Caterpillar 245 Breakdown 

That was neat to see how it was dissembled and loaded up. Those old Cats are great machines.

Great video Justin. You don't realize how big these machines are until you see them being dismantled. Liked.

The 245's are tough alright. I ran one a couple of winters when it was too cold to pour concrete. It used to be a shovel but had an Allied hammer on it for making little ones out of really big ones. I liked the steering setup on them better than the individual ones on the newer ones. One pedal for forward, one for reverse and the handle in the middle was the turn. Worked good for me and my extremely large feet compared to the new ones trying to go straight. Oh well, such is progress. Good One P.A.

I had no idea that the back weight is a unit itself with hydraulics built in. Very Cool🚜👍

Nicely put together. Lots of work involved with moving equipment from site to site that mostly goes unseen. I am a Project Manager for a HVAC firm located in thr Southern Tier region of NY. We just had a large crane on my site to lift Air handling units on to a Building roof. Just the counterweights alone took 2 Semi trucks to haul in.

Really cool video. I have never seen how the counter weight is removed. Thanks for the video. Do you have any videos of a machine being power washed? Thanks!

I pass Smith Trans trucks all the time and they're always hauling something huge! They always seem to be in the Bear Gap area on Rt. 54 in Central PA when I see them. Wish my truck was as nice as some of their equipment. Cool videos too!

good shape for 1979, i was 12.

Very interesting to watch. I have not seen that done before. Thanks for your video so us folks that are not in that industry can see how it is done.

Awesome machine. It s nice to see that good ol' iron live and kickin '

Very nice catch! ;o)

Great video. I never knew the counterweight actually was removable. I won't say where but this is but I'm pretty sure I had this machine pass me as it was being moved. If not for your videos people wouldn't get to see our heritage of anthracite mining here in PA.

Nice one, Justin.

Great video!

Great video! nice to see one of these old girls again. In 1981 there was a 245 working close to my house on a new road project it was the biggest Cat 360 machine I'd ever seen! You've brought back some fond memories. Come to think of it I think it may have been the biggest machine of that type Cat made at the time.

Great video

I saw A 225 being repaired at Carolina cat when I went over there it was sitting in the workshop next to an old D9

Nice vid Justin....what is the other peice on the trailer when he is dropping the stick and bucket on? I love the old cats, there is a 235 working on a bridge project on RT15 just north of Fredderick MD

Interesting to see how far a machine like that has to be broken down for transport. Company I worked for in Edmonton would only remove the bucket and maybe the stick cylinder pin so they could tuck it down tighter. They had several specialty lowbeds for heavy hauling work, I've heard they move 385's and 390's in just about one piece now!

great video...

whats a 245 weigh Justin? not many around here. 235 setting just down the road in the same spot its been for 20 yrs. all the stories I hear of this era cats are how tough they are.itd be interesting to see a new one of the same size in a side by side all out see whos got the most digging power. great way to start a sunday...

Why Break it down ??, We used to move our 245 ME in the UK without breaking it !

There is a scrap yard close to where I live and they just bought a 235 he didn't say what year it is but the thing is like brand new all original with low hours.. I guess somebody bought it new back whenever and never really used it except for a little bit around the farm.. I think this guy got it for $12,500 from the guys wife when he passed away..

how much did those counter weights weigh?

Hi, was the counter weight removed due to weight limits to the trailer or the roadways?

did you sell it?

old girl looks and sounds good.

how many tons does this machine weigh?

I wonder how many parts will be left over after they reassemble it lol. But seriously, this is pretty interesting and probably not often seen. There's life yet in that nice older machine.

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