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I spotted this at a old coal strip job the other day. Does anyone know the story behind it I was told it was around the time the 455 was putting a d9 to shame. Then it changed when the d10 came about.
 

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The 575 was a lot bigger but has been discontinued. 475 is in the D11 class size. Both good machines from what I've seen. There weren't a lot of 575's made.
 
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Welder Dave said:
The 575 was a lot bigger but has been discontinued. 475 is in the D11 class size. Both good machines from what I've seen. There weren't a lot of 575's made.
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The funny thing about 585s was there was a preproduction one at a strip job near where I live long before me any way the company ran it for the test period. Then it got torched my dad seen it back when it was getting tested.
 
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well, I said 475, and you fixed it for me, then you went to a 585? Is that as big as a D12 cat I plow my garden with? :D
 
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well, I said 475, and you fixed it for me, then you went to a 585? Is that as big as a D12 cat I plow my garden with? :D
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I miss read your reply I think a 11 is a touch bigger then a 475 but not a 100 percent on that. With the new cat number system they will have a d12 before too long
 
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Yes there is its what most of them is i may have miss spoken on the Original post with saying 455
 
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Then there's komatsu smallest crawler I wish I could find on to buy
 

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I did some track work on a 455 Komatsu a bunch of years ago. I've worked on plenty of 375 units over the years. A Komatsu rep asked me after I left the local dealer if I'd like to go baby sit a 575 test machine down in Nevada. I declined that project. I had seen the 475 machines on the marketing charts at the local dealer's will call area. Komatsu makes a decent enough dozer but it seems everything on them wears out all at the same time. Makes the cost of a second life pretty dismal.
 
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Wow, I bought a working D21 10 years ago from a man who was getting a divorce and soon to be ex called the IRS, he was cashing out. I didn't want it, but it turned out to punch way above it's weight.

I never even heard of a D10, the loader bucket is big as the seat.
 
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