Sany

Birken Vogt · Sep 10, 2022

Just stumbled across this video.

I assume they would not hire a 2 bit outfit for this job, whoever is cleaning out the creek thought Sany was good enough...or maybe they are trying it out.

uffex · Sep 11, 2022

Good day
I received some product details of the europe set up in Germany, I was rather surprised that the quality of the information was so good. While I am not promoting the product it appears that many of the components used in the assembly are in fact suppliers to other well known makes - Kawasaki - KYB - Rexroth.
May be of interest.
Kind regards
Uffex

John C. · Sep 11, 2022

It's known here as catalog engineering. You pick your components off a list of possibles and then design the frame of the machine so they will fit. The technique as far as I know is from Japan and is a big reason all the excavators are so similar in basic design. Cat, Sumitomo and Kobelco have done the same thing for many years. Hitachi and Komatsu seemed to have traveled to their own music.

zeroo · Sep 11, 2022

Birken Vogt said:
Just stumbled across this video.

I assume they would not hire a 2 bit outfit for this job, whoever is cleaning out the creek thought Sany was good enough...or maybe they are trying it out.

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That’s pretty neat. Its spare no expense when the rail needs fixing. We have a local guy that got huge doing that kind of stuff. Rj corman. I grew up with his, i guess nephew. That’s was before he made it big, rj’s uncle was the original big guy. He had a development company with all the big machines.

crane operator · Sep 11, 2022

Looked like all cat equipment to me in the drone footage- except for the long reach excavators. Not a lot of long reaches sitting around in yards, so I bet they took what they could get.

CM1995 · Sep 11, 2022

zeroo said:
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That’s pretty neat. Its spare no expense when the rail needs fixing. We have a local guy that got huge doing that kind of stuff. Rj corman. I grew up with his, i guess nephew. That’s was before he made it big, rj’s uncle was the original big guy. He had a development company with all the big machines.

I see RJ Corman trucks and equipment here all the time.

As far as the Sany goes I'm with Craneop probably a rental and what they could get. Equipment Share rents Sany's here pretty cheap and seems to have a decent sized fleet so be on the look out for late model "lightly used" rental returns on the auction circuit in the first quarter of '23.

mowingman · Sep 11, 2022

I think RJ Corman is not what it was when Mr.. Corman was still alive. They are the second largest derailment contractor in the U.S., with Hulcher being the largest. However, I know some Hulcher managers who tried moving over to Corman, for more money. They did not stay long there, and moved on to other derailment contractors, due to working conditions. I also just read that several Corman Railroad Div. executives have left, and started their own shortline holding company. As mentioned, there is BIG money in the derailment cleanup business.
Jeff

zeroo · Sep 15, 2022

Derailments do seem like a spare no expense situation.

Oliver1988 · Nov 2, 2022

How about Putzmeister VS Schwing?

digger doug · Nov 2, 2022

zeroo said:
Derailments do seem like a spare no expense situation.

85 trains run thru Erie Pa each day, and Yes, Corman has an office here.
However, it's the old "RailPower" office and they originally came From B.C. Canada.
I know a few drafters that worked there, not sure when Corman came in (and bought RailPower) just what they doo anymore.
RailPower was making a hybrid switcher loco's.

Does Corman build ?

mowingman · Nov 2, 2022

digger doug said:
85 trains run thru Erie Pa each day, and Yes, Corman has an office here.
However, it's the old "RailPower" office and they originally came From B.C. Canada.
I know a few drafters that worked there, not sure when Corman came in (and bought RailPower) just what they doo anymore.
RailPower was making a hybrid switcher loco's.

Those hybrid switchers have not worked out very well, and most railroads that originally bought them, have disposed of them. Of course, Corman has some on the lines they operate, but I think that business is pretty dead right now. Railpower was not one of Corman's better investments.
Jeff

Kenskip1 · Nov 6, 2022

A local contractor bought a Sany 35 I believe. More of them are showing up on youtube.

apetad · Feb 28, 2023

Orlando said:
They are absolute junk and anyone buying one deserves the rubbish they get, they fall to pieces very, very quick and have absolutely no resale value... your a fool if you buy one just like anything chinese!

Their sales strategy is a long warranty period. I would like to ask this question: What good is a really long warranty period if THEY CAN'T FIX IT and stays in shop 18 months? Warranty does not cover replacement machine or travel time etc.

apetad · Feb 28, 2023

Owned by the Chinese Government

apetad · Feb 28, 2023

zeroo said:
No, they have no epa or environmental regulations. Which is one reason everything is made there. American companies molding any kind of plastic or dealing with chemicals can have their products made there with no cost on recapturing and treating.

Nor Labor Unions nor patent laws

apetad · Feb 28, 2023

CM1995 said:
A version of the story I read was Hitachi was the one that wanted out so they could pursue their own dealers and push their brand in the US market. It appears that JD got the better end of the deal with factories and tech so it may have been Hitachi wanted the divorce, who knows.

Like Yanmar has done!!!!! And done pretty well I might say!

Birken Vogt · Feb 28, 2023

apetad said:
Like Yanmar has done!!!!! And done pretty well I might say!

Fill me in, what did Yanmar do?

skyking1 · Feb 28, 2023

Here is the thread that Diver posted about his experiences. I figure it is a good cross-post to keep an eye on.
https://www.heavyequipmentforums.co...-compact-excavator-update.93714/#post-1071797

apetad · Mar 2, 2023

Birken Vogt said:
Fill me in, what did Yanmar do?

Yanmar went from marketing their machines under the Gehl & Mustang name to establishing their own YANMAR branded dealer network.

Thefp · Jul 6, 2023

crane operator said:
It's a video put on youtube by SANY. I guess if someone is going to put out positive press, you would hope sany would like their own machine.

You asked what word on the street was, and real user impressions aren't good. If you want one, buy one. No one here is stopping you.

I love mine so far. Given no problems, half the cost of cat, dealer had been fantastic not that it has needed service.

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