Got Cat 24M pics!

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[Ford LT-9000]

Thats a big machine Caterpillar prolly doesn't sell many of those to municipalities :roll

[CascadeScaper]

With those joysticks the cab looks strikingly similar to an excavator. I bet that would be a blast to operate.

[345cl]

that is one monster grader im very impressed with the cab lay out would be interesting to try!!

[Grader4me]

Notice the arm rests on the seat. Lord forbid that you would have to hold your arms up to work the controls:notworthy
No doubt a very nice looking machine :yup

[activeorpassive]

Nice shot of the rear view camera monitor...

[mtb345]

cool

[Dwan Hall]

Can I get Google routing from the hotel to the restrant on board? Which panel on the back houses the hotel? Next thing you know they will have a refinery onboard to supply the fuel, They may need it. Does each one of these have it's own zip code?

[Tigerotor77W]

Next thing you know they will have a refinery onboard to supply the fuel,

That's what those generators sitting in the first picture of the second set of pics is for, silly!

[jazak]

Who that thing is big!!!! Those controls look MUCH nicer then the standard grader controls...

[Cat140G]

WOW, that machine is massive, bet that would be a blast to operate

[DuraMaxMan66]

That is DREAM MACHINE!!:notworthy

[Loaderman380]

Nice pics. That is one large piece. We have an old 16 and a couple of 12's on site. One of the 12's has GPS which almost seems like cheating.

[Countryboy]

Welcome to HEF DuraMaxMan66! :drinkup

[Danial Doherty]

Sorry to did this old thread up for the archives.... no doubt this is a " dream" machine and would be blast to operate, but i have one bad thing to say.... and that is how can they make a grader this size and still give it such a small cab, there is no room for anything!

[Gavin84w]

Same size cab as the 24H that has been around since 96 and when you think about the layout changes they have done it has actually increased the room inside the cab with getting rid of the centre console and steering wheel.

What is it you need to do in the cab that you say has no room for anything?

[Haul-Pak]

Same size cab as the 24H that has been around since 96 and when you think about the layout changes they have done it has actually increased the room inside the cab with getting rid of the centre console and steering wheel.

What is it you need to do in the cab that you say has no room for anything?

I Agree with GAV. Its a big enough cab for grading. You can stand up straight in it!

Been a 24M on-site now for quite a while, Doing really well.

I am pretty good on the controls now.

[Motor Grader]

The problem with larger cabs is that you increase the floor space which decreases visibility down to the blade. Now a big roomy cab might work with a glass floor in it.

[Cletus]

How do you raise and lower the blade? I've been running blade since I was 2 years old but havn't been on an M yet.

[dumptrucker]

I wish they would put that cab style on the 12m. Our town tried a 12m this spring, liked most everything, but the cab was just to tight. I know you can see your blade better but I would sacrifice the little bit of blade visibility for a roomier cab.

We plow alot with ours in the village , plus we do all the winging of the roads in the town. We found that it was very uncomfortable after a couple of hours winging, not that winging is a very comfortable job to do in any grader, but it was worse in the cat. We found ourselves stretching more to try to see the wing. Don't know what they did but it is a lot worse to see your wing than in our 140g.

We also didn't like the plastic fuel tank. The plastic is ok, but the location is to close to the tires to run chains on. Let me clarify. There is room for chains but if you break a crosslink it's going to hit the tank as the tank is only about 3 inches from the chains.

This is just my opinion and I am not bashing cat at all , I think they have a great machine that needs a little tweaking here and there. Why couldn't they put in a swivel captain chair that turns about 20 degrees either way? Just a thought.

[Gavin84w]

Well, i actually tried out the 24M cab for myself today as we have just got 1 into our shop, you could have a party in that cab, fair dinkum if you were not happy with the space in that cab you would be pretty hard to please. I would say all the other M series cabs seem small though.

[Haul-Pak]

How do you raise and lower the blade? I've been running blade since I was 2 years old but havn't been on an M yet.

24M

Push Levers forwards or pull them backwards for blade lift - lower. (Right lever works right side cylinder ETC)

Side movment of right lever = side shift.

Side Movment or left lever = Steering.

Turn right lever = circle drive.

Turn left lever = Articulation

Buttons on left lever = Wheel lean, Auto - centre and direction drive. More of a trigger for direction.

Buttons on right lever (More of a D-PAD set up) = Blade tilt and shuggy boat. Also a High - low idle button If I remember right!

EDIT: Lever means JOY-STICK

Lucky they placed the Fuel tank in the Bug Body on the 24M's and not hanging off the sides like on the smaller machine's

[JDOFMEMI]

Since this thread was dug up, did anyone notice in the 4th pic, the articulation indicator shows about 1/2 left, but in all the outside pics, the machine is straight?
Looks like the same problem as almost all the other blades I have ran. I think the gauge is useless. I just use the mirrors to center my machine, as only 1 in 10 I have been on worked right.

[Cletus]

Thank you for that explanation! Is the direction like the 980G? Rocker switch and shift buttons for up and down?

[Haul-Pak]

Thank you for that explanation! Is the direction like the 980G? Rocker switch and shift buttons for up and down?

You are welcome.

Yes trigger for direction, I forgot to mention the two buttons for gear shift on there.

