We got this exact model at our local landfill site with a 4 in 1 bucket, very versatile machine and comes in handy for towing out trucks that get stuck in the mud in there. I would love one at home to play with!!!
Nice machine. They do have a better push into the pile than a wheeled loader. It's very rare to see these working in the Uk these days..we seem to use 360 excavators for everything whereas a 'Drott' (as they were commonly known here) is only used on Landfill sites where stability and LGP are essential. Interesting to note the different terminology for machinery across the world..in the Uk those trucks would simply be known as 'Six wheelers' whereas 'tandems' would have only been used to describe tandem trailers - but that was only when they were current, about the early 80's. Enjoyed your video.
That's pretty neat, never thought about the different terminology. We've always called our 963 a loader, ever specified about the running gear. Our Excavator is Simply called A Hoe, and the dump trucks are either bobtails, tandems or tri's. What do you guys call Bobcats, aka skid steers?
Sweet..we call them as you do - either a 'Bobcat' or a 'skid steer' whereas what I suspect you would call a 'backhoe' (?) is generically known here as a JCB i.e.excavator-loader. Speaking of tractor-trailers - they are usually green, red or blue, and pull ploughs in fields - again another difference with NA..What we would call them would be in short 'Artics' (for articulated trucks) Have fun with the terminology..!
Yuxin Wang I've always called both hoes, and for some reason everyone always knows the difference, lol..It has to do with the job, and line of work we are..They aren't used much.. If it's anything smaller, it's automatically a mini X... Then again, I'm in the Southeastern US. It's not uncommon too hear "Yup, the hoe is ovare at the ol job upare"lol
I know what you're saying - interesting.. Sounds like borders people in the UK, borders of England /Wales that is. From what I saw on tv - those accents belong to folks in the Carolinas..
Yuxin Wang There are different accents within the region, some real strong, some not so much..We are kinda in between, but I can 45 minutes south, and I can't even understand what the hell they are saying, lol.. We just have a little twang too ours, but we do have the best savings ever lol.
We have a 963c. A dream to be on. And a 963b down on my farm, that thing has NO tracks left, it's all flat, but is a farm machine so no worries. Love the old drotts
Sim! Realmente esta Caterpillar 973C Pá Carregadeira é uma máquina muito eficiente e muito ótima para serviços como: terraplenagem, jazidas de terra, etc...! Esta máquina, com certeza, é 'show de bola'. Porque para serviços como o meu, esta máquina (na nossa firma) é perfeita e sem igual!
It's nice being able to see into the trucks your loading. Plus this was my pace all day. 1 truck on a 7-8 minute cycle. I needed some way to amuse myself. Eventually even porn on an iPhone gets boring.
Newer D model Cat and K model Deere's do have hand controls for steering as an option. But as any real track loader operator can tell you Scott, foot pedals are the way to go for steering.
I've always wanted to drive one of those machines where I live in mass they aren't around even newhampshire you'd be hard pressed to find one they look fun to operate
Great Machine but Horses for courses nowadays, the 973 will weigh around 20- 25 ton so a lot of weight to motivate when travelling back n forth hence fuel usage will be hefty + all the Track wear and the inconvenience of less precision loading compared to a Excavator which stands still hence little track wear and only has to swing the upper structure (around 10 ton) and the upper structure is on a lubricated bearing hence creating far less resistance to the Track Shoes of a Track Shovel having to climb over soft ground, when using a n Excavator the visability is far better when you are looking iinto the bucket and can see what is being loaded hence giving chance to avoid foreign matter. Nowadays Track Shovels are for Formation work where some loading is required
why are you traveling so far to load the truck.You should be setting the truck closer to the pile so you load up your bucket back up spin and dump in to truck.
First of all get your trucks back to the pile! You got good enough ground conditions that yo can back them into the pile! What’s with the ramp! No need.
That’s exactly what I was saying in my comment ! No need for ramp, and get your trucks to the pile , if there was a track Hoe on sight what would you do? Carry the dirt to the trucks! I don’t think so!
matty8371 Just my 10 penneth Matty, I think a wheeled shovel on that ground would be wallowing around and finding the soft spots especially with the same bucket/size/weight hence in very quick time the operator would be hacked off at being thrown around the cab and the wallowing would slow travelling to the truck plus bucket load retention is impaired ie as a wheeled shovel rocks around the spoil falls off the bucket hence loosing the payload and making the work area progressively more uneven and if it rains part way through the day the wheeled shovel will be up to its knees and Job Stopped hence Trucks all piled up stood waiting to get loaded - No Pay Day !!, Large Tracked shovel for this job- Fetch N Carry to truck or put a haul road in, back the trucks in close and load with an excavator. Suppose you think I'm a know it all !! Lol. Ive done plenny of muck shiftin !