What Equipment Have You Operated?

Oh man, lots of compact stuff for me. Started off in landscaping, then light excavation, moved up into residential excavation and commercial jobs. Can't wait for my union gig to take off, I'm so ready to get off 120's and 200's and into some real big stuff including dozers.

I've run a few thus far:
Cat 216, 226, 226B, 242, 246B, 277B, 287B, Bobcat 751, 753, S300, Gehl 5640 Turbo skid steers/MTLs

Dozers
Deere 450G, 650HLT
International TD7

Backhoes/Loaders
Case 580SL, Deere 310SG, 310D, Cat 966C, 988B

Excavators
Cat 303CR, 304CR, 307, 311BL, 312BL, 312CL, 315CL, 320BL, 320CL, Deere 27CZTS, 120LC, 120CLC, 200LC, Hitachi ZX120, old UH 20 ton dinosaur, Yanmar Vio 008 (little guy!), Vio 45-5, Vio 55-5

dieseldave said:

It really is a neat old machine. What an awesome thing it must have been back in '57.

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Its still awesome!

new here so i thought id throw my ten cents worth in, only been in the game for seven years but have been lucky to pilot a wide range of gear.

dozers
5h
6,c,d,h,r
7g,h,r
8,h,r still steerin the old h now, man can that old girl push
9r
10 84w
11r
scoops
jd 862
cat
615c
621a
623g very dissapointing
627b
637g
651e
657g
loaders
950b
tcm 870
966g
988a,b
992g
graders
120g
140h
16g
16h
various other dumpers and diggers but they dont interest me much give me a dozer or scoop any day. would like to hear opinions on the g series scoops from anyone who has operated them, as i said above was not happy with the 23g and as nice as the 57g was it lacked deep grunt, someone told me they have 300hp less than the e series 57s but i am not sure if this is true.

quick pic of the 57g and the old 8h

My other girl-friend

My soon to be wife can't seem to figure out why I am alway on here.
"After running equipment all day you would think you would tire of it. But NO, you look at it on the internet all night long."

Doesn't matter where I go, always have some keys in my pocket, a pair of ear-plugs and my work boots.

As far as the equipment goes, for machines I have actually ran(not just hoped on)

Dozers
Dresser 15c's
CAT D6H and an Old D8 and a D4 finish machine
JD 850 and a 550
ran a small New Holland one day when I was 17 but dont' remember the #

Excavators
CAT 312
Link Belt 240 Long Reach
Komastu PC 200 and 220

Scrapers
JD 860, 862B and 762B(all self loaders)

Loaders
CAT 988F, 966, 980
CASE W24, W30, 721, 921
JD 724, 744,
Volvo WA 500, and a few others
IH/Dresser few that I don't recall the numbers(just loading trucks at different quarries)

Graders
John Deere 772(both dirt work and Plowing Snow)

Few loader backhoes, rollers, Lulls, mini-exs, skid loaders, Ag tractors, different trucks and tractor/trailer combos and a number of other machines(just for a bit)

Trbo

Varoius skid steers, Cat D3b+c, D4h, D6K, Kubota KH28 (yuck) various mini's from Kubota (even more yuck) Kobelco's from 10-30 ton (not so yuck) Deere's from 10-20 ton (not bad) every Bobcat mini (too much eye candy) Cat excavators from 1.5 -40 ton (the best) Gradall XL4600 tracked excavator (almost a sexual experience!!) and a Volvo 180 rubber tired for 3 months (a true sexual experience) and some seat time in the Peterbilt gravel truck with the pup.

pete, i hear ya on that, i get home from a day at work and the the first thing i do is go on the internet,needless to say the girlfriend is yelling at me too. as far as equipment hear it goes...

backhoes:
cat- 416, 426, 436, and 420d and 420e
jd- 310, 410, 510 not sure of the model lettes though
case 580
jcb

trackhoes:
cat- 314 lcr,315cl, 320bl, 320cl, 325cl, 330bl, 330cl, 345 bl, 350b and a 318 wheel excavator
jd- 230clc, 270clc, 330clc and a 180 wheel excavator
komatsu- pc 228, pc300, pc 400
volvo- 330bl, 460bl and a wheel excavator cant remeber the model
bobcat- mini excavator
and a old link belt

dozers
cat- d3,d4,d5,d6,d8
jd- 300,550,650,700, 850
komatsu- cant remember the model number i wasnt on it for very long

track loaders
cat- 953c, 963b and 963c series 1 and 2
jd- 655

wheel loaders
cat- 928,it28, 938, 950, 966
jd- 544
vovlo-L70, L90, L120

off road trucks
cat- d25, 735
volvo- 30 and 35 tonners

rollers-
to many to list.. dynapac,ingersoll rand, cat,

i think thats everything, i had the chance to get a couple hours on a gradall and a grader quite a few years ago, id love to get back on them some day. i guess a paver and a crane would be the last two on my list. i hat blacktop so i guess the paver is out of the question!!!!!!!!!!!!!:bouncegri :bouncegri :bouncegri

RollOver Pete said:

My significant other often tells me that "big yellow tractors is all you ever think and talk about".
I dunno if that comment has anything to do with the fact that if we are out driving somewhere and I see some yellow iron, i'll do a "Linda Blair" and spin my head 180 deg's to get a longer look?
Or maybe I talk about work in my sleep?
Or that I always have my equipment keys with me.....always...
Or that I always wear work related (equipment) shirts....
Or that the only time I don't wear my Redwings are in the shower, in bed or to church...
Oh....and my laptop.....
Does it only work for looking at tractor stuff?

