RFCDrum Posted November 3, 2013 Author Share Posted November 3, 2013 Took this today. Rob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30819-excavators/page/8/#findComment-214738 Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stacksuperdog Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 my dad's friend's CAT in his quarry 2 Quote Matt Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30819-excavators/page/8/#findComment-215863 Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stacksuperdog Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 1 Quote Matt Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30819-excavators/page/8/#findComment-216067 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 41chevy Posted November 11, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted November 11, 2013 Amphibious Caterpillar working at local lake dredge. Paul 3 Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30819-excavators/page/8/#findComment-216185 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FayettesFinest Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 I've never seen an amphibious excavator before. That thing is neat! Hate to throw a track in the water though, lol. We've got a Cat E70B at work, it's child's play compared to these though, lol Quote Being in the process of getting your CDL's is like sitting on death row... Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30819-excavators/page/8/#findComment-216484 Share on other sites More sharing options...
slpwlker Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Damn flipper is what they are. Most places that rent them castrate them and you can only pull or lift up close. You'll pull yourself under or over in a sex if not careful. Always interesting bobing around like a giant bobber in the intercostal trying to cross Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30819-excavators/page/8/#findComment-216499 Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Damn flipper is what they are. Most places that rent them castrate them and you can only pull or lift up close. You'll pull yourself under or over in a sex if not careful. Always interesting bobing around like a giant bobber in the intercostal trying to crossI didn't think they were meant to "swim". I thought the wide tracks and pontoons were to decrease ground pressure, so you can go ito marshes, bogs and flatsThis wasn't bad, only 4 to 7 feet of water and pretty flat bottom. This one has a pitch fork blade on it for clearing out some kind of invasive water plant from China meant for fish tanks. Takes over the entire pond and kills off everything else including fish and such. Even birds get tangled up in the runners. Have to go 1 to 1 1/2 feet into the bottom to get the roots out and than the water and sediment is and filtered to kill off the weeds. $4.7 million to do the 2 small lakes and connecting streams. Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30819-excavators/page/8/#findComment-216551 Share on other sites More sharing options...
slpwlker Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Oh yeah they'll float. Come of land is a real adventure when it sinks and water starts coming in the pops back up. Would reach out and down at the same time as it started to nose dive then pick straight up after you pull yourself forward. Then out and down again. Probably not meant to go all out boating but they make one hell of a fishing pier 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30819-excavators/page/8/#findComment-216637 Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Oh yeah they'll float. Come of land is a real adventure when it sinks and water starts coming in the pops back up. Would reach out and down at the same time as it started to nose dive then pick straight up after you pull yourself forward. Then out and down again. Probably not meant to go all out boating but they make one hell of a fishing pierOr a reef 1 Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30819-excavators/page/8/#findComment-216811 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterMack Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 This one came to me from the interweb, not sure who took it, cool picture though. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30819-excavators/page/8/#findComment-216943 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb502 Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 This one came to me from the interweb, not sure who took it, cool picture though.that's a Herzog cartopper setup for unloading gons of rock or sand, we have deere 160 excavators to run thru ours at CSX. 1 Quote "Any Society that would give up a little LIBERTY to gain a little SECURITY will Deserve Neither and LOSE BOTH" -Benjamin Franklin"If your gonna be STUPID, you gotta be TOUGH" "You cant always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you get what you need" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30819-excavators/page/8/#findComment-217069 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb502 Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 my dad's friend's CAT in his quarryImage11092013102319.jpglooks like an old 350, nice machines just the right weight and balance for a 60" x 60" mass excavation bucket or a shallow 72"x 48-60", you can load trucks in a hurry with one for sure and they don't rock nearly as much as a 330C or D with a 60" mass bucket. Quote "Any Society that would give up a little LIBERTY to gain a little SECURITY will Deserve Neither and LOSE BOTH" -Benjamin Franklin"If your gonna be STUPID, you gotta be TOUGH" "You cant always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you get what you need" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30819-excavators/page/8/#findComment-217072 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterMack Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Saw this Liebehrr 984 and the back of these Daewoo's at the Con Expo in Vegas back in 05. Think I was actually going for thetower crane in the Daewoo shot. I'm going to this show again March 2014. Kick ass show. I would highly recommend ifanybody gets a chance to go, do it!! Only comes around every three years. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30819-excavators/page/8/#findComment-217301 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RFCDrum Posted November 24, 2013 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 24, 2013 Was taken in Hillburn last week. There is a definite story on this and why it's on a Conforti trailer. Hopefully one of the Conforti guys can give the details as I can only assume. Rob 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30819-excavators/page/8/#findComment-218244 Share on other sites More sharing options...
