Cat 345C L

[CAT992G]

Caterpillar 345C L in one of the best looking paint shemes i have ever seen. (Anliker / switzerland)

 

[cat345bl]

nice pictures,that is a cool looking color combination on the 345cl

 

[ben46a]

I think thats a 365 in disguise.....

 

[Sparffo]

I think thats a 365 in disguise.....

I have heard that in this part of europe it's quite common to change stickers on machines! some put bigger stickers on a smaller machine, to get a better hourly rate from goverment jobs... they pay more for a bigger machine, or at least they think the machine is bigger...
while others put smaller stickers on bigger machines, to cheat with transportation:drinkup

In any case, that is one nice CAT!

 

[JimBruce42]

Neat paint job! Looks like a 345c to me

 

[redline]

I have heard that in this part of europe it's quite common to change stickers on machines! some put bigger stickers on a smaller machine, to get a better hourly rate from goverment jobs... they pay more for a bigger machine, or at least they think the machine is bigger...
while others put smaller stickers on bigger machines, to cheat with transportation:drinkup

In any case, that is one nice CAT!

no offence to u sparffo but u have got to be kidding???:beatsme:beatsme:beatsme

 

[hoeman600]

how bout this paint combo. took them at malbros yard on sunday

 

[John H]

Those are some awesome paint schemes!

 

[Vantage_TeS]

That red and black is hot looking. Not to nitpick (much) but why does everyone insist on driving the bucket linkage in the ground? Having to dig out the grease nipples every day with a screwdriver is a pain in the butt.

 

[humboldt deere]

That red and black is hot looking. Not to nitpick (much) but why does everyone insist on driving the bucket linkage in the ground? Having to dig out the grease nipples every day with a screwdriver is a pain in the butt.

I agree, the other day I did this and the next morning raised the boom to find a big scar in the ground and dirt shoved into every crevice on the linkage.

 

[d4c24a]

true

no offence to u sparffo but u have got to be kidding???:beatsme:beatsme:beatsme

no it happens here in the uk ,i know of some local hire co,s that have done this

 

[ermineerwhatbuc]

he might have something there

I think thats a 365 in disguise.....

notice the three top rollers instead of two
345cl has 2
365cl has 3
Maybe different options on undercarriage?

 

[Vantage_TeS]

The exact same model 345 as in the picture (w/ standard paint)

http://217.13.15.107/cuteeditor/kundearkiv/9025/mine_filer/cat345.JPG

Three rollers. I like this style UC way better than the old "330" style slanted UC (two roller). Takes forever to try and clean muck out of the old style cause you can't get your shovel in there!

The slanted two roller is the "fixed gauge UC" for narrow transport and pressure sensitive areas. The three roller is "variable gauge UC" for increased track and ground clearance and over-side lift.

Not sure if you knew this but the three roller designs you see you can unbolt the roller frame from the car body and slide it in and out, there are several bolt hole drilled and tapped so you can vary the width (narrow working area, transport etc).

 

[JimBruce42]

The exact same model 345 as in the picture (w/ standard paint)

http://217.13.15.107/cuteeditor/kundearkiv/9025/mine_filer/cat345.JPG

Three rollers. I like this style UC way better than the old "330" style slanted UC (two roller). Takes forever to try and clean muck out of the old style cause you can't get your shovel in there!

The slanted two roller is the "fixed gauge UC" for narrow transport and pressure sensitive areas. The three roller is "variable gauge UC" for increased track and ground clearance and over-side lift.

Not sure if you knew this but the three roller designs you see you can unbolt the roller frame from the car body and slide it in and out, there are several bolt hole drilled and tapped so you can vary the width (narrow working area, transport etc).

Vantage is exactly right, it is a 345 with the variable gauge track frame, and they are a lot easier to shovel out at the end of the day. Just push the mud or dirt through. :notworthy

We have both options on our 345's at work. All our mass excavators and two or three of our pipe hoe's have the variable gauge 3 carry rollers, while the rest/most of our pipe hoe's have two carry roller standard gauge.

The newest 345's have a third option, the "ES or extreme service" undercarriage. It IS a 365 track frame, used for really heavy duty work, like quarry or demo I guess.:beatsme

 

[redline]

no it happens here in the uk ,i know of some local hire co,s that have done this

is very sad to think that people will go to these lengths to make money or same effortointhead

 

[Young James]

that could easily bite them in the arse if there was ever an accident and it got investigated

 

[AtlasRob]

I think thats a 365 in disguise.....

I thought how the different colour made it look bigger, never thought anybody would want a machine downsized. Known companies take the labels off to put it out as a size bigger.
A Komatsu PC180-3 I operated went out regularly as a 210 :beatsme

 

[Mass-X]

Changing stickers on machines is pretty common. Many a D9L has gone into the shop for a rebuild and come back as a D10L. Same with N series, D9 and D10 dozers. The hourly rates (from highway departments particularly) are higher for larger sized dozers, causing many contractors to upsize their machines for the increased T&M rates.

I'm not familiar with it on excavators, though I've heard of it being done on them, and other types of equipment.

 

[Polar Bear]

Wonder why we dont se more blue Cat

 

[AtlasRob]

Wonder why we dont se more blue Cat

Thats got to be one of the best anti theft deterents going