Wheeled excavators.

john1066 · Jul 30, 2010

My dad is walsh. Things have been pretty slow for the last year. but we now have 2 rubber tired excavators and painted the Gradall. we bought a M316C with a regular boom and an M322C with a VA boom both good machines the 316 is a nice machine for running around its pretty fast on the road the 322 is slower but a pretty powerful machine.

245dlc · Jul 30, 2010

I ran a JD 595D or E about six years ago here in Winnipeg. I liked the versatility of being on wheels and not needing a lowbed. Plus with how slow it was on the road I accumulated a lot of overtime hours. lol But with how wet it is around here it was completely useless off-road, I always ended up having to fix up all the ruts I made when I left the road and on one job my drunk of a boss sent me to dig a hole for a septic tank and spent all day up to my axles in mud and with all the growing problems the machine had it didn't have enough power to pull itself through with the bucket so I had a 953 track loader helping pull me around. I unfortunately had the four outrigger option on it so I didn't get to enjoy using the backfill blade. I also had a bucket tilt attachment that was designed to use different buckets but it added all kinds of weight to the end of the stick which made it very difficult to use without the outriggers. But the outriggers had one good benefit and that was when I was ripping frost for a grade beam excavation I could anchor myself much better than a track machine. Recently I was looking through some Volvo brochures and was feeling kind of interested in the Volvo EC55 wheeled I was thinking if I got into digging pools and ponds I could use it with a tilt rotator and not have to worry about trailering it to other sites. But I've also got to consider how soft it can be around here.

Tiny · Jul 31, 2010

One place these machine shine is setting median barrier.Few years back Missouri went from an 10 foot barrier (3800 lbs) to a 12 foot (6600 lbs) barrier for the highway construction .I believe Kansas followed suit.

Up until then the tractor mounted boom trucks where doing the barrier but the heavy ones put the boom trucks out of their charts trying to handle them.

Next move was a tracked excavator but they had to be plywooded ever they went and you had to haul them in after 9 am then out by 3:30 pm on a lowboy.
The excavator really worked well but it was an extra hassle.

Sister company had one of these rubber tired cats that was 80% wore out and run it out to set barrier as trial...It worked great.Other contractors have copied that idea.

Tiny · Aug 13, 2010

Spotted one at work

RoadDoc · Aug 16, 2010

Great pictures, thanks.:thumbsup

Wouldn't want anything else for the job!

It would be even better if they ever come out with a zero radius version.....

youngoperator · Aug 16, 2010

just operated a 210 jd with about 6000hrs today, there sure are uniquie, but i dont think id operate one everyday just to much movin and setin back up again all the time but there are handy in there own way

AtlasRob · Aug 28, 2010

youngoperator said:
.......... there sure are uniquie, but i dont think id operate one everyday just to much movin and setin back up again all the time

Many feel the same which is why good duck operators are rare. You could do a lot worse than getting as much seat time as possible any time you get a chance.
As you get more comfortable and experienced you will find them a joy to operate and be suprised just what you can do with one. IMHO, but again I am a bit odd, I love my job :tong

AtlasRob · Aug 28, 2010

Tiny said:
Spotted one at work

LMFAO, I just clocked your signature

Great pics by the way. I was doing similar today. Had 8 to move and load away that were acting as edge protection on a bridge excavation.
I didnt think to get any pics though

mulumbar · Sep 1, 2010

I bet that old thing is the caterpillar 206 mobile excavator. We have one that has a Deutz engine and a Linde hydraulic pump. Its serial number is 2RC00569.We bought it used in the US and the dealer is out of business so we can not contact them. I wonder if anyone out there has the parts book for the Linde hydraulic pump and the Deutz engine. Caterpillar does not have them. I need the user manual books so I can repair it and sell it .

cummins05 · Sep 1, 2010

I think I have seen 3 "ducks" in alberta ran one for a day just to try it.

In my lines of work they are useless but in the city doing road work I bet they are the cats Meow

raolela · Sep 3, 2010

We usually use HITACHI and HYUNDAI wheeled excavator, how guys think about HITACHI brand?

cummins05 · Sep 3, 2010

I ran a JD that keystone in calgary had decent hoe with the limited time I had on the machine

amg200 · Jun 22, 2011

That machine belongs to a friend of mine. The dozer blade is on the front, it has stabiliser jacks at the rear. I would normally prefer the blade on the fixed axle at the rear but it seems to work well on the front of this machine.

The grab is normally used for handling large rocks although it is good for tree stumps as seen here.

CM1995 · May 26, 2012

flavortext03 said:
Its a Deere of some kind but I am not familiar with the model. It looks smaller than the 960c posted earlier.

Deere 690CK

Old thread but when I came across this on an auction site I remembered this thread, as it was the first time I ever saw one. Interesting machine but I have a feeling why they were rare...:cool2

From the JM Wood Auction site - http://www.jmwood.com/auctions/info/id/2655

If interested the Auction is in June...

sheepfoot · May 26, 2012

About five years ago at the federal surplus yard they had one and it was a navy unit painted a light blue also a deere with the six wheel drive, did not have the time to really get a long look at it but the personal said it was for runway repair also.

robin yates uk · May 26, 2012

lots of rubber ducks in the UK,Hitachi seem to be the most popular. They use them a lot on railway work

aqeel1 · Jul 11, 2016

is that 595 still around?

245dlc said:
I ran a JD 595D or E about six years ago here in Winnipeg. I liked the versatility of being on wheels and not needing a lowbed. Plus with how slow it was on the road I accumulated a lot of overtime hours. lol But with how wet it is around here it was completely useless off-road, I always ended up having to fix up all the ruts I made when I left the road and on one job my drunk of a boss sent me to dig a hole for a septic tank and spent all day up to my axles in mud and with all the growing problems the machine had it didn't have enough power to pull itself through with the bucket so I had a 953 track loader helping pull me around. I unfortunately had the four outrigger option on it so I didn't get to enjoy using the backfill blade. I also had a bucket tilt attachment that was designed to use different buckets but it added all kinds of weight to the end of the stick which made it very difficult to use without the outriggers. But the outriggers had one good benefit and that was when I was ripping frost for a grade beam excavation I could anchor myself much better than a track machine. Recently I was looking through some Volvo brochures and was feeling kind of interested in the Volvo EC55 wheeled I was thinking if I got into digging pools and ponds I could use it with a tilt rotator and not have to worry about trailering it to other sites. But I've also got to consider how soft it can be around here.

is that 595 still around?

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