coalburner
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She sure is sweet, the auto lube system is on and training for it is tomorrow. I'm excited a new beginning.
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New 988H Its here!
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awful knawful
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That's great! We have a new (2 yr old) 980H and it's been flawless. Hope you have better luck with it than your Volvos.
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sultan
Senior Member
Congrats on your new machine. Looks real nice. You made a good choice with CAT loaders. It ought to outlast your old volvos - I've seen older 988Bs and Fs that have gone over 30k hours without a rebuild. The F series CATs from the 90s are my favourites because they are simple and easy to fix, and are computer free, and because they are still modern and comfortable to run. I love my CAT IT18F - no regrets whatsoever. The 9xxHs look pretty nice, and hopefully they run well too.
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coalburner
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As my luck would have it, it did show up with some damage. The driver apparently was going unescorted and hit a bridge up in Missouri. When he picked up his escorts they inspected the loader and pointed out the damge to him, he said he never felt it.
coalburner
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Vantage_TeS
Senior Member
He'd never feel that little tweak. Had that bridge of been any lower he sure would of felt it though!
cat 385
Senior Member
you will like that loader have fun! ran one a few weeks ago very nice loader.
awful knawful
Well-Known Member
Coalburner you have the worst luck ever! Brand new too!
daterplant
Well-Known Member
Great machine!
But keep an eye out for any oil leaks from the oil filled pins, and make sure they get checked on services it can be easy to over look them.
But keep an eye out for any oil leaks from the oil filled pins, and make sure they get checked on services it can be easy to over look them.
komatsukid
Well-Known Member
I wonder why the cab was not updated. That looks like a G series cab.
2stickbill
Senior Member
Man a few more inch's and you would have a brand new convertible 988H
Most company's down here test all new equipment by.Putting a illegal on it and if it stays together for a week its a good machine.Automatic lubes are great to because they can't operate a grease gun.
Most company's down here test all new equipment by.Putting a illegal on it and if it stays together for a week its a good machine.Automatic lubes are great to because they can't operate a grease gun.
As far as the lack of escort, that is a state by state thing. A 988 is under 12' wide and you can haul it without a pilot here in CA. Each state is different though.
The driver should have known if it was overheight though. Then again, some bridges have mismarked clearance due to ac overlays and such. You never know for sure.
Nice loader though. Hope you have better luck than the 350.
I like alco will be waiting for the 350 story when you can share it.
The driver should have known if it was overheight though. Then again, some bridges have mismarked clearance due to ac overlays and such. You never know for sure.
Nice loader though. Hope you have better luck than the 350.
I like alco will be waiting for the 350 story when you can share it.
NL1CAT
Well-Known Member
Lol around here they are swapping 988h's for 350's..
988h's aren't trouble free u know, but as you have experienced neither are 350's
988h's aren't trouble free u know, but as you have experienced neither are 350's
harmetp
Active Member
Excuse my ignorance, but does the joystick do everything - move, steer, bucket or is that a control stick on the right side of the seat for the bucket? The lack of some sort of steering wheel just surprised me (what can I say I have an old A66).
Thanks,
Pat
Thanks,
Pat
sultan
Senior Member
The joystick on the left controls steering by moving it sideways. There are buttons on the joystick to shift gears and a yellow rocker switch on the front of the joystick to select F-N-R. There are accelerator and brake pedals on the floor like in all loaders.
Two electro-hydraulic finger levers on the right side of the cab control the boom and bucket. These levers are very easy to manipulate using just two fingers, one on each lever. Combined functions are very easy with these electro-hydraulic controls but they lack 'feel' in the controls so they take a bit of getting used to.