Just for you guys!!!

[kreft]

I think ron will get a kick out of this.

http://www.plowsite.com/showthread.php?t=78251



It's the new track skid steer prototype from.......



Enjoy..

[Junior M]

This thread will get deleted like every other thread about equipment before its released..:dizzy:

I wonder if they changed the cab any...


After looking at a pic of that, and the current 332, I believe the cab on that D is taller, I dont know if my eyes are decieving me because of the way the D is setting, or what, but I think the cab is taller..

[Scag48]

I wonder if they changed the cab any...

It looks deeper front to back, hard to tell about the width. It'll be interesting to see what Deere does with this series.

[Stick Pro]

i dont say this very often about deere but this machine looks good i might like it

[CAT powered]

Anyone else notice it's not a 332? It's a 333D. Not a 332 D. Not sure if that has any significance, but still...

[bobcat_ron]

They changed the loader a bit, the piece I mean is the (now) angled support, used to be round.





Screw you Deere!

[Digdeep]

I personally still don't like the rear visibility because of the linkage.

[stuvecorp]

I don't like the color scheme.:confused: How many series/models have they had now?

[NHMan]

Seat bar maybe?:confused: Their rear visability is getting worse with every new model. :nono:

[NHMan]

How will they ever sell any with out a chrome stack? :laugh:

[JDSKIDSTEER]

Seat bar maybe?:confused: Their rear visability is getting worse with every new model. :nono:Since when?

[all ferris]

looks like an attempt at a forestry package

[JDSKIDSTEER]

looks like an attempt at a forestry package
No. I have seen their forestry package. It has more guards than that.

[Junior M]

Anyone else notice it's not a 332? It's a 333D. Not a 332 D. Not sure if that has any significance, but still...
I didnt even notice, I'll have to get a demo or rental of one one weekend if I can when they come out, only if the cab is different...

[kreft]

the rear end looks alot like the deere front-end loaders (554j)

[bobcatexc]

Anyone else notice it's not a 332? It's a 333D. Not a 332 D. Not sure if that has any significance, but still...

Looks like they've added counterweights on the back to have a 3300lb lifting capacity, so they can claim to have the largest ROC.

Like Ron mentioned they changed the linkage between the rear loader arms and the back of the cab. The old linkage you could raise the loader arms a couple feet off the ground and still have overhead clearance. The new linkage looks like you raise it and it will be past the height of the cab into the homeowners garage door frame!

[stuvecorp]

the rear end looks alot like the deere front-end loaders (554j)

Yeah, saw that. I liked the look of the first JD skids, the look or design aspect was good.

[Dirtman2007]

I wonder why they don't put a finder on those machines. Can you imagine how much mud those tracks would fling all over the side of the machine if you ran through a mud hole with some speed?

[P.Services]

I wonder why they don't put a finder on those machines. Can you imagine how much mud those tracks would fling all over the side of the machine if you ran through a mud hole with some speed?

you dont have to imagine, just go look at my pics and you can see it gets COVERED in mud.

if the new machine has a seat belt you MUST use i would never even consider it. i hate that belt more then anything in the world. i dont want a belt and i would take a bar but i dont want that either. have a sensor in the seat, if im in the seat it should unlock and move.



whos bright idea for the lights on top? they would last one day if that.



i like how the rear door is set inside of the rear weights and bumper, that way when you back into shat it wont bent the door and hinges.

the cab is also sealed and pressurized.

those counter weights look sad. mine looked and worked great until a big mean oak tree tore them off.

[CAT powered]

Picasso those were the exact gripes that I had with the 332 I ran.

When I ran a 332 it was for brush mowing. It had two lights like that. When I picked it up I asked if there was any way to take the lights off so I didn't break them. They said no they'd be fine.

Within the first hour I knocked both off.

That seatbelt was the biggest PITA ever. I also didn't like how the controls were covered when the door was up. I definitely prefer the CAT/Bobcat version of the gauges and key slot and everything. Having them directly over the door opening is idiotic in my opinion.

I also question why the button to activate/deactivate controls wasn't a momentary switch like CAT has or a button like Bobcat.

