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Cat 345BL with 1 grouser pads
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Buckethead
Senior Member
You see them a lot on gas pipeline jobs.
sultan
Senior Member
I'm a bit curious - what is the purpose behind putting single grousers on an excavator? They'd rip up the ground a lot more than doubles or triples, and you generally don't need the traction and bite of a dozer undercarriage on an excavator.
WoodBoy
Well-Known Member
Maybe the soil is soft in areas or semi steep inclines and he doesnt have the attachment of a bucket to help pull him up? :beatsme
cat 325ccr
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Buckethead
Senior Member
It does look kind of unusual in an urban scene like that. But for situations like a long pipeline that goes across varied terrain, like up and down steep slopes, mud, across streams, it could be helpful. And equipment might be spread out over several miles on a pipeline, if the hoe can't climb a steep hill, there will not always be a winch cat nearby to tow it up the hill. One other thing I can think of, although I never ran a trackhoe with grousers like that, I wonder if it would be better for working on mats? Maybe it would slide less?
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Like said before, maybe they use this excavator on slopes and the extra grip helps!
Or heres a thought, maybe they had an old set of dozer tracks laying about and decided to get that last bit of life out of them!!
Or heres a thought, maybe they had an old set of dozer tracks laying about and decided to get that last bit of life out of them!!
EGS
Senior Member
Man I wish my 345 had singles like that. Sure would be nice rather then the ice skate triples.