When you are choosing tires for your backhoe, you need to keep in mind what you are going to be doing with them. There are different tires for different purposes. The tire you choose will vary depending on whether you are mostly going to be using your backhoe on grass, on hard surfaces, or on soft dirt and mud. Pacific Coast Iron met with the professionals over at Monster Tires, a heavy equipment tire specialty company that provides Tractor Tires, Backhoe Tires, Forklift Tires, Motor, Grader Tires, Skid Steer Tires, Skip Loader Tires, Telehandler Tires, Wheel Loader Tires and much more.

Turf Tires for Backhoes

Turf tires are designed with maximum surface contact area to not tear up your grass. These tires have the least traction of all the tractor and backhoe tires, though they tend to have more traction than regular car tires. Turf tires are most often used for mowing machines, since they have limited usefulness on other surfaces.

R4 Construction Tread Tires

R4 construction tread tires are right in the middle between turf tires and Ag tires. They are really good for all-purpose functionality. They have quite a bit more tread than turf tires, which gives them more traction. The tires themselves are wider, too, which gives more stability. It also spreads out the pressure from the backhoe, which makes it easier on both the tires and the surfaces that they are driving on.

R4 tires are well suited for use on pavement and asphalt because of the way the treads are designed. You get a lot of stability on asphalt without worrying about the tires spinning under your machine however, R4 Tires do not work so well on muddy or wet surfaces. They lack the tread depth that Ag tires have, so they have less traction in such situations.

As the name suggests, R4 Construction Tread Tires are best suited on any construction site, where you will be using them in dry conditions, and where they will be used on hard-packed ground or on asphalt. These are the tires you want for construction jobs.

Ag Tires

“Ag” Tires or “Agriculture” tires are the best tires for farm use or use in deep sloppy mud. They have very deep, very widely spaced treads that are designed to give maximum traction in loose soil and muddy ground. The deep treads work almost like shovel blades, cutting into the dirt and providing stability for driving. Ag Tires are also commonly used for snow work because of the increased traction and stability.

Ag tires have great traction in soft and muddy ground, but they do not provide enough traction for really stable work on asphalt or pavement. These are the tires you want to use when you are clearing out a work site and moving the dirt around to get a flat, hard-packed surface.

Which tires are right for my business?

There are many steps to a construction project, and there are different conditions that your equipment will be working in. In the beginning, you will be tearing up the dirt and moving it around to make a flat work site. You will probably want Ag tires for this, since they will give you traction and tear into the ground. Then you will be driving over hard packed dirt and pavement, which is best for R4 Construction Tread Tires. Finally, when it comes to putting the finishing touches on the project, including landscaping if you do landscaping, your turf tires will let you get the job done without tearing up the ground. The question is, which kinds of tire do YOU need?

Check out MonsterTires.com for the Best Pricing on Heavy Equipment Tires

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Pacific Coast Iron is the leading heavy equipment broker in Texas, and for good reason!

Do not let the name fool you; we provide heavy equipment broker services nationwide, and can get you a good deal on heavy equipment you want to buy or a high price on heavy equipment you want to sell no matter where you are. If you are looking to buy or sell heavy equipment in Texas, you really cannot afford not to use a heavy equipment broker as reliable as Pacific Coast Iron.

Why should you use a heavy equipment broker in Texas?

There are many reasons. If you are buying, we will find you a low price on the used heavy equipment you are looking to buy. We will also inspect the used construction equipment you want to buy to make sure that it is in good working order and that it is not broken or flawed in any way. Therefore we enable you to buy safely, bypassing the inherent risk involved in buying used construction equipment.

Selling Used Equipment in Texas

If you are selling, on the other hand, we will list your equipment in publications nationwide and make sure to find you a buyer who is willing to pay a high price for your used heavy equipment. We can also take care of transporting your equipment to the buyer, making it possible to sell heavy equipment no matter where your buyer happens to be. In a state as big as Texas, even an in-state sale can be a long-distance sale, so this is a very valuable service! Contact Pacific Coast Iron today to find out how we can help contractors looking for equipment in Texas.

