Reading some comments here and The point is you have to respect the machine and all of its parts. 50 pounds or 50 tons, it can kill you. Always pays to have a helper and someone that monitors you on a regular schedule to see if you are still alive and well. I would be nervous a bit standing beside that weight any day. I knew a guy had a heart attack while working in the field and nobody knew until,the next morning.
Depends on how big your trailer is. Some companies will remove the counterweight and bucket and unpin the stick cylinder for height clearance. Some companies simply unpin the cylinder and move the machine in one solid piece.
Its funny. Ive looked at several vids you made cos Ive found em interesting. This one popped up as a "recomended" video (with no direct connection to vantagetes) and I thought it might be cool to learn how to, and at a coffebreak brag amongst my workcolleges how this is really done. I sure didnt know ! But at 6:09 I recognised the guy to the left and ..... heyyy.. this dude somehow looks familiar. The funny part is that Ive, so far, only seen you from behind.... cinda :)
The Dodge Dart in the ad on the bottom of the video lined up perfectly to be crushed by the CAT counterweight. Almost looked like it was supposed to happen haha!
It actually isn't too big a project. It's just lifting the counterweight, a few bolts and some time. Most places in Canada and the U.S. you'd be pulling the stick as well and thats a hefty little project to undertake.
Wonder why they make you go through the time to lift the logo to get at those 2 bolts. Seems like a waste of mechanic hours. I know our Komatsu 800 can lift the counterweight off the ground like this (just with a different setup) but I've only ever seen the John Deere's taking the weights right off a low-boy. Do you know if they can lift from ground level as well?
man we do this with large cranes.. Careful weight doesn't flop over on worker We have 100,000 lbs of weight or more some one million pounds on a 500 ton Demag.
I liked the very beginning when the weight was lifted off the truck and the CAT turned around... basically it was saying "Excuse me sir. Could you please help me install my ass?"
Hardhat is not just for the falling objects that might hit your head. It's also help you to prevent your head from bumping. I'd been wearing hard for almost 10years as a welder and thank god I've never experienced a fall on my hardhat. But it saved my head 2 times from bumping, that may cause a severe head injuries.
We do also run Deere excavators. In our line of work, bigger does tend to be better. The 892 runs what...a 3yd bucket? Imagine the production difference going from an 8yd bucket to a 3 loading 40-70 ton trucks.
There is a huge construction project going on near my house and I saw to cat 325's and one 330 working on putting A new highway in also there was a cat back oh I don't know what size that was and there is a timber King fellerbuncher removing trees on the side of the road so they can expand it unfortunately it's in a spot where I can't get videos of it but if I do manage somehow to get one would you be interested in seeing it?
could someone please explain this to me? what is the function of the counterweight, and why has it been located where its? why is the engine located at the far end of the platform, in the excavator? i have an assignment, this questions are about Moments and Weights that this things produce in order to keep the whole thing balanced about the tipping point--Slew Centreline.
Okay well I got my information just from what I've seen so thanks for correcting me I really appreciate that I'm always on the lookout for new information about any sort of construction work or any type of construction action that is going on in the state the biggest excavator I've seen on a trailer was a cat 320 D and those are pretty good size but they're not as big as that 380 5C the only reason why I know that is not the biggest excavator is because if it was Bruder would have made it come with counterweights you could put on it they're very very precise and how they make their toy models
What is the purpose of that lift up panel on the rear with CAT on it? Looked like there was only the counterweight body behind it? Am I missing something?
Thanks. It just seemed a bit of extra stuff that was not really needed as four of the six bolts are not behind it? Why cover only two? Over here it would be to stop scrap metal thieves from nicking the weight! It looked very sturdy as was locked down by a handful of bolts? Is the weight used by other manufacturers? Might explain the changeable brand name? Just a guess. Still an amazing machine
D Hewitt they are a rest to locate the counterweight in the proper position to insert the bolts. You flip them vertical to allow the counterweight to slide up and then horizontal and set the weight down until it’s resting on them slightly. You’ll notice I do not walk under the weight while it is suspended but rather under the engine compartment.
