Cat 973 Track Loader Running Root Rake

In this video you'll see a Cat 973 track loader running a root rake.
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[@steventiufekchiev8896]

Love the old CAT B series track loaders. Last company I worked for had about 20 A and B models (some of which weren't great) but worked awesome for pushing mulch and brush. Still miss them sometimes.

[@DieselandIron]

Those old machines ran like Champs before all the emissions stuff kicked in.

[@Engine201]

That sure is a big loader! Very nice find!

[@DieselandIron]

It's one of the only track loaders I've seen here in Michigan. I was super excited to stumble across it.

[@ConstructionMachineryChannel]

@@DieselandIron Why aren't there a lot of track loaders in Michigan? Here in the Chicago area we have them all over the place.

[@jakebirchmeier4244]

@Diesel and Iron thanks for Makin me RUclips famous 😆 wish I coulda had more material to really work it for you it is indeed a pushing beast

[@saltwaterinmyveins]

I almost bought a 973 with a 13'6" FLECO rake. That's a beast!

[@DieselandIron]

They are awesome machines. I love em!

[@ConstructionMachineryChannel]

Never seen one of these before, I like it.

[@DieselandIron]

They are really handy for cleaning up after tree work

[@ryancade2603]

If you ever make it over to the west side of Michigan, there's some crazy highway construction going on. A lot of land clearing and bridge building at some point! In Benton Harbor

[@ConstructionMachineryChannel]

Is the construction on I94?

[@ryancade2603]

@@ConstructionMachineryChannel Yup!

[@ConstructionMachineryChannel]

@@ryancade2603 Great, I'm going to try to get out there the next time I go to Michigan City.

[@DieselandIron]

Thanks for the heads up! I'll have to plan a day trip over there

[@Camz316]

When I saw the name diesel and iron I immediately subscribed!

[@DieselandIron]

I appreciate it! Now I just need to live up to the hype 😂

[@smcm8467]

Nice machine, would have like to see him really work it.

[@DieselandIron]

Me too. I was hoping at some point he'd get into some big stuff but unfortunately he was just playing cleanup

[@warninglamp]

Do you know who has that exact machine now? I think its for sale in Michigan on machinery trader

[@DieselandIron]

I'm not sure, this was about 3 years ago. There are only a handful of these in Michigan currently so there's a good chance it's the same machine.

[@warninglamp]

@@DieselandIron looked like it was a jam up machine

[@cnote4461]

Is that the biggest crawler loader CAT makes?

[@DieselandIron]

Yes

[@Simplexity94]

What rake are you running though

[@DieselandIron]

Not my machine. I have no idea what he had