My New Ride (sold the old girl)
#1
07-18-2009, 04:18 PM
My New Ride (sold the old girl)
It's about time I got "modernized". It's just been too long with an old POS.
So yesterday, I got to run this.....
HA HA HA...
I'd never get rid of the old CBR, if that's what you thought....
I love her...
This new truck is sweet, though. I don't normally run them, but when people are off.. or they need some help... they call me.
I ran about 12 loads yesterday (all in the mud....which is most fun), and it's frickin' awesome. Nothing like sliding around in the mud in a 75 ton, 6WD truck!
It's so much nicer than the old one we had. Updated controls and everything.
So yesterday, I got to run this.....
HA HA HA...
I'd never get rid of the old CBR, if that's what you thought....
I love her...
This new truck is sweet, though. I don't normally run them, but when people are off.. or they need some help... they call me.
I ran about 12 loads yesterday (all in the mud....which is most fun), and it's frickin' awesome. Nothing like sliding around in the mud in a 75 ton, 6WD truck!
It's so much nicer than the old one we had. Updated controls and everything.
#2
07-18-2009, 04:29 PM
Sitting up high, the power shuddering on that solid steel platform moving independently under you, a big load on her so she's gliding over the dirt powering her way forward turbo's whineing like a Banshee and that the hydro pivot chassis steering .................................................. ...mmmaaaaaannnnn
U lucky SOB ................
drivin' some big stuff not as nice in the past .....it's exhilirating 4 sure
U lucky SOB ................
drivin' some big stuff not as nice in the past .....it's exhilirating 4 sure
#3
07-18-2009, 04:35 PM
Yep... so much nicer than some of the old chit, that's for sure.
And you're right about the rush. Especially when you're dumping on a steep grade and the front wheels come up off the ground.
You gotta be pretty good with mirrors, too..
When you're cruising, though... you basically just want to crush chit....because you can! lol..
And you're right about the rush. Especially when you're dumping on a steep grade and the front wheels come up off the ground.
You gotta be pretty good with mirrors, too..
When you're cruising, though... you basically just want to crush chit....because you can! lol..
#4
07-18-2009, 10:51 PM
#5
07-18-2009, 11:10 PM
We've got a few old tractors, too.
We have a 1986 Frieghtliner. It kicks the old KW's *** all over the place... lol..
The old CAT stuff was really good equipment.
Anymore, though... I don't see why there are so many people that swear by it (well, as far as Heavy Equipment goes....).
I like the Volvo stuff. It's like night and day as far as I'm concerned.
We have an old 1988 CAT IT28 (Integrated tool carrier), and I absolutely love that thing. As far as an all-around smaller loader, forklift, etc., it's great.
However, the big loader we have is a Volvo, and it's so much nicer than the equivalent CAT loader (IMHO).
We have a 1986 Frieghtliner. It kicks the old KW's *** all over the place... lol..
The old CAT stuff was really good equipment.
Anymore, though... I don't see why there are so many people that swear by it (well, as far as Heavy Equipment goes....).
I like the Volvo stuff. It's like night and day as far as I'm concerned.
We have an old 1988 CAT IT28 (Integrated tool carrier), and I absolutely love that thing. As far as an all-around smaller loader, forklift, etc., it's great.
However, the big loader we have is a Volvo, and it's so much nicer than the equivalent CAT loader (IMHO).
#7
07-19-2009, 02:12 AM
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Yer .HaHaHa ..I got back from my ride and your thread tile hit me in the face like 
.... chit !!!
...yu kidding !!!!
You will keep ...
,,? , lol
That's a very nice rig
chit kool.... is it brand new!! where do you work them Dylan ? in a a quarry ? or a pit ?
Wicked pic !!
Seems we have a little more in common than I thought guys..
When I was 28 I did a 2 year stint with a mob called ReadiMix here in Aus as a night shift maintenance welder and night shift driver at a quarry not far from where we lived .. One of my best mate's was the head exec and top crusher maintenance fitter at the plant ... a few of us that were mates and riders worked that shift ... and yer , we played up a bit and had heaps of fun ....LOL
We would run the moving equipment for the last 6 hrs of the crusher run and then go on with maintenance afterward .....
I got to operate these babies for near 2 years......the 988 cat loader and the Volvo BM dumper
Exactly like this 988 baby .. she was a bloody monster ..all auto but what a handful !! clearing the truck dump points at the top of the storage plies at night was interesting to say the least..... she was comfy to drive and so smooth to ride in
They had a nice cat 66 loader too, that was a bit more tame in size ...easier to scoot around in and do all the bloody conveyor over flow cleanups..
