[Dirtman2007]

Today I took a little ride out to the big sewer line project to check on the progress. The big main 30" sewer line is going pretty slow. They've it a lot of rock and water while digging for the line. Over course they are having a water problem, their digging 12' deeper that the lake beside it!

Starting off we have a komatsu PC228 with a tilt bucket

A new cat 950 wheel loader with forks

The big ol' cat 375 beside that.

Here's the big bucket for the 375 with the compaction wheels on the back

Your's truely ...

then the Komatsu PC1250 with the stone shooter attached to the rear.

Cat 350

Line of track trucks

Down the road to the smaller 12" line

PC 400

cat 953

hitachi 330

Cat 320 CL with hammer and a linkbelt 330

New Moxy Dump truck

 

[Junior M]

Can I get some details on that stone slinger thingy-mabob, never heard of one before..

 

[stuvecorp]

Can I get some details on that stone slinger thingy-mabob, never heard of one before..

Someone send Junior a Rock n Dirt or Machinery Trader that he can read during school.

 

[Dirt Digger2]

the hoe digs the trench and a loader can load the stone into the hopper...then the stone is routed on a conveyor under the hoe and shot into the trench

a pretty cool idea

 

[Junior M]

Someone send Junior a Rock n Dirt or Machinery Trader that he can read during school.

Please? This place gets pretty boring during the day, I am stuck in school on my laptop trying to look occupied while looking at HEF and here, by 2nd block I have read everything..

Thanks Dirt...

 

[J. Peterson Grading]

Its actually used for filling the hoe bucket. Instead of using a rock box (Where the operator would have to swing around and dip or move the box) he just hangs the bucket low and fills it. Then reaches into the trench to spread it.
J.

 

[RockSet N' Grade]

Junior.....they are not telling the truth about the rock bucket......it is used like a shot gun when they see unwanted people coming on to the job.......a few splats from that shooter discourages lookie-loo's........

 

[Junior M]

Junior.....they are not telling the truth about the rock bucket......it is used like a shot gun when they see unwanted people coming on to the job.......a few splats from that shooter discourages lookie-loo's........

or those pesky homeowners

 

[stuvecorp]

Junior.....they are not telling the truth about the rock bucket......it is used like a shot gun when they see unwanted people coming on to the job.......a few splats from that shooter discourages lookie-loo's........

Okay you win points for using 'lookie-loo's'. I had to laugh at that.

 

[bobcat_ron]

That PC400 has a custom long stick, that ain't factory!
NorthWest has a slinger conveyor under one of their EX450's that was used in Crackcouver, very, very neat to watch in action.

 

[Dirtman2007]

That PC400 has a custom long stick, that ain't factory!
NorthWest has a slinger conveyor under one of their EX450's that was used in Crackcouver, very, very neat to watch in action.

I thought they had the 14' stick as an option?

 

[bobcat_ron]

They now have a 15'9" arm option. YIKES!!!

 

[Dirtman2007]

They now have a 15'9" arm option. YIKES!!!

That makes you want to go set some 20,000lbs concrete pipe with it! The operator might saying whooooooooooooo:laugh:

 

[ksss]

Man that is a lot of iron on one job.

 

[Gravel Rat]

There is lots of mud too :laugh:

It seems like you add a little water and you get lots of muck in that area of the country.

 

[ianh]

Ya got me Dirtman... what's with the hyd ram and link chain sticking out of the engine bay of that 375? I've done a lotta pipes over the years, but that's a new one... on me anyway

 

[GradeMan]

Love that pc 400

 

[Dirtman2007]

Ya got me Dirtman... what's with the hyd ram and link chain sticking out of the engine bay of that 375? I've done a lotta pipes over the years, but that's a new one... on me anyway

that's the way they raise/ lower the counterweight for transporting the machine.

 

[ianh]

Tks Dirtman... so do they drop the weight on another trailer to reduce the weight for transport, or is it just to take the load off the slewing ring when shifting the machine?

It's just that we shift our 450's all over the place, longest shift 3500 km for delivery but often 450 km to a regular job, and never take the counterweight off. We have to remove the bucket, but only to reduce the all up weight to 50 tonne, else we have to use a larger/more expensive float.

 

[Dirt Digger2]

Tks Dirtman... so do they drop the weight on another trailer to reduce the weight for transport, or is it just to take the load off the slewing ring when shifting the machine?

It's just that we shift our 450's all over the place, longest shift 3500 km for delivery but often 450 km to a regular job, and never take the counterweight off. We have to remove the bucket, but only to reduce the all up weight to 50 tonne, else we have to use a larger/more expensive float.

most times they drop it off and put it on another truck...short hauls you can "get away with it....sometimes"

here in the states our trucks are held to 80,000lbs in most states, so contractors do what they can to try and avoid having to buy an overweight permit from the government