Would have to be a big one. Even then an excavator has such a large contact area it doesn’t lead to breaking the concrete up much.Seems to me you could just keep driving over it with the excavator and break it up faster than that damn ball.
"the most on-spec gummy A36 plate you've ever seen"Cat doesn't use shit steel in anything I'm aware of and I've done/do design work on a LOT of Cat machines including buckets, linkages, frame structures and powertrain systems.
"the most on-spec gummy A36 plate you've ever seen"
What is the clearance tolerance for pin holes in the frame? I have noticed my John Deere loaders seem to wobble out the pin bores sooner than my old cats. It seems like they have a looser pin bore tolerance when new that allows the pin to beat the frame up.Cat doesn't use shit steel in anything I'm aware of and I've done/do design work on a LOT of Cat machines including buckets, linkages, frame structures and powertrain systems.
What is the clearance tolerance for pin holes in the frame? I have noticed my John Deere loaders seem to wobble out the pin bores sooner than my old cats. It seems like they have a looser pin bore tolerance when new that allows the pin to beat the frame up.
Now a 980f between colleted pins and tight tolerances the pins stay tight for 20,000+ hours before a bore weld job is required.
Sorry, might have worded someting wrong but but when lower center pivots of a loader need be line bored because of 1/4" of wear in the plate. Machine was set up from cat with a Lincoln auto lube. Center pins and bushings still looked good. Cold roll and hot roll steel, do you know the difference.Cat doesn't use shit steel in anything I'm aware of and I've done/do design work on a LOT of Cat machines including buckets, linkages, frame structures and powertrain systems.
Bet you are a Cat nut swinger that thinks Cat is still 100% made in AMERICA product, that loader in 2005 had, China, and Brazil in casting marks all over it.Cat doesn't use shit steel in anything I'm aware of and I've done/do design work on a LOT of Cat machines including buckets, linkages, frame structures and powertrain systems.
I’m pretty sure he is a engineer that works for catBet you are a Cat nut swinger that thinks Cat is still 100% made in AMERICA product, that loader in 2005 had, China, and Brazil in casting marks all over it.
calm your mad-onCold roll and hot roll steel, do you know the difference.
Doesnt matter in the real world, the 988h i ran was best loader id ever ran, but i seen in the real world its flaws, pins and bushings would be good, main plates to to pins would wear first. And the stupid ass oil bathed pins. Boom lift cylinders around 10 gallon of 80w90, boom to main frame .70 of a quart.I’m pretty sure he is a engineer that works for cat
I’m pretty sure he is a engineer that works for cat
Bet you are a Cat nut swinger that thinks Cat is still 100% made in AMERICA product, that loader in 2005 had, China, and Brazil in casting marks all over it.
Doesnt matter in the real world, the 988h i ran was best loader id ever ran, but i seen in the real world its flaws, pins and bushings would be good, main plates to to pins would wear first. And the stupid ass oil bathed pins. Boom lift cylinders around 10 gallon of 80w90, boom to main frame .70 of a quart.
I wasnt trying to be a smart ass about any of it, I really loved runing that machine. Company had 3 988H in and all 3 have same exact issuse except for one I ran had the no grease center pivot driveshaft that seized up and took out the transmission. The broken starter noses was the worst though.I know the guy that designed the oil bath pins. He just retired from Cat. You're not the only one that hates those, I think everybody does.
How often does that machine see a drop catch or have the rear tires off the ground?
The interference between the bearing and the hitch plate could be too low from the factory causing the bearing to walk which would cause the bore to wallow out. Or they could have been machined out of alignment which does the same thing.
I wasnt trying to be a smart ass about any of it, I really loved runing that machine. Company had 3 988H in and all 3 have same exact issues except for one I ran had the no grease center pivot driveshaft that seized up and took out the transmission. The broken starter noses was the worst though.
One thing that was left out was the hours on these loaders. Having hitch issues at 10,000 hrs kinda a big deal, 25-30,000 hours it is to be expected. I aspire to have a 988h some day lol.I'm not trying to bust your balls either. Cat is one of the most end user focused customers I have and they really do put a major focus on reliability, serviceability and value to the end user. There are always things Cat can do better. Maybe 988H hitch pin and hitch plates are one of them?
One thing that was left out was the hours on these loaders. Having hitch issues at 10,000 hrs kinda a big deal, 25-30,000 hours it is to be expected. I aspire to have a 988h some day lol.
Around 14,000, standard long boom, GP mod, spade toothed bucket, lol more bad memories. I was a tire saver guy, instant the bucket lip hit the pile boom down a smidge, roll bucket back. Let me say I am a cat guy. My disappointment falls with backup loader being a wa500-3 with 25,000+ hoursOne thing that was left out was the hours on these loaders. Having hitch issues at 10,000 hrs kinda a big deal, 25-30,000 hours it is to be expected. I aspire to have a 988h some day lol.
the chinese ones are dirt cheap, last one I bought was like $150, and I sprung for the one with the longer 4" travel (shouda gone for the shorter one though, thing's heavy to hold up while aligning everything)Man I gotta get in on that hollow ram deal.
Slick.
It’s in the yard. I finally got that track tensioner fixed on the excavator it goes on. It’s one of those things you don’t use very often. But when you do need it, it kicks butt.What happen to that pounder thingy you bought to go one an excavator?
Yeah mine is almost a 2 person job to get everything aligned and tightened. The longer stroke is nice to get most bushings in one pull. Today I only put .0015 of squish on the fits and they went in easy. Only took 1000 psi to pull them in. A little lighter than I like but it is what it is . I like 4-5k psi to pull them.the chinese ones are dirt cheap, last one I bought was like $150, and I sprung for the one with the longer 4" travel (shouda gone for the shorter one though, thing's heavy to hold up while aligning everything)
I'd be scared of making the press too tight, then ending up with pins that are an interference fit, lolYeah mine is almost a 2 person job to get everything aligned and tightened. The longer stroke is nice to get most bushings in one pull. Today I only put .0015 of squish on the fits and they went in easy. Only took 1000 psi to pull them in. A little lighter than I like but it is what it is . I like 4-5k psi to pull them.
That is a lot of fuel in my world. What kind of money is that pile worth? How much does fuel cost per gallon out there? I think red is still over $5gal in commiefornia.Boys should finish up the recycle pile by my dad’s house today. Took 5000 gallons of diesel to run this pile through.
The pile of 1.25” dense base.
Just about out of room to pile anymore. There should be 28,000 ton of 1.25” and 5500 ton of breaker stone after we are done. Dad got 4.5 dump trailers of steel out of that pile. 7-800$ in scrap.