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loading a scraper in 3rd gear?
Personally i really like the g scraper, ive been running a 37g2 for 3 years now and have no complaints, plenty of power fast hydraulics, i really like how fast it raps up, rides ok for a scraper, only complaint is cat stereo isnt loud enough and its not a 57. -
loading a scraper in 3rd gear?
Ya he just went back to the shop to run the codes, the code usually has something to do with the downshift silinoyd, -
loading a scraper in 3rd gear?
Personally I never do it, over the years I have worked with people who do, or at least try the shotgun method, load the first part in 3rd then lug it til it grabs 2nd. We are running 6 637g 2. They have less than 2000 hrs on them, two of them are having trans probs. they wont shift back into... -
666 CAT polished up some
Sweet ride!!!!!!! That thing sounded like a top!!!! -
D10 t prob
The hydraulics are very weak unless its rapped up. At fast idle wont hardly pick up the ripper or blade. Had the same problem a couple years ago, no codes, cat fixed it first time cause it was still under warranty, our mechanics looked at it fri. Prob went out today and hooked up their... -
duck walking, what are the causes an what ways do you deal with it?
i ran alot of b,c,d and e models and never had an issue with duck walking till the series 2 e. i dont know how they are balanced different or what but they naturally swing or rock side to side just driving in the lower gears, the g models are the worst, dont know about the elevating scrapers... -
duck walking, what are the causes an what ways do you deal with it?
i have learned that like mentioned, start digging with only your front motor until you get some dirt in there then floor em both, when dumping you have to be fast opening your lip and crowding out your dirt right away, matching your rpms to your ground speed, keep her rapped up. i use my tranny... -
hard surfaceing ripper points
The reason the point is so important in the material im in is because its just layer after of shale; ive ripped hard white rock to granite, where it actually took skill finding an edge turning to different angles, this stuff is nothing like that, with a good point its just put it in and rip in a... -
hard surfaceing ripper points
thankyou, so much nige, and others for their input also, really frusterating when production suffers due to a ripper point thats worn out. i knew we were missing something, we have had the 11 for 6 years but took the double shank off for the single, they own d 9 and 10s but they all have the one... -
hard surfaceing ripper points
i looked it up on cat , says made to be reversed, what a mistake, after all the arguing i cant believe no one bothered to take 2 min to look it up. -
hard surfaceing ripper points
The part numbe r off the new point is 9w4551 -
hard surfaceing ripper points
sorry its been so long, they finaly changed the point today , the afternoon boss finaly took the time to watch him rip and changed the point right away, three weeks of waisted diesel for a ripper point. i been on mornings so it was after i left. i looked both sides are identical, i mentioned... -
Who has the lowest TCO CAT D11 or Komatsu D475
that is the biggest draw back to running multiple shifts, one operator could care less how he runs a machine because he cant be singled out. -
hard surfaceing ripper points
the number is stamped like you said, i just assumed it was cat, thats all they buy is cat. i work in a purely slot dozing setup, the dirt is like nothing you have seen before, it has a 65% swell factor, just hard pressed shale, if you try to grind on it without ripping it , you tear out huge... -
hard surfaceing ripper points
thanx for the input, i rip in first, the points we use have the lifting eye on them too, maybe they arent cat? im gona try turning it over too, ive been documenting the hrs on each point but i left them in the dozer, and i will get some pics when i get a new one put on. thanx again. -
Who has the lowest TCO CAT D11 or Komatsu D475
i forgot to mention that price didnt include the the track frame rebuild, which was done earlier -
hard surfaceing ripper points
does it help? are they hard surfaced already? we use cat points, and arent getting very many hrs out of them, they told me they are 500 dollars a piece, when it gets to the point where it doesnt rip very well there is alot of iron still left on the point, its on a d11 so its a big point wide... -
Who has the lowest TCO CAT D11 or Komatsu D475
the 11r i run was rebuilt at 20000hrs at 750,000 dollars thats including a rebuilt cab -
what scrapers do to pickups when not paying attention
cool truck, but the scraper looks cooler -
Open Bowl VS elevating scraper for 9inch topsoil removal on 100acres
another thing to consider is an elevating scraper really dries the dirt out, if its dry now it will be really dry after you move it with a paddlewheel.