Interesting scraper setup

[D6c10K]

Saw these on a project the other day. Aparently the contractor builds the scrapers and makes mounts so they can be pulled by their articulated dump trucks. If they need dump trucks for a job they can put the dump boxes back on.

Saw them being used a little today mostly being push loaded with a D8T although I did see them self-loading a couple of times.

 

[DoyleX]

I saw those same units on 218 by Floyd the other year. Had to do a double take. Would definitely have to push load but you get high speed travel. And you can put a box on the same power unit = versatile

 

[d9gdon]

A company named Eject builds some like these. I saw some 45? cu yd units last summer working here. Like these:

http://www.machinerytrader.com/listingsdetail/detail.aspx?OHID=8932889

 

[Andrew_D]

Would definitely have to push load but you get high speed travel.

He should be able to self-load. No different than a farm tractor pulling a scraper.... Slower? Yes, but still do-able.

Andrew

 

[Dozerboy]

I have heard claims that they work better then tractors. I've never seen them in the field though.

 

[vapor300]

No they do not work better then tractors. They would do about the same if you put smaller pans behind them (18 yard) but that big of a pan is hard to get loaded, they have to be pushed for a good load.

T9gdon, the setup on machinery trader is actualy one of TJL old setups, but it could only be towed by a 740 and was loaded by 385. Worked well if you had downhill momentum to get them going but if you had to pull up out of a cut they were no good, pulled the guts out of em.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZUO7wbXXN4

 

[d9gdon]

No they do not work better then tractors. They would do about the same if you put smaller pans behind them (18 yard) but that big of a pan is hard to get loaded, they have to be pushed for a good load.

T9gdon, the setup on machinery trader is actualy one of TJL old setups, but it could only be towed by a 740 and was loaded by 385. Worked well if you had downhill momentum to get them going but if you had to pull up out of a cut they were no good, pulled the guts out of em.

Yeah, they were towed by 740's and loaded by D8t's. Looked to be approaching the productivity of a good D9G operator and 463 towed scraper setup in the rough caliche they were in.

Ledcor had them here. They were for sale last fall, don't know the reason.

 

[Duramax]

Mobile track solutions is who built this one same outfit that originally started eject that was sold to cat. They have a website with some pics of their products.

 

[Duramax]

Not sure about the scraper but they do make some neat track conversions for the 740.

 

[Abscraperguy]

I think this is the biggest ADT pulled scraper.

http://www.ktecearthmovers.com/k-tec-1254-adt

Saw one of these behind a straight frame Cat truck one time but can't recall the model number.