Cat 627/657 Pic Post

[hiballer627]

MAP won't be catching Sureway anytime soon that's for sure!

 

[Peter Kennedy]

Nice Pics Burnout !!! I have driven both 57,s and 27,s here in Oz

Pete

 

[992G]

The last two 657E's that came off the line "5YR655 and 656 before switching to the G series.

 

[637slayer]

thats a set of manly earth movers for sure:drinkup i think with the changes they made on the looks of the g the e looks alot tougher, good pics. did they come from the factory with those sideboards?

 

[637slayer]

i got thinking about my lasst post, there was a time when i thought b & c model scrapers looked toughest, the e when it came out looked tinny and breakable, ide be buzzin around on my 37c and see a new e come through the job, and think what a waist, cab,stereo climate control who would want that, how could you ever see anything from inside a cab, how could you breathe? now ide have a hard time goin back:beatsme and that was just in the early 90s

 

[992G]

thats a set of manly earth movers for sure:drinkup i think with the changes they made on the looks of the g the e looks alot tougher, good pics. did they come from the factory with those sideboards?

I am almost positive they come from the factory with those side boards, I belive it is an option. I still like the looks of the E versus the G. Also like the 3412 and 3408 engines in the 57E versus the C18 and C15 in the 57G.


Would like to know how the power is of the 57G versus the 57E? Anyone who has run both and has a story or two to tell, would love to hear about it.

 

[Dug Overburden]

657E w/ factory installed sideboards

I have never seen factory installed sideboards. All have been dealer or contractor built. If Gavin 84W can help he may know as he works for a cat dealer.

Dug

I am almost positive they come from the factory with those side boards, I belive it is an option. I still like the looks of the E versus the G. Also like the 3412 and 3408 engines in the 57E versus the C18 and C15 in the 57G.


Would like to know how the power is of the 57G versus the 57E? Anyone who has run both and has a story or two to tell, would love to hear about it.

 

[992G]

Dug,
I knew something just did not click about the sideboards, glad I did not bet on it. Just looked at Peterson's web site, and it shows that these are dealer installed. Along with many other modifications to the bowl.

 

[637slayer]

at least when they come from the factory they are usually modified to handle the bigger loads, built up necks and stuff

 

[Kenny R]

The last two 657E's that came off the line "5YR655 and 656 before switching to the G series.

Good old STICE's machines... Here's some pics of the last time they were working...

 

[johnecat]

cool pic.s

 

[johnecat]

another pic.

 

[hiballer627]

Random Pictures!

 

[Burnout]

Holy crap Hiballer.... you mean MAP actually uses some of their equipment? :drinkup

 

[Mass-X]

When dirt bosses allow things like picture #3 (from post #33) and operators are so "skilled" as to do things like what's shown in picture #2 (from post #33), I guess you have the right combination to break the bail on a machine as new as a 657G.

 

[Burnout]

When dirt bosses allow things like picture #3 (from post #33) and operators are so "skilled" as to do things like what's shown in picture #2 (from post #33), I guess you have the right combination to break the bail on a machine as new as a 657G.

Ahhh don't worry about it Mass-X....MAP is just a Sureway wanna be. Within a year or two they will be just another division of The Sureway Group of companies.

 

[johnecat]

heck we hook 3 up all the time, operators just have to be smart about it. :drinkup

 

[t3chw00di]

That pic of the buggy with the broken bail.....something just doesn't look right to me. It looks to small to be a 57. Looks more like a 27 with a 57 sticker on it. I could be wrong though.....getting old and need glasses.

 

[Buckethead]

heck we hook 3 up all the time, operators just have to be smart about it. :drinkup

I agree. Years ago I ran 637Ds, often we hooked up 3 at a time. I've seen 4 hooked up as well without apparent problems.

 

[Gavin84w]

Look, at the end of the day you can hook as many as you want up but what is the use of having 3-4 fully loaded scrapers hooked when they could be roaring to the fill and making money, bails and hooks are not designed for it and the extra coordination required just fries brains even more than they are for scraper drivers!! I have seen 6 637G hooked and you could literally see the guys lower the bowl into the shale and fill it in a tractor length or less, makes for good pics but 2 together is plenty.

Can't understand why people exceed design limits like this and with them stupid sideboards they run in California and then wonder why hitches, draft arms, tyres, chassis and operators all get beat up.