[Spanrz]

I actually got the privilege to see the first CAT 24H ever made (bare chassis frame) about 13 years ago. In Joliet.

Yet to see these though 24M's. Nice Pics. These electronics are sure different to that of the old steering wheels :)

[hitch]

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nice pics!

[sdPete]

Plastic Fuel Tank.....anyone hear of problems with them? Salesman told me the test procedure involved whacks with a wood splitters maul at both cold and hot temperatures, could not get it to leak.

[graderboy]

Ya, I just joined this thing today cause that was the best pic I could find online, but I'll get some good comparison shots, cause none of those do that machine any justice.

I run mainly M series graders and have the pleasure of being stuck in that 24M day in and day out lol, it is a blast but I'm still a fan on the 16M. I dont like that the 24 has no incher, although I understand why. The 16 is a finish grader but that 24 could dig a hole to bury the 16 with one swipe lol.

[MKTEF]

Welcome to the Forum Graderboy!:drinkup

And please don't hesitate to post a lot of pics of your baby.;);)

Do you have the variable float on your 24M?

If so, can u give us a detailed explanation on how it works?
I've been told that this is a constant pressuresystem bought from Sweden incorporated in the 24M.

[bobcatmechanic]

havent they had a few of those catch fire and burn to the ground have they fixed the electrical problems or what ever was causing it

[alco]

The one that I can think of that caught fire and burned was due to a hydraulic problem, not electrical. To be fair, it was more to due with the way a hydraulic problem was repaired than anything else. The biggest issue we have with ours is electrical. They are constantly shutting down and losing functions while sometimes not even throwing alarms before they die. Last cycle at work, both of ours were down pretty much all cycle, and they never seem to be able to fix them, but we can't get any more 24Hs, so it looks like we'll have the same thing to deal with as our new machines come in....and then we'll have no graders running at all.

Brian

[Haul-Pak]

The one that I can think of that caught fire and burned was due to a hydraulic problem, not electrical. To be fair, it was more to due with the way a hydraulic problem was repaired than anything else. The biggest issue we have with ours is electrical. They are constantly shutting down and losing functions while sometimes not even throwing alarms before they die. Last cycle at work, both of ours were down pretty much all cycle, and they never seem to be able to fix them, but we can't get any more 24Hs, so it looks like we'll have the same thing to deal with as our new machines come in....and then we'll have no graders running at all.

Brian

Steering Fault's are common. (Not going into detail's here!) Nothing that can be done at this time.

Waiting for an Updated Flash.

The burnt out 24 was caused by a number of event's. Brian nailed the number one error but there was a few other thing's that could have prevented a total melt-down.

[Spanrz]

Plastic Fuel Tank.....anyone hear of problems with them? Salesman told me the test procedure involved whacks with a wood splitters maul at both cold and hot temperatures, could not get it to leak.

Well in almost the last few years of the Tier II H Graders, I haven't heard of a single tank leaking. I have seen a few changed for "fast fuel" adaption.

I was very sceptical about it, but they must of done their research.

EDIT:
Don't the M's have a few updates on the hand control?

[graderboy]

Our 24M does have the variable float and yes I do agree as nice as they are, theyre pretty sensitive machines. To the point where not many people even want to run it because the thing is practically made of glass. Theres always something wrong with it, resulting in a slurry of engine restarts throughout a 13 hour shift. The most common IS a 3rd stage "unable to steer" or also "steering malfunction" which is a bit of a nuisance but what can you do, right. I'll never shy away from it, I just like big toys lol, actually last night I had the chance to run a Cat 797B with only 3000 hours on it. Im ready to die now haha

[Grader4me]

Welcome to the forum graderboy! Looking forward to your posts.

[Haul-Pak]

Hey GraderBoy ... How's the 797B treating you? Bouncing another load of Alberta Blue!

Any Low power fuel problems's with the 24M?

Are you guy's in shut down or will there be production tonight?

[NL1CAT]

Nothing much to grade with those temperatures out there is there? :confused:

[geer]

Those are nice machines, we have several in my area.

[AGGIE SURVEYOR]

Since this thread was dug up, did anyone notice in the 4th pic, the articulation indicator shows about 1/2 left, but in all the outside pics, the machine is straight?
Looks like the same problem as almost all the other blades I have ran. I think the gauge is useless. I just use the mirrors to center my machine, as only 1 in 10 I have been on worked right.

No need on the M since their is an auto straightening button. Run forward articulated and when you switch to reverse hit the button and it lines right up.

[JDOFMEMI]

No need on the M since their is an auto straightening button. Run forward articulated and when you switch to reverse hit the button and it lines right up.

I recon it does, as long as the built in indicator is correct, but what happens when it goes out of whack, and the auto straightening leaves you at some undetermined angle?

I will still rely on my eyballs in the mirror to tell me I am really straight. Like I said, they mostly all work when they are new, but on older blades, only about 1 in 10 are accurate.

[Haul-Pak]

Yep Left Hand Joystick, Auto Straighten Button. That machine might need the Travel lock taken off it and the system callibrated before it's put to work. (The Transport Lock ... Lock's the Articulation system and a few other Function's)

The Auto centre is regulated buy lever switches on the lower Pivot Point, Not the Indicator in the cab.

I for one, thought the mech might be damaged but never had any problem that I know of.

[DavidLevin]

That is indeed quite a beautiful machine!