The Volvo I only used to spend an hr a night in to clear the screened of fines from the conveyor dump chute........she was very similar to this new one.. was a ripper to drive at night up on the huge dumping piles... quite an art in not putting them over the bloody edge in the dark !!
.... chit !!! ...yu kidding !!!!You will keep ...
,,? , lolThat's a very nice rig
chit kool.... is it brand new!! where do you work them Dylan ? in a a quarry ? or a pit ? Wicked pic !!
Seems we have a little more in common than I thought guys..
When I was 28 I did a 2 year stint with a mob called ReadiMix here in Aus as a night shift maintenance welder and night shift driver at a quarry not far from where we lived .. One of my best mate's was the head exec and top crusher maintenance fitter at the plant ... a few of us that were mates and riders worked that shift ... and yer , we played up a bit and had heaps of fun ....LOL
We would run the moving equipment for the last 6 hrs of the crusher run and then go on with maintenance afterward .....
I got to operate these babies for near 2 years......the 988 cat loader and the Volvo BM dumper
Exactly like this 988 baby .. she was a bloody monster ..all auto but what a handful !! clearing the truck dump points at the top of the storage plies at night was interesting to say the least..... she was comfy to drive and so smooth to ride in
They had a nice cat 66 loader too, that was a bit more tame in size ...easier to scoot around in and do all the bloody conveyor over flow cleanups..
The Volvo I only used to spend an hr a night in to clear the screened of fines from the conveyor dump chute........she was very similar to this new one.. was a ripper to drive at night up on the huge dumping piles... quite an art in not putting them over the bloody edge in the dark !!
Last edited by CBRclassic; 07-19-2009 at 11:36 AM.
#8
07-19-2009, 08:27 AM
Ha ha.. the Volvo BM Dumper.... That's what we got rid of to get this one!
That's funny. (As if the name BM for a Dumper isn't funny enough...lol)
The new one isn't brand new, but it's an '06, maybe? New enough to be really sweet compared to the old one. The pic was taken at Volvo, but maybe I'll snap a few of me doin' cool chit at work...
I actually work at a landfill. We move dirt, auto fluff, and slate constantly. It's about a 600 acre facility with a slate quarry onsite.
We have the IT28, a CAT D5 dozer, D8 Dozer, 2 compactors (836G), the Volvo loader (160), 2 Volvo articulating dumpers, 2 trackhoes (one mammoth Komatsu), a smaller CAT FEL/Hoe, and a Big JD Tractor.
That 988 looks pretty cool... Definitely a monster!
These machines can certainly be a handful sometimes, no doubt about that.
You know how it is when you're cruising in a dumper over rough terrain. It'll knock the chit out of you!
Then there's backing... with a huge dumpbed. It's all about both mirrors. Friday, they had me dumping at the end of a 300ft ridge that's about the width of the truck, all mud, and drops straight off.. about 175ft down. Talk about...
I used to put the forks on the IT loader and just run around site doing stupid stuff with it in order to practice.
My favorite (and people always liked this one), was to use one of the forks to open a trash can, then pick up a 5gal bucket by the handle, drop the bucket in the trashcan and close the lid.
That's funny. (As if the name BM for a Dumper isn't funny enough...lol)
The new one isn't brand new, but it's an '06, maybe? New enough to be really sweet compared to the old one. The pic was taken at Volvo, but maybe I'll snap a few of me doin' cool chit at work...
I actually work at a landfill. We move dirt, auto fluff, and slate constantly. It's about a 600 acre facility with a slate quarry onsite.
We have the IT28, a CAT D5 dozer, D8 Dozer, 2 compactors (836G), the Volvo loader (160), 2 Volvo articulating dumpers, 2 trackhoes (one mammoth Komatsu), a smaller CAT FEL/Hoe, and a Big JD Tractor.
That 988 looks pretty cool... Definitely a monster!
These machines can certainly be a handful sometimes, no doubt about that.
You know how it is when you're cruising in a dumper over rough terrain. It'll knock the chit out of you!
Then there's backing... with a huge dumpbed. It's all about both mirrors. Friday, they had me dumping at the end of a 300ft ridge that's about the width of the truck, all mud, and drops straight off.. about 175ft down. Talk about...
I used to put the forks on the IT loader and just run around site doing stupid stuff with it in order to practice.
My favorite (and people always liked this one), was to use one of the forks to open a trash can, then pick up a 5gal bucket by the handle, drop the bucket in the trashcan and close the lid.
