movindirt
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Came across this video on youtube, what would be the reason for using this machine rather than a set of scrapers? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhKtUOtsL7M
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What is the reason?
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hvy 1ton
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Normally it's haul distance. Only time I saw one in use they were using belly dumps and moving the dirt close to a mile. Could be that self propelled scrapers aren't real popular in that region. I don't know that to be the truth, but that's the impression i get.
JimBruce42
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Those Holland Belt Loaders can move A LOT of dirt fast. I remember reading that the one Ames had when they did a portion of the Denver Airport loaded 777 belly dumps in a minute and a half.
Tinkerer
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I worked many years for a company that had one. It was different from the one in that video. It could load a 631C scraper with side boards welded on it in 36 seconds.
It was like the one in this thread. ->https://www.heavyequipmentforums.com/showthread.php?732-the-holland-loader
It was like the one in this thread. ->https://www.heavyequipmentforums.com/showthread.php?732-the-holland-loader
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DPete
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That's pretty efficient for big yardage. like water running in a bucket. It's a modern day domoor, not a new concept. They will work their way back and forth across the cut and the cut will stay pretty smooth.
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That was a deep cut they were taking in the first video. Nice soil in both videos.
Tinkerer
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That was really soft soil in the first video. The ideal cut is in material that will hold a vertical 5 to 6 foot wall. That is how we used to get those high speed loads. It was nasty for the operators though when the wind was blowing very hard.
movindirt
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Thanks for the input guys, I hadn't ever seen one before, I figured it was a one off deal. Looks like in loose dirt or maybe sand it would work pretty good!
RZucker
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that is a great vid. Back around '97-'98 I got to work on an old HD-20, just clutch and brake adjustments. But hearing that 6-110 howl when it was working.... That was cool. It had a cable unit with an arch over the nose similar to the double 20's in this vid. Sadly when scrap was 400 bux a ton...
Jagjan
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Will see this video for sure to get ideas.