Clark 290m photos and information

[wnydirtguy]

Ductmaster nice pics. A guy near me has just the tractor he uses for plowing snow. he made up a 20 foot box for it. It can move snow.

 

[d9gdon]

I like them. Wish I could see them in action up close.

 

[Ductmaster]

I'll try too post some video on here tomorrow. Search 290m on youtube, I posted some videos of the double pan units that are in the first pics I posted.

 

[Rite 470]

I have to say the doubles are impressive I owned a couple of 290m's I always thought about putting two pans together but never had the balls to do it. They are tough machines but the only problem I ever had with my machines was that stupid Fiber Ring it was a pain in my a**! Does anyone know who this contractor is? I now run the Rite tractor with miskin pans, it is a clark 290m updated with duals, bigger engine and cab, but miss having my 290m's they were great machines.

 

[Rite 470]

Heres my Rite 470, maybe?

 

[Ductmaster]

The companys name is Guthmiller Earthmoving Inc Medina North Dakota

 

[980C]

Is that the same outfit that was working on 94 a couple years ago? If I recall correctly, they also had a couple Clark 275 loaders with duals on the front that they were using on the project, loading the broken up concrete from the highway. Might be a different company that I'm thinking of, but they had a whole fleet of 290m's out there working on I94.

 

[Ductmaster]

ThhThat would be them, Guthmiller Earthmoving. About 4 years ago they did some projects in Bismarck ND. They had about 10 290ms,2 CMI motor graders and those 2 Clark 275 Loaders. They just finished moving a large amount of fill from behind the north Wal-Mart about a week ago. That is where I got the double bowl pic and the vids I posted on youtube under Clark 290m. I have more vids to post , just not have time. They had 4 double bowl 290s with 60 series Detroits with jakebrakes. 4 290 single bowl, 1 290 pusher with blade and ripper and 1 290 pulling a box blade and sheeps foot. They have hauled away everything execpt the double units. Sure miss the smell of burnt diesl and the sound of those exhaust brakes in the morning.

 

[Ductmaster]

Talking to one of the dirt bosses there, he thought they had about 30 to 40 290m's that where running. He says the 290s are not new and shinny but run cheep and if the motor takes a dump they just stuff a series 60 Detroit in it and get back at it. If you have seen a 290 up close there is not much too brake because they are built better then a tank.

 

[Ductmaster]

I found my stash of 290m photos

 

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[Ductmaster]

Some of these may be repeats, so bear with me

 

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[clintm]

whats the story on the doubles whats the haul distance

 

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[Ductmaster]

These were taken from my tablet from a ways away, but you can get an idea of the operation

 

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