The Noram was being handled by the Cat dealer in my area when I left there. It is very high end in build quality and price compared to Leeboy and others of its size range.
I've looked at the Noram, Allis, Leeboy, John Deere, Dresser, Komatsu and Champion as well as more Cats than I can remember. After running a Cat I couldn't find the cutting edges on a Leeboy or the Champion. On the Cat and others the front axle stays with the cab and you can feel every rock or dip the front end takes. On the Leerboy and the early Deere the controls weren't intuitive and from the cab I always seemed to be in slow motion to the machine. I suppose I could have gotten used to it but never had the time required to tune my brain to grab the right handle without looking at it at or before the front end took a dive or jump from going over a bump in the grade path. I've seen a couple of operators do magic with a Leeboy and thought that they probably weren't making the money they were worth.