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When you own heavy equipment or construction equipment, maintaining it properly is vitally important. This is expensive equipment, and you need to make sure that it works perfectly for a very long time to come. Just like a car, truck, or any other motor vehicle, your heavy equipment has to have routine maintenance done on it to keep it in working order and to prevent any damage from being done to it. Here are some tips for keeping your heavy equipment properly maintained.

Safety of everyone working on or around the heavy equipment

Make sure that all the equipment is powered off and the brakes are set. In addition, the wheels should have blocks placed under them to prevent them from beginning to roll in case the brakes fail. Safety is the most important priority. In addition, only licensed professionals should attempt maintenance on heavy equipment to ensure safety. One of the things to check for in heavy equipment maintenance is any leaks in engine oil or hydraulic fluid. If there are any leaks, they must be repaired immediately and the fluid must be replaced. Hydraulic fluid, of course, allows the hydraulic lifts to perform well and engine oil lubricates the parts and prevents damage. If any leaks are noticed during operation, the heavy equipment should be turned off immediately and should have heavy equipment maintenance done on it. Failure to do so could result in an expensive break, or even a malfunction that endangers the safety of workers.

Making a Maintenance Schedule

Write down how often the equipment needs to be maintained, and create a schedule for when each piece of equipment will be maintained before problems occur. In addition, there should be a note placed in the piece of heavy equipment itself noting when it is next due for maintenance, so that it is not accidentally forgotten. Contact Pacific Coast Iron today at 916-907-0902 to find out more about equipment maintenance and inspection.

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Many people come to us with questions about buying used heavy equipment through a broker, such as why they should do it and how it benefits them. Here are just a few of the many reasons why you should consider buying used heavy equipment through a broker such as Pacific Coast Iron.

Buying and Selling Used Equipment

•Buying and selling used equipment is what we do, so rather than spending your valuable business time combing through advertisements and haggling with individual sellers, you can trust us to find the equipment you need at a price you can afford, while you go on to doing what you do best: running your own business. If the equipment you need is not in stock, we will find it for you, and if it is far away, we will transport it to you, with financing options available on transportation to lower that cost for you as well.

Buying Directly From a Dealer

•Buying used equipment directly from a seller always has a bit of risk. The equipment might be damaged or it might be worn out, and you may not know it until the sale is complete and you start working with it. At Pacific Coast Iron, we inspect all the equipment that is bought and sold through us, so that you can buy with confidence that your used heavy equipment will not need repairs before you start your next job with it. Third, the equipment you need is not always available to you locally, or your local market may have skewed prices for one reason or another that would make it economically unfeasible to buy used equipment locally. At Pacific Coast Iron, we have a nationwide network of buyers and sellers, to get the equipment you need at a price that fits your budget, wherever that piece of equipment might be now.

Contact Pacific Coast Iron today and fill out our online form and we can get started working for you. We can make you a quote on a piece of equipment or give you information about consigning equipment with us. Call us at 916-907-0902.

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At Pacific Coast Iron, we serve customers all over the country, including in North Dakota.

In only 5 years of business, we have proven ourselves as the #1 heavy equipment broker in North Dakota, and there is a very good reason why our customers are so happy and satisfied with our services! Whether you want to buy used heavy equipment or sell used heavy equipment, we can help you meet your goals and get a great deal for your company! Selling used heavy equipment can be difficult and time-consuming, and it can be hard to get the price you deserve for the heavy equipment you have. At Pacific Coast Iron, your trusted heavy equipment broker, we make the process easy and we take care of all the time-consuming parts so that you can go on and spend your valuable time earning money for your business.

