The place where we got river sand had a 44 and I was always the loader man when a bunch of us trucks went at the same time. It didn't have a cab but was a sweet little machine. I later ran a 66 that was rear wheel steer as well as a bunch of articulated ones up to an 88 but this was over a 50+ year period. The operator was good and took care of his NICE machine. Keep on sawing and whatnot! GBWYall!
I know I'm late... Feel like we should've stopped and greased it sometime in there. LoL I also ran a bunch of "rear steers" including many hours on a '66, which it basically this machine super-sized. Thanks for the upload
@@lewiemcneely9143 I agree, rear-steer did a great job, especially Cat's design, but it has to be maintained. There were two different wheelbase 966; the short one would cut a tight corner. Not sure about '22 and '44 lengths? In some applications rear-steer actually outperforms hinged-frame. Especially noticeable in tight quarters when the bucket doesn't "sweep" the way articulating frame does when steered. Also, once a straight frame raises a load it's not going to suddenly become overloaded when turning, the way a hinged frame can change its tipping point. That looks like a nice machine. Pushing hard and not a whisp of smoke. Nice grade job!
@@johne189 The old 66 had a straight pipe and would really talk when easing into a bank to do a little rooting without spinning and digging a hole you had to climb out of. I spelled another truck driver to give him a break and ended up on it steady for a couple of months. Natural ground red clay bank cut. Good seat time!
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Beautiful 944
The place where we got river sand had a 44 and I was always the loader man when a bunch of us trucks went at the same time. It didn't have a cab but was a sweet little machine. I later ran a 66 that was rear wheel steer as well as a bunch of articulated ones up to an 88 but this was over a 50+ year period. The operator was good and took care of his NICE machine. Keep on sawing and whatnot! GBWYall!
I know I'm late...
Feel like we should've stopped and greased it sometime in there. LoL
I also ran a bunch of "rear steers" including many hours on a '66, which it basically this machine super-sized.
Thanks for the upload
@@johne189 They did a fine job. Just wouldn't turn as tight as an articulated loader.
@@lewiemcneely9143 I agree, rear-steer did a great job, especially Cat's design, but it has to be maintained. There were two different wheelbase 966; the short one would cut a tight corner. Not sure about '22 and '44 lengths?
In some applications rear-steer actually outperforms hinged-frame. Especially noticeable in tight quarters when the bucket doesn't "sweep" the way articulating frame does when steered.
Also, once a straight frame raises a load it's not going to suddenly become overloaded when turning, the way a hinged frame can change its tipping point.
That looks like a nice machine. Pushing hard and not a whisp of smoke. Nice grade job!
@@johne189 The old 66 had a straight pipe and would really talk when easing into a bank to do a little rooting without spinning and digging a hole you had to climb out of. I spelled another truck driver to give him a break and ended up on it steady for a couple of months. Natural ground red clay bank cut. Good seat time!
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CAT loader work 👍💕
Aquel modelo es igual al 950C ???