Non Bike related Discussion - no politics or religion pls.
Fri May 29, 2009 5:25 pm
oooh where's the popcorn??
Cummins. they only make stationary engines
Fri May 29, 2009 6:03 pm
I used to own a float, biggest I drove was a CAT D11 fully dressed. Now I drive a cummins every day....... Biggest heap of shit I ever bought..........
Like the CAT..... Love the euro. VOLVO Best ever......... They rarely let you down, but very expensive if they do...........
Fri May 29, 2009 7:55 pm
smithy5 wrote:I used to own a float, biggest I drove was a CAT D11 fully dressed. Now I drive a cummins every day....... Biggest heap of shit I ever bought..........
Like the CAT..... Love the euro. VOLVO Best ever......... They rarely let you down, but very expensive if they do...........
What do you drive and which engine is in it??? I would think that the new Signature is better than the Cat C15 at the moment. The C 15 does not even meet the new emmissions that is why they are pulling out of automotive engines. The Excert did not meet their expectations.
Fri May 29, 2009 8:19 pm
ZXR750 wrote:What do you drive and which engine is in it??? I would think that the new Signature is better than the Cat C15 at the moment. The C 15 does not even meet the new emmissions that is why they are pulling out of automotive engines. The Excert did not meet their expectations.
At the moment, I got a shitty little ISC in an Iveco agitator
Here's a pic of the old rig carting a new boom arm off a Hitatchi 850 tonne excavator....... FH16... 580hp.. 110 tonne rated....
p.s. sorry Pete about the hijack.... you know how it is with boys and their toys........ mine bigger than yours.........
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Fri May 29, 2009 8:26 pm
holy mother of...
Fri May 29, 2009 8:30 pm
we have a winner
Fri May 29, 2009 8:47 pm
smithy5 wrote:ZXR750 wrote:What do you drive and which engine is in it??? I would think that the new Signature is better than the Cat C15 at the moment. The C 15 does not even meet the new emmissions that is why they are pulling out of automotive engines. The Excert did not meet their expectations.
At the moment, I got a shitty little ISC in an Iveco agitator
Here's a pic of the old rig carting a new boom arm off a Hitatchi 850 tonne excavator....... FH16... 580hp.. 110 tonne rated....
p.s. sorry Pete about the hijack.... you know how it is with boys and their toys........ mine bigger than yours.........

If your ISC has the caps fuel system then I would agree with you. The common rail is a far better engine.
Sat May 30, 2009 11:24 am
hey smithy, have you got a pic of the whole machine that carries this boom arm ?
Sat May 30, 2009 1:04 pm
kaneg wrote:hey smithy, have you got a pic of the whole machine that carries this boom arm ?
I havn't got one of this exact machine but here's a similar 800 tonner

... Note the person standing alongside the track.
I picked up the Boom Arm from Brisbane Wharf last year along with about 8 - 10 other low loaders carting various bits. We took it all to a mine at Gunnedah NSW, where it was to be assembled and put into digging some serious holes..........
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Sat May 30, 2009 9:52 pm
ah another shovel not a digger
Sat May 30, 2009 10:06 pm
This is some serious mining machinery...

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Just becareful where you park those excavators...

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Sun May 31, 2009 12:09 am
ha, thats one big ass bucket wheel, have worked on them and bucket wheel reclaimers on maintenance shutdowns
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Sun May 31, 2009 7:37 am
Thanks guys, awsome pieces of gear
of course you have to become a good operator of these things and then to watch them altering the landscape , minig etc..at least for me it's a great enjoyment to watch.
On the other hand , hand me the keys of one of these and I'll look like a meachanical Steady Eddy ..
Fri Jun 05, 2009 11:23 pm
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