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Zero Tail swing
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pinesd3400
Well-Known Member
that looks sweet, boy that sure looks like one of my trucks?
Super Steve
Member
hows the cab... seems kinda cramped
special tool
Senior Member
I have the same machine...yeah, its cramped.
It was made for Asian men of somewhat smaller stature.
But the AC is right behind your head, and nothing touches it for digging on tight roads (with a decent sized machine).
Mine has rubber pads on the triple grousers, too.
john1066
Well-Known Member
That truck has a home made dump body on it that we fabricated in our shop.
Dominion 410
Well-Known Member
0-swing
Nice iron,handy size to.We have two Cat 321CLCR's and they are a little tight in the cab as well.Hard to beat them on a narrow street and can really lift for their size.
Like the sheet piling job in your pics.What are they installing?
Dominion
Nice iron,handy size to.We have two Cat 321CLCR's and they are a little tight in the cab as well.Hard to beat them on a narrow street and can really lift for their size.
Like the sheet piling job in your pics.What are they installing?
Dominion
john1066
Well-Known Member
That is on a 15 million dollar waste water treatment plant. Its for a UV (ultraviolet light ) building new technology for cleaning raw sewage. we had to go down 40 feet. we looked at buying a 385. but there wasn't alot of room to work with it. so we used to old koehring and the komatsu dug the last 5 feet out of the hole.
special tool
Senior Member
The whole back of these machines is a counterweight.
john1066
Well-Known Member
When we bought it it came with two big eye hooks to take the counterweight off so you can do pretty much any engine work needed
counterwieghted excavators
ty for the reply! im still learning!if the same little round house machines had the same capabilities as the traditional machines, there would be no use in building the traditional machines.
ty for the reply! im still learning!if the same little round house machines had the same capabilities as the traditional machines, there would be no use in building the traditional machines.
tyler5652@yahoo
COPPA
did anyone notice the size of the skid steer and mini compared to the size of the excavator above them 
john1066
Well-Known Member
Check our my post with the older cats and koehrings you will see that excavator the koehring picked the little komatsu up to put it in that hole
special tool
Senior Member
At this point, I don't think anyone knows what you are talking about?
Everything is a compromise.
These machines will work in areas that conventional machines do not, HOWEVER, they are not comfortable to operate - if you want to dance, you have to pay the fiddler.
My 128 can turn around in a 10 story alley, but it won't lift as much as a 312 over the side.....see? Compromise.
Both types of machines have thier practical uses.
roddyo
Senior Member
Leverage
I think the Zero Turn Machines weight more than a regular machine to make up the difference in the length of the counter weight. BTW, I've been wrong before.
I think the Zero Turn Machines weight more than a regular machine to make up the difference in the length of the counter weight. BTW, I've been wrong before.
tootalltimmy
Senior Member
The Case cx135 I am buying is a zero swing model. I found that the cab is comfortable and big enough for me. I am 6'4" tall. I was not comfortable in the Komatsu PC 128.
With the thumb and a 48" cleanup, how tippy do you think it will be?
With the thumb and a 48" cleanup, how tippy do you think it will be?
special tool
Senior Member
What is the spec on the bottom?
Probably not too bad - mine is tippy over the side for sure because I have a thumb, artic boom (very heavy), and a small bottom with the rubber shoes.
Everyone who runs it knows this, and we do not load high over the side more than 10 feet out.
1066's machine will be more stable than mine because that bottom is bigger than mine.
john1066
Well-Known Member
They don't have much reach but in the right place that machine pays for itself no problem. that boom is pretty much the only thing thats keeping that thing around
thank-you so much " special tool" , someone here lead me to believe that both machines were equally capable of duty! and i just couldnt buy it!i thank you again to help me with that matter! im not an operator, my dad was ,from the 50's till the 90's!, i did auto collision repair and refinishing for 31 years! but i still love hwavy equipment!!!!