slpwlker Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Was taken in Hillburn last week. There is a definite story on this and why it's on a Conforti trailer. Hopefully one of the Conforti guys can give the details as I can only assume. RobI must be missing something?Definetly a big machine and big trailer. Looks almost like a Cozad but has a Diamond look about it also Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30819-excavators/page/8/#findComment-218253 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted November 25, 2013 Author Share Posted November 25, 2013 I must be missing something?Definetly a big machine and big trailer. Looks almost like a Cozad but has a Diamond look about it alsoCarbro is doing the next phase of sewer work in the Village of Sloatsburg which is right up the street.They brought the machine up with their tri axle CL and quad lowboy. That was 3 weeks ago and the machine is sitting right now 500 yards up the street up on blocks and the tracks and under carriage off of her. The reason I didn't want to assume was that Conforti had their tri Pete tractor up there with 3 or 4 troopers two seperate times going over this and each time they unhooked again and left the trailer in front of Jans Me A Car's towing yard. The troopers meet you in Mahwah just before the border in NY and escort you to the Hillburn exit and their is a parking area by the light where everybody with oversize gets inspected there before you can continue in NY. I'm just assuming how much time and money is being lost with this machine being stuck in the same spot for so long. I'm guessing the troopers didn't like something with Conforti's setup. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30819-excavators/page/8/#findComment-218255 Share on other sites More sharing options...
slpwlker Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 If they are stripping it it must be a weight thing and getting told to drop it down more. It sucks. so far we haven't been inspected coming out of Ny YET Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30819-excavators/page/8/#findComment-218267 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted November 25, 2013 Author Share Posted November 25, 2013 It's a perfect spot to get everybody because Rt 17, 287 and the Thruway all merge right there. They are still talking about putting a new weigh station in right in Mahwah off of 287. I guessing too it was a weight thing I was just interested as I pass this everyday what the Conforti guys input was. I still for the life of me can't figure out where they would use that size machine on sewer work with the size of the streets in Sloatsburg. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30819-excavators/page/8/#findComment-218292 Share on other sites More sharing options...
slpwlker Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 It's a perfect spot to get everybody because Rt 17, 287 and the Thruway all merge right there. They are still talking about putting a new weigh station in right in Mahwah off of 287. I guessing too it was a weight thing I was just interested as I pass this everyday what the Conforti guys input was. I still for the life of me can't figure out where they would use that size machine on sewer work with the size of the streets in Sloatsburg. Pipe size,How hard is the rock and also how much they want to do a day. In S.Fl they are using Pc 650's750's, 800's and 365 or 375 cats just for underground. In South Dad they rock is hard and shallow 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30819-excavators/page/8/#findComment-218302 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted November 25, 2013 Author Share Posted November 25, 2013 The streets are really narrow unless they have some open spots to swing I guess. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30819-excavators/page/8/#findComment-218379 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb502 Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Most of the grading and utilities companies here use 330 CAT, PC400 Komatsu sized excavators, the Limestone is too hard to dig they have to drill and shoot it first. Quote "Any Society that would give up a little LIBERTY to gain a little SECURITY will Deserve Neither and LOSE BOTH" -Benjamin Franklin"If your gonna be STUPID, you gotta be TOUGH" "You cant always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you get what you need" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30819-excavators/page/8/#findComment-218381 Share on other sites More sharing options...
VPZINC Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Was taken in Hillburn last week. There is a definite story on this and why it's on a Conforti trailer. Hopefully one of the Conforti guys can give the details as I can only assume. RobSaw this out there last week. Very impressive to see one on a trailer like that. Quote 87 RD 686SX07 CL-73306 Granite CV-713"Old Macks never die, just get new generations of drivers" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30819-excavators/page/8/#findComment-218419 Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stacksuperdog Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Another reason not to go to NY 1 Quote Matt Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30819-excavators/page/8/#findComment-218421 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted November 26, 2013 Author Share Posted November 26, 2013 Saw this out there last week. Very impressive to see one on a trailer like that.Yea it was Vic. Every day at the same time around 3:30 there they were 4 troopers and two escorts and the Pete and then the next morning no Pete the trailer in the same spot. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30819-excavators/page/8/#findComment-218457 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted November 26, 2013 Author Share Posted November 26, 2013 You would think with that many axles it would of been legal since Carbro came up with it on a 4 axle Rogers. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30819-excavators/page/8/#findComment-218458 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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