She thinks I have some kind of mental/social/equipment problem.
I don't think so...

Anyone else have similar issues on the home front?

Oh...and Dave....Great D9 vids :drinkup

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I think is one of those risks of the industry i drive by two rock quarries on the way to the walmart or anything in town, and no matter how many times i see it i have to look and it drives the ole lady nuts. I dont know if i have a tee shirt with out the word CAT or a picture of one on it. She loves it no matter what shes says, except the redwings in the house, thats a no-noointhead . good to know im not alone:usa

equipment operated

DOZERS
jd450
550
650
850/with tripple rippers
cat
d3
d4
d5
d6
d7
komatsu
d61px
d65p
case
450
550
1150
cat trackhoes
305
308
314
320
322
325
328d lcr
330
komatsu trackhoes
pc 160
pc 200
pc 220
pc 300
pc 400
rubber tires
cat 416
426
430
420
jd hoes
310
410
510
710
case tractors stiegers
8950 w/2 14yrd pans
stieger 535 w/ triple 17yrds
cat adt
d250
725
730
volvo adt
a35
a40
skid steers
cat 297c
bobcat
643
743
s160
t190
t250
t300
and the list could go on and on!!!!!!!

I love it, I'm not the only one who has a Cat key and a Deere key on every key ring I own.

ozscooper, nice pics, that 657 looks brand new. how does the old "H" compare to the 8R?

yeah the 57 was off the truck the day before that was only the third load it had done, the old h leaves the r for dead in deep raw push power it just keeps firing and movin the dirt the r tends to spin once it was loaded up. went from a 9r with 12k hours on it to the old h and would take the h over it for push. just be nice if the exhaust was a bit further away from me face. gets a tad warm some days need a few cans at knock off

ozscooper said:

the old h leaves the r for dead in deep raw push power it just keeps firing and movin the dirt the r tends to spin once it was loaded up. went from a 9r with 12k hours on it to the old h and would take the h over it for push.

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I'm glad to hear you say that:drinkup I was running a D8K once on a clearing job, raking up stumps. The contractor who was doing the dirt work had a fleet of 627H's, some of which were loading near to where I was working, the rest at the other side of the site, where they had a D8L pusher. They were loading in pairs on my side so they didn't need a pusher, but once in a while one would come along by his lonesome and really struggle, so I'd roll over and give him a shove to help him along. Later I joined them at break and asked how my old K compared to their L. They all said that they thought the K felt stronger, but I dismissed it at the time, thinking they were either a) yanking my chain, or b) patronising me for my volunteer efforts. Maybe they were just telling the truth?:beatsme

the bloke i work for had a k but sold it, he is now doin some dam work and bought the old h to push ol 21s one of which has been repowered with a cummins motor man its got some grunt.i spent some time in southern oz and most contractors were using ks and hs to clear trees because of their weight and power. this old h spent quiet a lot of time clearing scrub and pulling a blade plow. only trouble we have had with it is tranny problems caused by some clown using silicon gasket inside the tranny case :Banghead keeps getting into relief valves

RollOverPete: "My significant other often tells me that "big yellow tractors is all you ever think and talk about"..... .....She thinks I have some kind of mental/social/equipment problem...... ...Anyone else have similar issues on the home front?"

Yeah, actually. My better half won't go for Sunday drives with me any more. She says they're all the same, saying some thing like, "We drive past every big construction project as we work our way through Salt Lake Valley assessing each project, and then end up at Kennecott Copper Mine, walk through the museum and then watch the mine operations for a couple hours."

