I buy material at NY Trap Rock, a Tilcon plant. In the past they've had all Cat equipment, but on my recent trips I've seen they are updating equipment with alternate brands.
They were running Cat 988s to load trucks, but on today's visit I saw a few Kawasaki 115ZVs. They look to be slightly bigger than the 988s and can load a tri-axle dump with 1 1/2 buckets.
What's unique about this machine is the operator has 2 pilot control joysticks for all operations. Right side operates boom and bucket, left is a point to steer stick with a toggle for gear selection. The cab is huge and has a wide front window, the operator's hands never leave the controls. The operation is very smooth and effortless, plus looks super efficient.
This is the first machine I've seen with these controls, is this becoming a trend?
They were running Cat 988s to load trucks, but on today's visit I saw a few Kawasaki 115ZVs. They look to be slightly bigger than the 988s and can load a tri-axle dump with 1 1/2 buckets.
What's unique about this machine is the operator has 2 pilot control joysticks for all operations. Right side operates boom and bucket, left is a point to steer stick with a toggle for gear selection. The cab is huge and has a wide front window, the operator's hands never leave the controls. The operation is very smooth and effortless, plus looks super efficient.
This is the first machine I've seen with these controls, is this becoming a trend?