Cat 973C Loading Tandems

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vantagetes

11 жыл бұрын

Say whaaaaaaat? A 973 video...is Burnoot sick? Sorry it's been awhile.

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@michaelmorrison4924 2 жыл бұрын

I like how this operator works no time wasted every minute count very talented

@MrBooojangles 11 жыл бұрын

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!!!

@vantagetes 11 жыл бұрын

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.

@valdeiszanini1633 7 жыл бұрын

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!

@ModelingSteelinHO 11 жыл бұрын

Ah,man love the track loaders. Operated a 953 for many years, I'd love to operate the 973 {that won't happen}. Smooth machine a real worker too.

@digger321b 11 жыл бұрын

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

@garethifan1034 9 жыл бұрын

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.

@groddofwar7779 9 жыл бұрын

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?

@garethifan1034 9 жыл бұрын

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..!

@groddofwar7779 9 жыл бұрын

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

@garethifan1034 9 жыл бұрын

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..

@groddofwar7779 9 жыл бұрын

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.

@gangesexcavating 11 жыл бұрын

Great video.

@vantagetes 11 жыл бұрын

You're probably looking a the sensor for the auto leveler on the top cylinder?

@pushysix 11 жыл бұрын

I still think track loaders should drive like a dozer.

@vantagetes 11 жыл бұрын

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.

@taylorl5259 5 жыл бұрын

not a fan of the joystick pattern? ive been running a 755 for a few years and my knees are slowly giving already.

@dieselguy5145 11 жыл бұрын

For the tracks is it a pilot control that controls them or lever for forward and reverse then just foot brakes to turn?

@BuddlerC 9 жыл бұрын

a very nice machine id like to operate my selfe!! :) we got still the B version at our 953 :D

@allied1394 11 жыл бұрын

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

@Rick_Dunaway 11 жыл бұрын

What are the main advantages that a track loader has over a wheel loader? We don't see many down here in the south.

@vantagetes 11 жыл бұрын

You have a pilot control lever and 2 pedals with electric sensors for steering.

@jeremykruse3676 11 жыл бұрын

nice video, would like to see more what it can do.. i run a 953c love it .

@pjs5191 11 жыл бұрын

What's wrong with the boom cylinder on the one side of the loader arm? Looks like there is a piece sticking up like it's broken or loose or something.

@LDEGM 11 жыл бұрын

Super!

@jameslindley924 3 жыл бұрын

Gettin on wi it !!! nearly as good as me is that driver !!!

@TheCase60xt 11 жыл бұрын

Are the 973's worth getting?

@LLImprovement 3 жыл бұрын

I wish my 973c was the series of this one. Having the speed control on the dash is a pain, and needing to be stopped to change it...

@lindro123 10 жыл бұрын

Strange seeing dump trucks with out the canopy over the cab, in Nova Scotia you hardly see tandems like that.

@Xmarksthebowshot 10 жыл бұрын

I'll take a job! what's a operator make in your area? guessing your in Wyoming?

@benben941 11 жыл бұрын

good video ; )

@jameslindley8318 6 жыл бұрын

Side loading bucket to fill the dumptruck front end then the back end

@slobodanmartinovic1216 11 жыл бұрын

Nice :)

@powellvalley 11 жыл бұрын

Any particular reason for the loading area ramp? The company I work for has a 973C and it will get plenty high enough to clear the dump beds.

@johnschmeitzel8933 3 жыл бұрын

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!

@Operator9010 11 жыл бұрын

More please!

@chessplayerelite669 9 жыл бұрын

Definately overloading the trucks

@alvie2 8 жыл бұрын

no wonder they sell so many excavators..

@Matiass682 11 жыл бұрын

It's very fast!!. what do you think, wheels or track loaders?

@johnschmeitzel8933 3 жыл бұрын

Depending on what your doing! They got there place like any other tool!

@lewisc6402 10 жыл бұрын

Must spend a lot of your profit on undercarridges.

@CMWally 11 жыл бұрын

A lot of dozers are foot pedal steer, Your hands are busy with speed and direction or bucket or blade, your feet are not busy so steer with them.

@mikep.541 4 жыл бұрын

Two full buckets would have done the job.

@dylanchalmers3011 Жыл бұрын

@vantagetes still a great loader

@Amanwithoutaface112 8 жыл бұрын

if they had triaxles they could hold another scoop

@boardingpass04 11 жыл бұрын

if she smokes she pokes

@d5ncat227 3 жыл бұрын

This isn't his first day

@joshwilkey3216 11 жыл бұрын

Wow!!! Oh man that is the neatest thing I've ever seen in my "hole" life. I am so glad you made this video. Wholey crap!!

@templetonblake 10 жыл бұрын

seems to be not the biggest bucket - why haven't we a comparison between girl's and man's bucket here ? ;-)

@todlindley8101 9 жыл бұрын

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

@tomcander3669 5 жыл бұрын

You're an idiot

@Maczust63 11 жыл бұрын

wheel loader ride like crap on broken up dirt they bounce around and make wholes this packs the dirt and doesnt make wholes plus can push

@johnschmeitzel8933 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@num1loaderman Жыл бұрын

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.

@matty8371 9 жыл бұрын

Flat ground, loose material, why not use a wheel loader? Much faster and NO WEAR on an undercarriage.....

@chessplayerelite669 9 жыл бұрын

Track loader is way faster

@todlindley8101 9 жыл бұрын

matty8371 Too Boggy

@matty8371 9 жыл бұрын

Tod Lindley Well that may be the case if the ground is not hard...It looks slick on top, but not soft as in weak base...

@todlindley8101 9 жыл бұрын

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 !

@jimmyjohnson7769 8 жыл бұрын

+matty8371 cause there probably wasnt a wheel loader available, use what you got