How It Works:

We will list your used heavy equipment in publications and advertisements nationwide so that people in the industry all over the country will be able to see your heavy equipment for sale. In addition, we will take care of all the paperwork for you so that you will have to put an absolute minimum of effort into selling your used construction equipment. We will even take care of transporting your used construction equipment to the buyer, so that all you have to do is list your equipment with us and you can consider it done! We do all this at the standard 5% broker fee rate charged by most other heavy equipment brokers in the industry, though our service goes far above and beyond the service offered by most other heavy equipment brokers. Contact us today at 916-907-0902.

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If you are looking for the leading heavy equipment broker, you have come to the right place at Pacific Coast Iron!

With our nationwide network of buyers and sellers, we can find the best deal for you, no matter where it is. If you are looking to buy used heavy equipment or used construction equipment, our broker services will help you make sure that you are getting the best deal out there. In addition, we will personally examine the heavy equipment ourselves to make sure that it is a quality that will work for your business and that there are no unfortunate and unforeseen problems with the equipment.

You will not have to worry about malfunctioning or broken equipment – for heavy equipment within a close distance to one of our locations countrywide, we will even go test drive it for you to make sure that it works perfectly! Then when it comes to ship the equipment to you, we will get it to you safely and fast, and we offer financing on transportation costs so that you will not have to worry about the up-front cost to your business.

If you are selling used heavy equipment, there are equally numerous reasons to choose Pacific Coast Iron for your heavy equipment broker! With our broker services, you will get your equipment listed in all the major advertisements in the industry, with no additional cost or bother to yourself. We will find you a buyer who is willing to pay top dollar for your heavy equipment, and you will not have to spend any more time worrying about selling it. We will also take care of all the paperwork and red tape, including anything that needs to be done about emissions regulations, in order to get your heavy equipment or construction equipment sold. Give us a call today and find out why Pacific Coast Iron is the leading heavy equipment broker!

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Buying Used Heavy Equipment

Pacific Coast Iron carries a large inventory of used heavy equipment. We stock anything from Dozers, Excavators, Trucks, Generators, Skip Loaders and much more! If you are in the market to buy check out our current inventory HERE. Being a heavy equipment broker with years of experience, we know the right times to buy equipment for the cheapest prices which allows us to offer it to you at lower prices than you would pay at other dealers. We have been buying and selling equipment for years and have built up a large customer base who are always looking to us to help them sell equipment. We are constantly getting new inventory so we can always bring our customers new equipment. Any equipment that Pacific Coast Iron owns, has been thoroughly serviced, inspected and in many cases has new cutting edges installed.

Selling Used Heavy Equipment

When you are looking to sell your used heavy equipment, contact Pacific Coast Iron! We pay top dollar for used equipment and with our wide customer base we can work to move your equipment very fast. If you have one or more machines to sell we can make an offer on your equipment or we can help you by consigning your equipment and marketing it for you so that you dont waste any time dealing with customer. We will only come to once a customer has made a good offer and why you are waiting you can still be making money with your equipment. Contact Pacific Coast Iron today to hear more about our services.

Used Equipment Broker Services

Pacific Coast Iron is now offering more services than just buying and selling used equipment. We are now offering online auction services, and inspection services. For a 7% fee we can list your equipment at our online auction, which gets viewed by several hundred customers at once. With such a wide audience we can get you more money at auction without paying all the fees of the bigger auction companies. We offer free storage in our 15 Acre secure facility or you can hold on to your equipment until the auction is over and your money is in your account. We preadvertise the equipment for sale for weeks before the auction to make sure we get the most people to view your equipment.

With inspections we offer basic packages all the way up to oil analysis.  Our team knows it’s tough to buy a piece of equipment online without having an opportunity to see the machine in person. When you use our inspection services we take hundreds of photos, videos and visually inspect and test all the main systems. After the inspection is completed we will give you a complete chart of all the tested systems on the machine so you can make a decision. Contact Pacific Coast Iron today at 916-907-0902 to hear more about all of our services.