#9
07-19-2009, 06:02 PM
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A 600 acre facility .... wow , that's a nice sized driving course mate
How long have you been a heavy operator Dylan?
I actually had prangs in that 88 twice ....me mate came screaming at ( 5 mph lol ) around a corner of these huge concrete loading bins and I was also flying along prolly a bit slower , and we clobbered bucket head on !!!
I was throw into the friggin screen , splattered me self on the console and me mate split his fore head open doing much the same in the 66 ..... mate what a freakin bang it made!! .. frightened the chit outta me mainly because I saw him and thought nothing of it really , just hit the skids and though ..WTF , who cares if we touch ! yer well I learn't something didn't I ...LOL
I also ran that BM volvo in reverse into a 2 ft thick bay wall at a shattering 2 0r 3 mph ...yer I mis calculated just a tad .. yu dont recon that chucked me all over the bloody cab..!!!
Even at a walking pace ...when those bloody things come to an unexpected dead stop !! ... it hurts
and at night in the silence ,make even bigger big bad *** noise !! everyone in the quarry new that someone had hit something straight away !!
....and I had no
to hide behind!! ....lol
How long have you been a heavy operator Dylan?
I actually had prangs in that 88 twice ....me mate came screaming at ( 5 mph lol ) around a corner of these huge concrete loading bins and I was also flying along prolly a bit slower , and we clobbered bucket head on !!!
I was throw into the friggin screen , splattered me self on the console and me mate split his fore head open doing much the same in the 66 ..... mate what a freakin bang it made!! .. frightened the chit outta me mainly because I saw him and thought nothing of it really , just hit the skids and though ..WTF , who cares if we touch !
yer well I learn't something didn't I ...LOLI also ran that BM volvo in reverse into a 2 ft thick bay wall at a shattering 2 0r 3 mph ...yer I mis calculated just a tad ..
yu dont recon that chucked me all over the bloody cab..!!! Even at a walking pace ...when those bloody things come to an unexpected dead stop !! ... it hurts
and at night in the silence ,make even bigger big bad *** noise !! everyone in the quarry new that someone had hit something straight away !! ....and I had no
to hide behind!! ....lol
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#10
07-19-2009, 08:41 PM
Ha ha... good stories, man...
Yep, these things hit HARD! Especially when they hit each other.
I've been running equip for about 5yrs. Not everyday, though. I spend more time in the lab or fixing chit. I've put enough time in that the older guys don't **** with me anymore, though.....
Here's a similar crash story.
We got a new guy (mechanic) and he was running the track hoe, loading up dirt trucks. Well, the guy in the dumper is an oldhead and has been pushing steel for years. (Drove a trash truck in the 70's and started working the landfill in the 80's)
Needless to say, the oldhead isn't isn't gonna take any chit from a greenhorn operator.
Well, the kid in the hoe told him that he needed to take one more load of dirt, and the oldhead disagreed.
So the new guy swings the bucket of the hoe into the dumpers path and blocks him, and again tells him that he needs another load.
I'm hearing the arguement on the radio, and finally the oldhead says "You better move that ****in' bucket, kid... or I'm goin' through it!!"
Next thing you hear is BOOM!!
He ran that six-wheeled dumper directly into that hoe bucket at speed.
Next thing I see is the kid in the hoe jumpin' out and running full speed for the woods! He was scared chitless and said later "I thought he was gonna kill me! That ****er's crazy!!"
Yep, these things hit HARD! Especially when they hit each other.
I've been running equip for about 5yrs. Not everyday, though. I spend more time in the lab or fixing chit. I've put enough time in that the older guys don't **** with me anymore, though.....
Here's a similar crash story.
We got a new guy (mechanic) and he was running the track hoe, loading up dirt trucks. Well, the guy in the dumper is an oldhead and has been pushing steel for years. (Drove a trash truck in the 70's and started working the landfill in the 80's)
Needless to say, the oldhead isn't isn't gonna take any chit from a greenhorn operator.
Well, the kid in the hoe told him that he needed to take one more load of dirt, and the oldhead disagreed.
So the new guy swings the bucket of the hoe into the dumpers path and blocks him, and again tells him that he needs another load.
I'm hearing the arguement on the radio, and finally the oldhead says "You better move that ****in' bucket, kid... or I'm goin' through it!!"
Next thing you hear is BOOM!!
He ran that six-wheeled dumper directly into that hoe bucket at speed.
Next thing I see is the kid in the hoe jumpin' out and running full speed for the woods! He was scared chitless and said later "I thought he was gonna kill me! That ****er's crazy!!"