MACHINE INFO

Here you will find information about the machines components, capacities, parts, operating system, controls, history and most anything else informative about this machine. Below you will see the original bill of materials and ship date provided from the original owner.

It's sad to say that most of these machines made their way to the salvage yard. Weighing in close to hundred thousand pounds you can see why. It's hard telling how many machines still exist but my guess would be below 50. I'm sure very few companies use these old girls nowadays. These were pipeline beasts back in the day and were soon put to the way side by pilot controlled faster machines. Nonetheless the amount of steel and engineering that went into them is simply impressive.

I found the old girl on craigslist like i do most all my equipment. The posting had a phone number so I called it and after speaking with the guy all he could tell me was he wanted it out of his way and it's "Leaking oil, all it does is keep leaking oil" so i was like ok and discussed a time to come see it.

When i was driving up from the service road i could see the hoe's arm in the distance and my first impression was, yep it's one of the big ones. I drove through the yard and went straight to it. At first glance I fell in love immediately. The machine was located in Balch Springs which is near Dallas Texas about 30 miles away. After doing a pretty through inspection it appeared to have a lot of life left. The pins and bushings on the bucket, stick, and boom looked liked they were just done! I checked the tracks and undercarriage components and other things. I began to think wow! This thing is amazing. The rest is history and it now sits back at my yard. The plan with her is to bring her back to life. Over time i will be taking things off and checking the components. Please stay tunned and be patient.

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