I'll definately check out the Euclid S7 machine, as for the cat 613B can anyone tell me about its downfalls, shortcomings or even its good points, the ones around me are mostly anti cat 613 and there are only two machines, both elevators versions near me at all.
I was wanting a machine light in weight for ag work, there's a lot of tile in the ground and we plan on taking a lot of the topsoil off of it while building terraces and things and the worry is we'll crush the tile or shove it out of alignment with a large scraper when the ground isn't bone dry.
I haven't ruled anything out yet, the twin terex is appealing to me on more than one level, just the weight makes me hold back some, maybe its not a big deal, we're asking as many questions as we can to get somewhat educated so we can form an educted guess as to what to do.
We've even considered two machines, one single engine and also a twin engine terex for the money they bring its not like we'd have a terrible amount in two machines. The 613B with a blown engine, would anyone even venture into that one, if you couldn't move or check out the machine other than what you see is what you get, I"ve never done that before, I've always run and put anything I look at throught the paces and check for wear and tear and listen to the engine, transmission and hydraulics, in this case thats not possible and it makes me more than a little nervous or would I be the only one?
As old as that S7 would be are parts still available or since they are mostly common stuff its nothing to worry about. By the photos it appears to be built pretty hefty and also simple by comparing it to others. Can you guys tell me whats different with the terex setup like the S7 verses others out there, lower center of gravity, heavier framework, stronger hydraulics, does it have downpressure on the bowl on those machines, weak areas to look at that gave problems. Its a long dirve to go see and if I had some idea of what to look for it would help out a lot, I'm probably not going to be able to go look more than just once at it and if I knew ahead of time what to be looking for or at, it would help a lot. Thanks guys on the time and infomation your giving me on this.
