Exceptionally well built, reliable machines.Their hydraulic pumps have been known to last over 15,000 hours!

Thanks. Yeah you'll still find 200 series excavators around because they're rough and tough. It's a lot more simple and you don't have all the electronics to deal with.

Thanks. They're powerful machines. The 200 Series set the standard for Cat's excavators

I remember riding with my dad when he operated one of two 245's the pit owned. That's where I got interested in heavy equipment. Awesome vid.

That's a decent video for that machine I ran one for three years and loved it, nothing could dig like a 245. The first 365's and 375's couldn't match them.

This is why I love CAT. Because they keep going. Because people like you love them. Because they are good to work on. Because they have great back up. I worked on a 225 not long ago and couldnt believe the travel power it had, what weapon. Thanks for the vid. Good on ya bro.

Sweet old machines. I remember they had to be warmed up slowly in cold weather or you could strip the pump drive out. The buttons on the wobble sticks were for opening and closing the shovel bucket if it was running one. All the 200 series were tough. Thanks. Pal!

Another great walkaround. Keep them coming!

Excellent vid Justin!! Always a fan of the older Caterpillar machines.

Great walk around. Kyle

Great video, I miss these old beasts.... still see a few out there producing today.

A local dirt excavating company in town has a 1970s Cat 245 and it is a really nice machine, I found it easy to work on and get at the hoses, compared to some newer machines. As stated before I really enjoy your videos. Phil

@PAmining Thanks again! Will have to get more of it working at the gold operation this summer. Got some good video of the 235C, Hitachi UH181, TD20E International, 980B all going on my end too. But I do need some new video of the 235 going at it, no doubt, we are lucky to have such a good runner.

Excellent documentary! I oiled (swamped) for a lot of 235 s on pipeline....They were excellent machines in their day...I wouldn't want to pay for the fuel or shovel tracks on 245 today though .

great and lovely powering machine !!

Great job on the video!

Awesome walk around you really know your stuff wean it comes to excavators

Awsome love that excavator!!

BTC construction out of Denver Colorado still has these old girls in use. I dropped a caseon rig next to one yesterday lol.

My favourite CAT-series! I used to play with the model of a 225 when I was a kid - must have influenced my opinion of these machines! :-) Well done!

Thanks and will do!

cat 235D 245B 245D best backhoes ever built to this day worldwide need i say more

Nice Cat 245🚜👍

Thanks man

@gangesexcavating I love your vids of the 235 clearing land

You were good back then, but you are great now! Thank you

There are a few still running in Texas

Great video ! i spent a good many hours operating one of these 245`s dam good machines ! thanks for posting this

I was hoping you were going to start and run it. Can you please make a video of that. Love your videos you know so much!

@JonesDieselPerforman These machines are great. We almost bought a 245B ME 3 years ago. What a machine. $15,000 gap in agreement on price made it a no-go. Our 235C will have to suffice for now. What a machine! did I say that enough? What a machine!

Yes

They are burtes. That's why you still find some being used in mining because they're rough and tough.

I just got a quick question; I got a old 215 and there are one switch i don't really know what does, the second switch on the top; the one that looks like an "L" and it is located down below the pre-heat - starter switch. When i turn it on, a light comes on and it looks to me that it does something with the oil? And btw; great walkaround (as usual), I really love these old workhorses, they never quit, no matter what!

nice pwice of machinery, btw do you work at that mine?

One good old tuff machine in it's days...no gadgets...steel control rods and clevis pins...not much down time when you had one to operate.

Ya know I really should have done that for the video, oh well. I'll figure out something to do for another video. Thanks!

I have never heard of a 245C. The D was the last they built before it was replaced by the 375, and the reason why the D's aren’t as common is because they didn't have a long production run.

I've seen pictures and video's (never one in the flesh) of CAT 245, 245B and 245D machines. I'm pretty sure I've heard of a 245C as well; but those don't seem as popular or as common. Was there a reason for this? Never seen a 375 either but a 385BLME was nice to watch it loading 777C and D-series CAT dumptrucks.

How are the cabs on the 200 series for space? A lot smaller than today's CAT excavator cabs?

So what's the difference between this and the ME? Larger bucket and beefier boom/stick?

Maybe its just me...but it sure seems like that 245 is smaller then others i have seen

I ran one just like that 20 some years ago. Very nice. What is it that you do that allows you time and access to make your videos?

A 245 is a 245. It's not a huge excavator by any means.

did this machine come out of connecticut, if it did boy did I do a lot of work on that machine

the two hundred series was a wonderful machine to operate slow but had balls i operated a 245 fs for two years she never failed to start and run flawless she had 18,000 hours on her and never a motor refresh to my knowlage she is still operating after a major refit they were just a pleasure to operate she is working in a a pit in shelton washington loading glacial till in to haul truck bound for the crusher

Isn't the 375 a lot larger than a 245?