Dozers with Wings

9420pullpan · Mar 3, 2009

I found these pics of this D5G on another forums. What is interesting to me is that it is a Cat Rental machine. I would imagine that grading stone with one of those blades would be awesome. I mean it would beat on of those stone boxes, would give you more control and angle. What do you guys think.

catc15 · Mar 3, 2009

It kinda reminds me of what was once called a bowl-dozer. They gave the dozer blade wings so that the machine would have greater blade capacity. But still that looks like that old technology at work right there. Well if it ain't broke don't fix it right?

bill onthehill · Mar 3, 2009

Should work great for laying in base for roadways or drives. With a little care could probably do ALMOST as good a job as a grader or maintainer for holding crown and carry and fill. Not that anyone can do what a good grader hand can do.

catd8t · Mar 3, 2009

with all those lazers you would think his grading would look a little better

Clayton M · Mar 3, 2009

I agree it is kinda a sloppy job. It looks like there are some people watching him so maybe he is just trying it out. If so he probably doesn't have much experience. Just because someone has the GPS or lazer doesn't mean the operator is good. You still have to know how to grade.

willie59 · Mar 3, 2009

Clayton M said:
I agree it is kinda a sloppy job. It looks like there are some people watching him so maybe he is just trying it out. If so he probably doesn't have much experience. Just because someone has the GPS or lazer doesn't mean the operator is good. You still have to know how to grade.

You mean that with all these computers, lazers, gps, gizzmo's, gadgets, and do-dads you still have to be an operator? Who'd of thunk of that?

firetruck dvr. · Mar 3, 2009

Dont know about the blade. Whats up with the muffeler mounted on top of the hood?

9420pullpan · Mar 3, 2009

firetruck dvr. said:
Dont know about the blade. Whats up with the muffeler mounted on top of the hood?

It is probably a Catalytic Converter Muffler, they have strict emission over there. You see alot of that over there.

OCR · Mar 4, 2009

Dozers with Wings:

ATCOEQUIP said:
You mean that with all these computers, lazers, gps, gizzmo's, gadgets, and do-dads you still have to be an operator? Who'd of thunk of that?

Just biding your time for a place to get that one in, eh, ATCOEQUIP...

Good catch... :cool2

LOL

OCR...

OCR · Mar 4, 2009

Dozers with Wings:

This is only my opinion... and I've never had a chance to spread "good" gravel, always plain old pit run.

If you take two operators, with equal skill levels on there respective machines, a grader will always spread gravel better than a dozer... it's just the nature of the beasts... (design applications)

OCR...

Northart · Mar 4, 2009

What No Hard hats ?

9420pullpan · Mar 4, 2009

her is another one, D6K

catd8t · Mar 4, 2009

im liking the colors ive always wanted to see something from cat but like black is where the yellow is and where their is yellow theirs black, understand what im trying to say like if the colors where fliped

sandnsnow · Mar 4, 2009

I like those colors. Matches my trucks and stuff. Nice pictures. UMM I better brake out the welder.

MKTEF · Mar 4, 2009

Northart said:
What No Hard hats ?

They are working under power lines, so no lifting is allowed.
No lifting, no risk, no hats.

(Thats the law over here, if somethin else is not stated as a local regulation at the site.)

9420pullpan · Mar 4, 2009

More dozers with wings, i like the idea of the triple grousers for grading.

like I said these are all from another site

willie59 · Mar 4, 2009

OCR said:
Just biding your time for a place to get that one in, eh, ATCOEQUIP...

Good catch... :cool2

LOL

OCR...

Hey, I used to be an old school crane operator. After I saw your post, I just thought it seems like everything is leading to replacing operators, from manufacturing to new "self driving vehicle" technology. It just seemed ironic that the operator is still hanging on even with all the new tech. I hope it remains so.

leverpuller · Mar 4, 2009

thats gool irun a D5 all must every day they are good trator

td25c · Mar 4, 2009

ATCOEQUIP said:
Hey, I used to be an old school crane operator. After I saw your post, I just thought it seems like everything is leading to replacing operators, from manufacturing to new "self driving vehicle" technology. It just seemed ironic that the operator is still hanging on even with all the new tech. I hope it remains so.

I still hop off the dozer and check grade with a transit.Those lasers "beeping" all the time drive me nuts.The wings on the dozer look like a good tool for speading stone.

Turbo21835 · Mar 4, 2009

Clayton M said:
I agree it is kinda a sloppy job. It looks like there are some people watching him so maybe he is just trying it out. If so he probably doesn't have much experience. Just because someone has the GPS or lazer doesn't mean the operator is good. You still have to know how to grade.

Explain to me what looks sloppy about this job? I see a job site that is tight on space. Everything behind him looks to be done.

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