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Results new and old and drill and analysis for a dozen tanks included in the study are shown in the bar chart on page 47."We typically found from 1 quart to 1 gallon of dirt and rust in the bottom press of tanks we cleaned," says Country Energy''s new and old and drill Norm Dooley. "And in one case, we found 4 1/2 gallons of contaminants in the tank."Dirt, rust are main problemsA lab analysis of material from selected tanks shows the contaminants are primarily dirt and rust. "We assume the dirt got into the tanks during filling (when the cap was removed) or it press and new could have blown into the tanks through the vent cap. It''s also old likely that dust was sucked into the tanks when they naturally breathed as fuel volume drill or air temperature changed," press says Dooley. When we new last looked old at mini-backhoe drill and press loaders several new years ago, the market for these machines was under 4000 units annually, old but growing. Today, suppliers are selling over 6000 units drill and the demand keeps rolling along. The companies involved in mini-backhoes include press and new and old Terramite, Allmand drill Brothers, Dig-It, EarthForce, Ingersoll Equipment, Kubota and Waldon. press Two companies - Lely, which sold Kioti backhoes and K-D Manitou, the French manufacturer- dropped out of the new and old market in 1999. Terramite is the recognized drill leader in this product and is the press and new largest producer in old and drill the world. The company, founded in 1965, has been a family-owned, press global business since its beginning. The Charleston, W.Va., company offers three models - the T5C, T5D and T6. The new T5C old has been around drill for 10 years, press the T6 was introduced new in 1997 old and the T5D drill was press just added in 1999. Digging depth on the smaller models is about 8 ft., while the larger T6 has a dig depth of 10 ft.
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