[Treemow]

Isn't it missing the a/c on the back of the cab?

[P.Services]

Isn't it missing the a/c on the back of the cab?

must not have it.

i just got out of the machine after a few hours and that seat belt makes me so effeing mad i wish i could beat the guy who decided to make it have one.

[Dirtman2007]

you dont have to imagine, just go look at my pics and you can see it gets COVERED in mud.

if the new machine has a seat belt you MUST use i would never even consider it. i hate that belt more then anything in the world. i dont want a belt and i would take a bar but i dont want that either. have a sensor in the seat, if im in the seat it should unlock and move.



whos bright idea for the lights on top? they would last one day if that.



i like how the rear door is set inside of the rear weights and bumper, that way when you back into shat it wont bent the door and hinges.

the cab is also sealed and pressurized.

those counter weights look sad. mine looked and worked great until a big mean oak tree tore them off.

yeah its pretty covered, I like the finders on the tak cause it keeps that down a lot. I hate seat belts too, I like the lap bar cause its saved my ass from flying out the door a few times. but the belt is just a pain.

you have to wear the seat belt in that deere?

[CAT powered]

The Deeres don't have a seat bar. Only a seat belt. You have to wear the seat belt or the machine gets pissy.

[mrsops]

The Deeres don't have a seat bar. Only a seat belt. You have to wear the seat belt or the machine gets pissy.

God bless someone for running that machine 8 hours a day :cry:

[Dirtman2007]

The Deeres don't have a seat bar. Only a seat belt. You have to wear the seat belt or the machine gets pissy.

well that sucks... yet another reason to go red and grey:laugh:

[P.Services]

not only does it have a seat belt but it acts as a boa constrictor until it sucks the life right out of you. every little bump you hit it pulls a little tighter and a little tighter until you either die or crap your pants because it is so tight. its not like a car style belt, it wont let go you have to un buckle it and start the whole process over again. you cant even move the thing until the belt is buckled. its like your mother telling you to wear your seat belt all over again. it chaps my a$$ every day. can ya tell?

[minimax]

They might have put the A/C somewhere else on the machine.Has anybody seen the front door on the machine,Is in a roll up or swing out or both?
I see they put the glass on the inside of the screen.
minimax

[riverwalklandscaping]

why don't you just cut the end off the seat belt or order another seat belt and cut the end off, and just stick it in the receiver and leave it there if its that annoying?

also 3300 ROC to be the biggest? I thought it had a 4600lb ROC anyways (9200lb tipping)

[minimax]

Picasso,my deere ct322's seat belt does not do what yours is doing? maybe yours is not working right?

minimax

[P.Services]

God bless someone for running that machine 8 hours a day :cry:



ive done over 36 hours without stopping (exept for fuel). your deaf at the end of that i i always wear muffs in the machine.

on unfrozen ground its not bad, the machine is so heavy it just smashes the bumps flat and is a smooth ride. on frozen ground it just pounds you like a good hooker would.

[bobcat_ron]

Wow, good thing I didn't go Deere, I've had enough kidney problems with the old 930A Mustang with it's seat belt.

[Junior M]

ive done over 36 hours without stopping (exept for fuel). your deaf at the end of that i i always wear muffs in the machine.

on unfrozen ground its not bad, the machine is so heavy it just smashes the bumps flat and is a smooth ride. on frozen ground it just pounds you like a good hooker would.
Why were in the machine for 36hrs straight? ;)

[P.Services]

Picasso,my deere ct322's seat belt does not do what yours is doing? maybe yours is not working right?

minimax

that could be.

oh yeah and to make this worse yet. i bought the machine and figured i could just run it behind the seat and buckle it and just always leave it buckled.

no sir!!!!!! have to buckle that little mother effer every time!!!!!