For some reason she seems to have a problem with that? Says I have obsession issues, etc. I don't seem to see where she's coming from?

i ran mostly excavators no pans sorry not a dirt guy.

excators
385b
375
345
235d
330
325
320
312
215
305
bobcat 325:usa
pc200
pc128us
linkbut (opps i mean belt)
2800
2700
160
case 9050
jd 892
sorry the link belt, case, jd ran like crap. i told the guy with the case and jd to call the land fill and see if they would take them for fill.:Banghead
dozers
d3
d5
d6n,m,r
d7r
d8r
jd650
jd750
jd700
case 850
d65 wide track
d61
loaders
966
950f 7 g
938
924
904
it28
it24
wa250
wa380
volvo l90
haul truck volvo 35, moxy, cat350
skid steers, fork lifts ,

Backhoes:
Case 580B
Case 580C
Case 580SL
Deere 310E
Deere 410E
Deere 310SG's
Kubota B21

Dozers:
Deere 450H and J's
Deere 650H and J's

Excavators:
Deere 490E
Deere 120
Deere 120C
Deere 160C LC
Deere 200C LC
Hitatchi Zaxis 160 LC
Hitatchi 120
Hitatchi Zaxis 200 LC (Grey Market, sucks a**)
Kobelco equivalent to 120 size
Kubota 121-2
Kubota KX-121-3
Kubota KX-161-3
Kubota 41-2
Kubota KX-41-3
Kobelco (9,000lbs) real quick
Bobcat 334 and the littler one (not a fan of any)

Skidsteers:
Gehl
Bobcat

Wheel loaders:
Fiat-Allis (don't know the model)

Forklifts:
Komatsu 5,000lbs and larger straight mast
Hyster 5,000lbs and larger straight mast
JCB 22ft RT forklift
Ingersoll Rand Reach Forklift various sizes
Gehl Reach forklifts various sizes

Scissor lifts:
Skyjunk (I mean Skyjacks) all sizes including RT
Genie all sizes including RT

Boomlifts:
Genie all sizes

Blake
WA

Off hand now I need a nap that was way to much thinking for a Sunday
Hoes
Cat 303, 305, 315, 320, 321, 325, 235, 245, 345, 385
JD 490, 690, 992, 550
Link belt 330, 4800, 5300, 800
Case 330, 460
Hitachi…
Takeuchi…
Bobcat…

Dozer
Cat D3, D4, D5, D6, D8, D9, D10
JD 450, 550, 650, 700, 850, 1050
Case 850
Fiat Allis…


Track loader
Cat 939, 951, 977, 963, 983
JD 655

TBL
Cat 416, 420, 430, 446
JD 310, 410, 710
Case 580

Wheel dozer
Cat 815, 824, 825
Clark 380

Wheel loader
Cat TI14, 930, 950, 966, 980
JD 544, 824….
Volvo…


Blades
Cat 12, 140, 160, 14, 16

Skiploader
JD 210
Ford…
Massy…

Skidsteer
Cat 216, 226, 236, 257
New Holland…
JD…
Mustang…
Case…
Bobcat…

Scrapers
Cat 615, 621, 623, 627, 657
Terex ….
JD….

ADTs
Cat 735
Volvo …
Link belt….

This topic took some thinkin

Exavators

Daewoo 220
volvo EC 210, Ec 240
takeuchi 135, Tb 070
Komatsu PC 300, pc 45
Jcb 220 W/ Hammer
Hyundai 210
Kobelco 220
Deere 220 w/ Hammer, 160
Linkbelt 240

Backhoes

Jcb...
Deere 310
Case 580

Loader
volvo...
hyundai
cat

track loader
cat 955, 963

Skid steer
Bobcat ...
John deere...
Takeuchi Tl 150
Gehl

Motor grader
Jd 772

Off road dump truck
Case 330
Terex...

misc
pavers
rollers


The fun stuff

Flat shovel - for cleaning the streets off
Round shovel - to shovel mud off the tracks and find all those utilites that are roughly marked
Rake - cause I can't get it smooth enough with the skid steer
Hoe - for mixing 80 Lbs bag of concrete by hand
Broom - cause I'm alittle messy
Jump in jack, - Cause I'm just unlucky
Sledge hammer to fix everything
finish hammer for the easy fixin
Chain saw - cause I drew the short straw

Here is a bit of a list of what I have spent time on,
Dozers: Allis HD 14,
CAT D3, D4D, D5Hlpg, D6C,D,H lpg, D7G, D8 2u ,H, D9H
IH TD6, TD8E, TD9/90&TD9B, TDI5 B/C, TD20 B,C,&E, TD25B,C &TD30
KOM, D31-17, D41, D60 superswampy, D65, D155.
TEREX, 8230 ,8240.
JD 750, 850.
Hanomag, D600D.
Case, 850, 1150E.
Scrapers,
Cat 613B, 621,627B P/P,631B, 633.
Terex TS14B, TS24.
IH E200,E211, 412, 444.
KOM, WS 16S.
Excavators,
Cat,312B, 325B.
Kom, PC40, PW100, PC120 PC200, PC300
Hitachi, Ex 230, 330Zaxis, Ex350
Massey Ferguson 450s
Hymac 580c/d 590c
Graders, Aveling Barford, 99H
Champion, D562 D680 720&740.
Cat, 120g, 12g/h 140g.
There has been a few odds & sods in between from a Bristol 22 , Oliver Cletrac AD to cable operated VickersOnion & Cat 80& 463g towed scoops/pan towed behind TD20&25 dozers. Been dong it for 40yrs + so far and still enjoy it.