385C's

[9420pullpan]

 

[Tigerotor77W]

I love this machine... anyone know how its productivity compares to that of its competitors?

 

[JimBruce42]

Nice,

I have a few of those on my computer as well:thumbsup

question though... do you have some secret way that you downsize the photos so fast... It seems to take me forever to get them small enough to be attached here... Any hints?

-Jim

 

[Dozerboy]

We have one we bought it for this one job and from what I hear we going to be selling it and I have even seen it yet. :crying

 

[Cat420]

Nice,

I have a few of those on my computer as well:thumbsup

question though... do you have some secret way that you downsize the photos so fast... It seems to take me forever to get them small enough to be attached here... Any hints?

-Jim

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

If you have Windows Xp, then download the image resizer near the bottom right of the page linked above. After it's installed all you do is select the pictures then right click and there's an option to resize. It creates a copy of them so your originals are untouched. If you make them 640x480 they will upload quickly and easily on this site.

 

[9420pullpan]

to downsize pics open the pic into paint then go under the image tab the stretch and skew. the adjust the stretch to like 50% depends on pic.......

 

[Wolf]

Balls

Does this machine have balls or what ? Anyone ever try one for demoliton?

 

[9420pullpan]

 

[Countryboy]

For anybody starting up a new line of equipment, just paint it like the Cat above and I will take 2. One to put in the front yard and one to trailer around town to pick up chicks. Thats an awesome looking machine.

 

[mflah87]

A komatsu PC800 has more reach than that machine. I'm not to happy with Cat so I'm moving over to Komatsu

 

[9420pullpan]

I think we need to Vote on this!

My Vote is for the CAT

 

[Wulf]

:thumbsup

 

[Countryboy]

Cat :yup

 

[Tigerotor77W]

I'll take the Cat, too...

tho pullpan -- I'm a member at the French forum where some of those images (orange 385C with double stick cylinders) were posted.

Fun place!

 

[CascadeScaper]

A komatsu PC800 has more reach than that machine. I'm not to happy with Cat so I'm moving over to Komatsu

That's a fairly vague reasoning. Would you care to elaborate? I would imagine the amount of boom and stick options with a 385C would be fairly diverse, I'd hesitate to conclude that the only reason you'd switch to Komatsu is for reach issues.

 

[TRACKHOE71]

Cat All The Way!

 

[rino1494]

I honestly don't see any benefits to owning these machines, even in quarry's. You can do just at much with (2) 345's at a cheaper cost. Same thing with D11's. You can move more material with a (2) D9's at the same cost as a D11.

 

[Countryboy]

One point might be that you are only paying one operator to run the 385 or D11 but 2 operators for the 345s or D9s. Employee wages and benefits build up pretty quick to add to costs.

 

[CascadeScaper]

In the argument of 1 large machine vs. 2 smaller machines, one must also consider the fact that the larger machines are built to handle the conditions they work in. Sure (2) 345's could probably keep up with 1 385, but that 385 is built for quarry specific work. It may never have any structural problems whatsoever, only preventative maintenance whereas a couple 345's could develop premature wear in the boom, stick, and bucket linkages due to the extreme service they've been thrown into, thus reducing their service life. Unscheduled repairs get expensive very fast, as well as every aspect of maintaining 2 machines, transporting 2 machines, insuring 2 machines, and fuel consumption of 2 machines. If there wasn't a market for these big pieces, Cat wouldn't be making them.

 

[CAT245ME]

Make mine Cat as well, funny thing, the company I work for wont by komatsu because they feel its junk, not sure why they feel this way but most of the equipment I've seen at work was caterpillar.