[mrsops]

QUOTE=Picasso;2738725]that could be.

oh yeah and to make this worse yet. i bought the machine and figured i could just run it behind the seat and buckle it and just always leave it buckled.

no sir!!!!!! have to buckle that little mother effer every time!!!!![/QUOTE]

:laugh::laugh:

[P.Services]

why don't you just cut the end off the seat belt or order another seat belt and cut the end off, and just stick it in the receiver and leave it there if its that annoying?


because i wasnt smart enough to think of that!! its getting cut off tomorrow!!!

but i will still have to buckle and unbuckle it every time. then it being cut free it will get lost and i will be sol. or it will be at deere and they will refuse to work on it and red tag it because its "missing required saftey features"

[Junior M]

that could be.

oh yeah and to make this worse yet. i bought the machine and figured i could just run it behind the seat and buckle it and just always leave it buckled.

no sir!!!!!! have to buckle that little mother effer every time!!!!!
If its that bad, then why not buckle it behind the seat when you get in, and unbuckle it when you get out, I couldnt imagine not having a pull down bar or seatbelt some of the positions I've been in a skid..

[P.Services]

because when you hop in and out loading and driving the kodiak every five minutes that gets to be a pain!!

does the new cat have a lap bar?

[CAT powered]

Yes! Come on over to the darker yellow side of things!

[Scag48]

I don't mind the lap bars at all, makes for a nice arm rest. If in the machine for extended amounts of time, wearing the belt is the difference between a sore back and having a decent following day. Suspension seats only work if you're strapped in, otherwise you just bounce around on top of the seat. However, if you're loading truck and getting out of the machine every 5-10 minutes, wearing the belt is a hassle.

[Canon Landscaping]

I hate the door, belt, and arm rest in my 322 but I was scraping up some dirt going full speed and hit a rock and if I did not have my seat belt on I would be really f***d up.

[ccstrebe]

because when you hop in and out loading and driving the kodiak every five minutes that gets to be a pain!!

does the new cat have a lap bar?

One of my favorite features on the Cat is that the lap bar is split. So instead of being hinged in the back and having to pull it over your head and push it back over your head each time you get in and out of the seat, you just flip each half up. It is hinged on each side of the console and you just fold each half out of the way, it is really slick and effortless. Also, each half is independantly adjustable in relation to the seat.

[Bleed Green]

That is the first I have seen of those new Deere machines. Looks like I was right with my guess about the black booms, just like all of the other new Deere machines. Looks a lot different than the other 300 series skid steers and CTL's. Wonder when they are going to be released? Think there will be a smaller or maybe even larger unit other than the one that was pictured?

[Bleed Green]

I would like to see a view from the front of the machine.

[Bleed Green]

Dirtman2007 What do you mean when you say a "finder"?...Dealing with the mud issue.

[stuvecorp]

Dirtman2007 What do you mean when you say a "finder"?...Dealing with the mud issue.

I read that as 'fender'.:)

The lack of a lap bar means I will NEVER buy a NH or Deere or anyone else that doesn't have a one piece lap bar, it is a pain to use the seatbelt. While it makes sense it is a pain. I had two NH and their suspension seat worked great, unfortunately the seat belt was mounted to the same thing the seat was mounted to. It would slowly squeeze you.

[Dirtman2007]

Dirtman2007 What do you mean when you say a "finder"?...Dealing with the mud issue.

yeah thats suppose to say fender. I didn't pay attention in school when I was young:laugh:

[JDSKIDSTEER]

because i wasnt smart enough to think of that!! its getting cut off tomorrow!!!

but i will still have to buckle and unbuckle it every time. then it being cut free it will get lost and i will be sol. or it will be at deere and they will refuse to work on it and red tag it because its "missing required saftey features"No, but if your brakes lock up when you butt comes off the seat your head will hit the windshield.:hammerhead:Ouch. I hope if they put the bar in the D series they take out the seat belt safety switch. If they do not that it would be a pain. Don't cut the belt. Just buckle it and sit on it and un buckle and bucke back each time. That is what everyone else does. Your going to have to do that even if you cut. But you guys remember a bar is not a true safety device. You can bust a rib. Deere is the most fanatic about safety.