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Pacific Coast Iron offers heavy equipment broker services in North Carolina, and our customers consistently rate us as the #1 heavy equipment broker in NC! Check us out today and find out why we are given this distinction. We offer services that many heavy equipment brokers do not, which means that our clients and customers have a better experience buying and selling their used heavy equipment with us than anywhere else.

What are some of the services that a heavy equipment broker such as Pacific Coast Iron provides?

We provide important services both for buyers and sellers of used construction equipment. For buyers, we will help you to find the equipment you need at a low price that fits your company’s budget. We have locations countrywide and buyers and sellers from coast to coast list their equipment with us, so whether your ideal piece of heavy equipment is in North Carolina or California, or anywhere in between, we can get it to you! We also offer financing on the cost of transporting your heavy equipment to you, in order to make this affordable and lower the up-front cost to you.

Selling Equipment In North Carolina

For sellers, there are many benefits to selling through Pacific Coast Iron, your #1 heavy equipment broker and construction equipment broker in NC. If you want to sell heavy equipment, we will list it in advertisements and publications nationwide, and find a buyer for you who is willing to pay top dollar. We will also take care of all the closing paperwork, as well as making sure to set a fair price based on the current emissions regulations, getting you the best price possible for your used construction equipment. You do not need to spend your valuable time trying to find a buyer for your used heavy equipment; let your heavy equipment broker, Pacific Coast Iron, take care of it for you while you get on with your business of making money for your company.

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Pacific Coast Iron is the top heavy equipment broker. Not only do we buy and sell used heavy equipment but we can help with any piece of equipment for construction sites. We carry Light Towers, Generator Sets, Pumps, and Other Equipment such as welders and other small equipment. We offer all the same broker services and top of the line customer service that we have come to be known for. Contact the staff at PCI today at 916-907-0902 to list any of this equipment with us.
•Generator Set: Generator sets are crucial for any construction site as they are the only way to use power tools and equipment without electricity on site. We offer anything from portable, tow behind generator sets to permanant generator sets used for a backup in an office or shop.

View our selection of used Generator Sets Here.

•Light Towers: Light Towers are necessary on job sites as they allow you to work on sites at night. This is necessary because some sites can only be worked on at night if roads need to be shut down, or in places like building tunnels where you just need extra light. We offer tow behind light towers, stand lights, and balloon lights. These also come in different options such as solar, battery powered, generator powered, and even hydrogen powered.

View our selection of used Light Towers Here.

•Pumps: Pacific Coast Iron carries a large selections of pumps. We carry anything from trailer mounted concrete pumps to portable water pumps. Since we consign equipment we get only quality used equipment and can even offer you concrete pump trucks.                                                                                                                                View our selection of used Pumps here.
To hear more about this equipment and much more we offer contact Pacific Coast Iron today and we will tell you all about our consignment services. Contact us today!

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Are you looking to buy used heavy equipment or sell used heavy equipment in Idaho?

Pacific Coast Iron is your one-stop used construction equipment broker with locations and services nationwide to get you the construction equipment you need at a price your company can afford. Join our satisfied customers and find out why Pacific Coast Iron is the #1 heavy equipment broker in Idaho and nationwide!

When buying heavy equipment and selling heavy equipment, there are a lot of things you have to think about, and it can be a difficult and time-consuming process to do yourself. For example, if you are looking to buy used heavy equipment, you will have to make sure that the equipment you buy is in good repair and that it will work the way you need it to. Usually you would inspect the equipment before you buy or go and test it.

Of course, this can be time-consuming, especially if you have to travel a long way to get to where the equipment is. Pacific Coast Iron handles all this. When we buy equipment to pass onto the buyer we get all the equipment inspected or personally test it to ensure its in good condition.  This is just one reason why our clients choose to trust Pacific Coast Iron, the #1 trusted heavy equipment broker in Idaho: we will go and inspect your heavy equipment for you and make sure that you are getting a good deal on equipment that will work hard for you and do what you need it to.

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