977K Loaders

[Wolf]

What kind of,stuff did you demo.with the 77 and curious. How you used the wrecking pole.

Any pictures? Where was the demo?

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[old dirt]

We always used the 977 for caisson work with 4 in 1 bucket. Made it a all in all around machine.
old dirt

 

[22a]

Used one in the late 1970s, found them to be a great machine to operate.

 

[Wolf]

Used one in the late 1970s, found them to be a great machine to operate.

did you use is with a demo bucket or what?

 

[22a]

did you use is with a demo bucket or what?

Used a standard bucket, worked it in a quarry or loading tippers on road work.

 

[dirtfarmer]

Good machines!

 

[Wolf]

Are you still doing demo? What kind of jobs do you have going? Any good pictures to post of demo or your equipment in action?

 

[oldirt]

977L had 190 hp. they weighed around 50K w/0 ripper. I watched a couple of these tear up an 8" thick parking lot one time while loading it all on dump trailers, and was amazed at how easily they could destroy stuff.

I believe they used the D6 transmission/finals? some guys around here replace the bucket with a 12' dozer blades and put on single grouser pads for conservation work. I don't think the soft converter likes a long push duty cycle but they get a lot of work done.