[Junior M]

No, but if your brakes lock up when you butt comes off the seat your head will hit the windshield.:hammerhead:Ouch. I hope if they put the bar in the D series they take out the seat belt safety switch. If they do not that it would be a pain. Don't cut the belt. Just buckle it and sit on it and un buckle and bucke back each time. That is what everyone else does. Your going to have to do that even if you cut. But you guys remember a bar is not a true safety device. You can bust a rib. Deere is the most fanatic about safety.
I'd rather bust a rib than have be choked by a seat belt.. I'll never have a skid with strictly a seat belt..

[Bleed Green]

I guess I should have caught that meaning fender. That would be the only thing that would make sense there LOL.

[bobcat_ron]

yeah thats suppose to say fender. I didn't pay attention in school when I was young:laugh:

Your Southern accent is making it's way into the key board, not good. :laugh:

[JDSKIDSTEER]

I'd rather bust a rib than have be choked by a seat belt.. I'll never have a skid with strictly a seat belt..I never had a customer get choked on a seat belt. Do you want a bar for your high chair too Jr. ? Just kidding. I do not mind a bar. I am justy saying it is not a replacment for a seat belt, but that should be the operators choice.

[Junior M]

I never had a customer get choked on a seat belt. Do you want a bar for your high chair too Jr. ? Just kidding. I do not mind a bar. I am justy saying it is not a replacment for a seat belt, but that should be the operators choice.
My high chair already has a bar.. :p Does yours? :laugh: :laugh: And very good point it is the operators choice..

[JDSKIDSTEER]

My high chair already has a bar.. :p Does yours? :laugh: :laugh: And very good point it is the operators choice..

Why you not in school?

[Junior M]

Why you not in school?
Jeez, how many times are yall goin to ask this? :dizzy: I have a school laptop, and I get on here during class...

[JDSKIDSTEER]

Jeez, how many times are yall goin to ask this? :dizzy: I have a school laptop, and I get on here during class...

Well get back to work or you might turn out like the rest of us losers.

[Junior M]

Well get back to work or you might turn out like the rest of us losers.
I am good, I am in english and I've got the highest average in this level of english...

[stuvecorp]

I am good, I am in english and I've got the highest average in this level of english...

It is the South, remember? Now go flirt with some cuties.:laugh:

[stuvecorp]

I never had a customer get choked on a seat belt. Do you want a bar for your high chair too Jr. ? Just kidding. I do not mind a bar. I am justy saying it is not a replacment for a seat belt, but that should be the operators choice.

I think it causes more unsafe behavior, like sitting on the belt or cutting the belt. Where if you had the lap bar at least you have something there, most situations the seat belt isn't needed.

[ksss]

I am good, I am in english and I've got the highest average in this level of english...


Tell me Jr, what does it sound like when a class full of banjos fires up? We know what one sounds like on a bridge but a whole class full, that must really be something.:waving:


Maybe tomorrow you can bring your favorite "sock" to show and tell. I am sure you'll get a date after that little expo.:cool2:

I think I would have left off the "this level of English". :laugh:

[JDSKIDSTEER]

Tell me Jr, what does it sound like when a class full of banjos fires up? We know what one sounds like on a bridge but a whole class full, that must really be something.:waving:


Maybe tomorrow you can bring your favorite "sock" to show and tell. I am sure you'll get a date after that little expo.:cool2:

I think I would have left off the "this level of English". :laugh:Sounds like a Deliverance reunion.

[Junior M]

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[Bleed Green]

Looks like the linkage is different. What positive do you think this style of linkage will have over the old style? The older linkage looked more rounded whereas this linkage looks shorter and more compact.

[JDSKIDSTEER]

http://emoticons4u.com/crazy/450.gif

Crack dem books Jr.

[Junior M]

Crack dem books Jr.
I am out of school now, I came home early sick... :wall

[Bleed Green]

Kinda surprised this thread lasted as long as it has.

