time no matter what kind of weather and its a real workhorse. The best thing is I haven't spent one dime on repairs on it since I bought it."

Never happen, to much hydraulics.

[PAmizerman]

Nice

[78NHTFY]

Yankee resourcefulness--knew you wouldn't be without a "lifter" for long 8)!  Check out Youtuber Andrew Camarata: has a similar machine--All the best, Rob.

[luap]

Yankee resourcefulness--knew you wouldn't be without a "lifter" for long 8)!  Check out Youtuber Andrew Camarata: has a similar machine--All the best, Rob.

X2 on Camarata, especially on how not to remove and reinstall the main boom lift cylinders. 

[Peter Drouin]

Hope your new machine works out better👍. How many hours were on that CAT

When I got the cat it had 4000 hrs. Down the road, it had 5200
With fixing the thing and paying for it I have $50,000.00 + in it. So I got to use the junk for 1200 hrs.  : : : : : :

Very nice lull Peter
Abele tractor & equipment
518-438-4444
Parts fax 518-459-5861
I went to school with Jeff in parts but he might be retired by now

Thanks

[Walnut Beast]

Well Peter. I agree you definitely should not have had the problems you did with the hrs on that unit. Hopefully you got a good one now 👍. Nice looking hot rod👍. A guys got to have some fun

[Peter Drouin]

Milton-cat first wanted $10,500.00 to fix it. Ok I said. And spent more $$$ sent it down to them. Then I got a call when they had it apart. $35,000.00 to fix it. 
I ask will I get a 5 or 6000 hrs out of it after. 
No, they said. We only back our work till it backs out the door. When the thing gets outside your on your own.[ not what they said but what they ment]
How about a trade for a newer one? No, they did not want it.  Only wanted to sell me a $100,000.00 one. see they only keep their stuff for  4 or 5 years then goes to an auction.
If you spend a lot of $$$$ with them your ok. If not they won't give you the time of day. I think it was a repo. When I called looking for one the salesman called and we went to a job-site to look at it. 

I had them pick it up bring it there shop and do a full serves on it . 
$$$$ more called me and said your good to go. [big lie.]
 I will never deal with them again. And I tell EVERYONE If you want to keep your $$$  and get a good machine to stay away from Milton-cat
 

[Oliver05262]

Sorry that I didn't reply sooner.
Abele Tractor and Equipment.  Everett Road   Albany, NY
518 438 4444. abeletractor.com
They used to be a Lull dealer and still give service on them and they can source parts.

[Peter Drouin]

Sorry that I didn't reply sooner.
Abele Tractor and Equipment.  Everett Road   Albany, NY
518 438 4444. abeletractor.com
They used to be a Lull dealer and still give service on them and they can source parts.

All is good, thanks for the info. How are things with you??