Got to demo an 85D the other day.

[B.U.S.I.]

Here's a pic of a new Deere 85D that I got to run the other day. https://www.heavyequipmentforums.com/Forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=52119&stc=1&d=1259131340
It was the perfect size for digging a 12' deep receiving pit right next to a concrete column under an overpass.

 

[bluntman410g]

i want to demo that same machine. how did you like it?

 

[B.U.S.I.]

i want to demo that same machine. how did you like it?

I liked it a lot. Smooth and stable. I was digging in soft clay with a 46" wide clean up bucket. The 85D is basically the same as the 75D but it has a swing boom. This allowed me to dig about 10' wide, nice and square to the machine without repositioning. The cab is a bit smaller than the 75D because of the clearance required when the boom is swung fully to the left.
If I were to get one I would opt for the road-liner style pads as 90% of my work is on asphalt.

 

[thebig450es]

i was thinking of getting a machine it that size

 

[nedly05]

I Ran a 75ZTS last fall a little bit, it was super comfortable and super smooth, but it just didnt seem to have the power I thought it should. It felt like a mini compared to the Kobelco. Maybe the D series is better? What did you think of it power wise?

 

[B.U.S.I.]

I don't really have anything else the same size to compare it too. Everything I operate is either much smaller (17D) or way bigger (Cat 330L). For its size it did well. It maybe could use a bit more stick crowd power, but bucket curl and boom power were really good.

Personally, I really like the D-series machines compared to earlier series.

 

[hvy 1ton]

Nedly and B.U.S.I, do you know if the machines you ran had the short or long stick?

 

[B.U.S.I.]

Nedly and B.U.S.I, do you know if the machines you ran had the short or long stick?

The one I demo'd had the optional 6'11" stick. Standard stick is a 5'4".

 

[Digger Dan]

That is a nice looking machine

 

[nedly05]

Nedly and B.U.S.I, do you know if the machines you ran had the short or long stick?

Cant be sure but from looking at the pics I would say the one I ran had the longer stick. It had a hydraulic thumb, so that always makes it look shorter to me, but I would say the long one.

 

[Anto Modded]

Thats a lovely loking maching for its size

 

[strott]

Thats a lovely loking maching for its size

Until it gets dirty that is!!