[Fieldman12]

I like the looks of the black booms. I figured for a while now that they would switch to black to match the rest of there equipment line. Looks like on back of machine where you chain it down they have switched it to the hole style like Cat uses. The other style on the 300 series was easy to chain down but I seen a few on dealer lots where someone had turned the machine into something and had bent them. I think the way the Cat is designed to be chained down is much better. Im guessing the D is for a delux cab with all the fancy gadgets like the Cat users love. As for the torque bar at back of machine it really is not that much different in design than my 250 Series II except the bar going across looks smaller in diameter. It has rail on the back top of the engine compartment like the Deere wheel loaders. Looks like the same reliable undercarriage that they have been using. I do think they could have made the top of the cab a little more fancy looking. Other than that I would like to some day try one out.

[Dirtman2007]

Your Southern accent is making it's way into the key board, not good. :laugh:

Oh I've got the newest redneck keyboard on the market today. I gots ans easy button fer dem everyday werds lol.

you just wish you could talk like us:cool2:

eh:laugh:

[Bleed Green]

I wonder when they will be at dealers. I would like to see one in person.

[JDSKIDSTEER]

Talked to a man that ran CT333D. He said pull down bar do not have to plug in seat belt. Pressurized cab a lot like Cat. New A/C system which Deere already had the coldest system. We are going to eat lunch one day soon.

[G ZMAN]

http://www.skidsteersmackdown.com

[ksss]

I would encourage Deere to swing through SE, Idaho on their "Prove it" tour. It would be a good opportunity to open up a can of whoopass on John Deere, Power Tan style.

[Junior M]

I would encourage Deere to swing through SE, Idaho on their "Prove it" tour. It would be a good opportunity to open up a can of whoopass on John Deere, Power Tan style.
Not a big fan of either JD or Case, but I'd love to see JD get there ass handed to them by a powertan, that skid steer smackdown is basically a big lie, imo..

[ksss]

Not a big fan of either JD or Case, but I'd love to see JD get there ass handed to them by a powertan, that skid steer smackdown is basically a big lie, imo..

I thought when Z posted the link that maybe the results were in from the WOC. That was on Tuesday that the Smackdown was to take place. I would like to see some video from it. I was hoping that my fellow PowerTan brothers had carried us to Victory.

[Junior M]

I just watched the classic moments, most of it looks almost rigged to me, the only thing that I will believe is the lifting part, but the "hill climb" where they ran over a pile of dirt a little steeper than the ramps on a between the axle trailer and the bobcat couldnt do it, thats just bull imo, not because it was Bobcat either...

[stuvecorp]

I thought when Z posted the link that maybe the results were in from the WOC. That was on Tuesday that the Smackdown was to take place. I would like to see some video from it. I was hoping that my fellow PowerTan brothers had carried us to Victory.

No kidding. The brotherhood has for the most part decided to just shun the whole thing.:p

[CAT powered]

The lifting was BS too. Had the bobcrap operator been as smooth on the controls as the Deere operator he never would have gone over. The Deere was getting VERY light in the azz end. Had he bumped one control too hard or the wrong way he'd have been on his nose.

[mrsops]

The lifting was BS too. Had the bobcrap operator been as smooth on the controls as the Deere operator he never would have gone over. The Deere was getting VERY light in the azz end. Had he bumped one control too hard or the wrong way he'd have been on his nose.

That's funny you say that cat my father said the same thing you just said. I would of got that off with no problem. That guy didn't no what he was doing

[Bleed Green]

JD Skidsteer did you ever have lunch with the guy that had run the ct 333D? What did he have to say?

[equipment fan]

Is there anybody that could post the pictures here? Because i can`t see the pictures on lawnsite even if i`m logged in.Thanks in advance!

[bobcat_ron]

Here you go:

on edit:
Looks like the Plowsite thread was removed.

[Bleed Green]

I think they removed the other pics, i'm sure this pic wont last long either.

[equipment fan]

Thanks a lot Bobcat Ron! i must say that for a first look,C-series CAT compact track loader looks better....would like to see it performing.

[kreft]

ron i hope you don't get banned from here too! lol

[lifetree]

The Plowsite.com won't let you see it unless you login !! As I'm not a member of Plowsite.com I can't view it ... and I'm sure not going to sign-up over there just for this.

[Junior M]

ron i hope you don't get banned from here too! lol
I hope not, has anyone ever got banned? ;)

[kreft]

yeah, a few. from here. and many from HEF

[Junior M]

yeah, a few. from here. and many from HEF
Yeah, I knew HEF, they ban and unban people constantly..

Didnt know anybody from LS had been banned..

[Bleed Green]

I wonder when they D-series CTL's will be out? Wonder if jdskidsteer heard anything from his contact?

[DeereMan85]

All D-Series should debut sometime this fall. There is no definitive date--sounds like whenever the engineers get the kinks out of the prototypes. I've seen pics from all angles of the machine, and it will be sweet. Pressurized cab, air ride seat, swing out door, even better serviceability, better visibility to bucket when raised above cab, and several new models, including a few CTLs. Mid frames will be available with joysticks and 2 speed, maybe not right away, but soon after D series is introduced. Joysticks should be switchable pattern.

[bobcat_ron]

I wonder if the changes made are enough to sway me over to Deere?

[stuvecorp]

I wonder if the changes made are enough to sway me over to Deere?

That means there is still hope of you rollin' PowerTan style. Shane, we can get another converted.Thumbs Up

[Scag48]

I wonder if the changes made are enough to sway me over to Deere?

I doubt it. :laugh:

[bobcat_ron]

I doubt it. :laugh:

Guess again, I sat in a Deere 250 yesterday, what a joke, I had to kinda crawl in there sideways and spin myself around, all the while hitting my noggin on the damn window.
Leave it to Deere to make a large man feel even more uncomfortable.

[Bleed Green]

so bc ron you are saying if this series has a bigger cab you will consider a switch?

[JDSKIDSTEER]

I wonder when they D-series CTL's will be out? Wonder if jdskidsteer heard anything from his contact?I have not had time. Sold 7 machines in the last 2 1/2 weeks. Trying to keep the pipeline full. Looking like I am having an exceptional start. About time. It slowed way down in Jan. and first part of Feb. Gotta go, Got paper work to do. Catch up with you all when it slows down. Good by recession.:waving:

[bobcat_ron]

so bc ron you are saying if this series has a bigger cab you will consider a switch?

I had lots of time while waiting for loads of gravel on today's job, so I walked around and sat inside the Deere skid steer on site, and even if they made the cab bigger, no, I would never switch, what a bad, bad feeling to sit inside those Deere's, awkward loader and cab, nope, it's Cat or Takeuchi for me all the way!

[JDSKIDSTEER]

I had lots of time while waiting for loads of gravel on today's job, so I walked around and sat inside the Deere skid steer on site, and even if they made the cab bigger, no, I would never switch, what a bad, bad feeling to sit inside those Deere's, awkward loader and cab, nope, it's Cat or Takeuchi for me all the way!Good thing for me not everyone thinks like you. But honestly, most of my customers are new first time owners or repeats. Very seldom does anyone switch brands. I found out if you try to switch them you could have used all that energy and time to sell 3 machine to new customers instead of one. You can tell from this site, that most are brand loyal.

[Bleed Green]

Wonder when there will be other pics available of the D-Series machines. Would like to see other views of the machine in the pic on here.

[tallrick]

Guess again, I sat in a Deere 250 yesterday, what a joke, I had to kinda crawl in there sideways and spin myself around, all the while hitting my noggin on the damn window.
Leave it to Deere to make a large man feel even more uncomfortable.

I have been reading this over and over. Now I just have to get the chance to try one out. At 6'7" tall I would be in real trouble, right?

[JDSKIDSTEER]

I have been reading this over and over. Now I just have to get the chance to try one out. At 6'7" tall I would be in real trouble, right?
Yes......Maybe when new cabs come out.

[bobcat_ron]

I have been reading this over and over. Now I just have to get the chance to try one out. At 6'7" tall I would be in real trouble, right?

The problem I noticed was how low to the ground the thresh hold is (the part you step over that protects your feet and knees when seated) Deere made damn sure they box you in by adding those goofy filler pieces in to keep the clearance on the protrusion from the front window sticking out.