I'm 67 years old , when I was a kid i used to watch these machines operating on projects near where I live in northern Illinois, i would set there for hours enjoying it this brings back great memories for me thanks alot i really enjoyed the video
I'm 61 and grew up on a small dairy farm and I joined the Navy Seabees as a heavy equipment Operator and got to run many things . And I carried that experience out into the real world and operated some cool things. I remember they were paving a road in Upstate NY and the dump trucks would go by and most were the offset cab Mack's and I would sit for hours giving them the hand movement for them to blow the horn.
I'm 67 as well and I used to watch them building the motorways in the UK in the 70's, once I had to drive my 955k through a bunch of them dumping material in our quarry, it was like going through Jurasic park !
Just retired after 45 years as a Operating Engineer ran dozens Pans Graders Excavators loved it best job ever great way to earn a living Thanks Great video
Nossos parabéns a este grande trabalho de alto nível ,este môdelo renovado do Cat 657. A Caterpilar dá um salto no desenvolvimeto desta grande máquina da terraplanagem : show Sr. Paulo Brasília 😊
Good afternoon, Thank you for the video! Years ago these machines where what’s all about and it’s good to see a revival!! Take care and stay safe. 👍😎🇬🇧
As with any new machine, it's all nice when it's new. Our 57k being a prototype has many design flaws. Hyd tank, hyd tubes, simple brackets and sensors, sensors and sensors. It will eventually be redesigned and fixed by CAT but the engineers have a long way to go before they achieve the reliability of the E's and B's. From experience, the worst part of the K's is having to add DEF.
Nice. Have these been purchased for London to Birmingham HS2 railway line earthmoving work? Its so rare to see motorscrapers in the UK being used now. The only time I have seen them used in the last 20 years were for digging reservoirs in London clay and some road projects where new cuttings were needed and a new raised bank was also needed nearby. Most were near museum pieces as well.
Fair do’s to Dave Collins for having the balls to buy brand new top spec motor scrapers in the UK 🇬🇧 when everybody else have got rid of them for dump truck/excavator combo. I have had the privilege to move one and they are a world away from the 637E’s in operator comfort. I believe the last big order for motor scrapers was Chepstow plant 10 years ago for 4 657G’s at Drax power station..
That’s all fun and games until you meet a rock and it doesn’t have to be a big one. If this in Ireland, scrapers have limited use, the ground is either too rocky, too wet, too hilly or most likely all three together.
You’re correct. Scrapers need good and consistent ground conditions to work well. This one is for use in the south of England where it’s mostly boulder free. They wouldn’t be much use in the majority of Ireland.
She's a beauty ! About how many engine hours do put on them with regular routine maintenance before you have to any overhaul work ? Great vid ! LOVE your channel ! Warmest Regards from Arizona
AINDA SÃO DOIS MOTORES ? POR EXEMPLO SCANIA ? MOREI NA BEIRA DO TRECHO EM MINAS EU ESPOSO OPERAVA UM 637 CO DOIS MOTORES SCANIA A MUITOS ANOS TERRAPLANAGEM DE POUSO ALEGRE A ALFENAS MG 1978 A 1980
It's a show not an actual job. They will have been given a set area to work and possibly a set depth to work to. Cant expect to fill it when it's like that
@@andrewbrady6385 it's a weekend show. Collins have 4 of these beasts and quite rightly want to show them off. I'm sure if the owner was that bothered about losing time and diesel off a project then he wouldn't have sent it to the show.
personally I thinks that tracked vehicles are better at landscaping and ground clearing job because they are more stable ,do not get stuck and do more precision type work than typical wheeled one
No tracked equipment gets stuck. Large construction/agriculture tires do just as well as tracks. Tracks have their place just as tires have their place. The track setup for a machine like this would be overly large and heavy and limit the machine. Tracks tear up the ground while turning where as wheels don't. As far as precise, tires or tracks don't play a roll in precision and in the case of a scraper, the machine is designed to move alot of material in a short amount of time. They aren't precision grading machines but in the same breathe, they are very accurate at cutting and dumping to dig down and build up grade. When a good operator is at the controls, they are very precise.
@@mikeznel6048 not all tracked vehicles leave mark on the ground engineer have come with the concept LGP meaning low ground pressure where precision is concerned tracked loaders or dozers are mostly used clearing ground jobs that i have observed
Seats are amazing. 4-6 camera positions to see blind spots. More power. But mainly its creature comforts for the operator to stay focused and not fatigue over a 10-11 hour shift. Obviously there are improvements to design/structure but theyre minimal
They are the first brand new scrapers delivered into the UK in nearly 30 years I believe. I can excuse the not so great operating as I bet there's very few scraper operators out there now a days.
Yeh half a bowl load. Hm I'm sure the machine can take a lot more push. Hey man get that dozers that's parked over here and let's see some real action.
i agree ,loading with the hitch up?? a no no, the fitters will be busy, spent along time on ts14 ts24 cat631b,c,d on road jobs and opencast mines in the 70s and 80s in the uk
Give the operator a break. He's on a brand new machine and is probably still working out all of the wrinkles. Also, the reason he isn't filling the bowl to overflowing is because the area he using to borrow material from is too short to get a full bowl. This is, after all, just what it looks like - a demonstration.
@@TombstoneHeart okay man you are a bit sensitive. In Australia we call it taking the piss out of him. Most of us can see the obvious I.e a bit of top soil and a demo but he'll man were ever you go as an operator the crowd are going to have a joke on you just make sure you don't take it to seriously.
That front looks like it was designed by a seven year old kid - there again it probably was. Bring back the awesomely masculine style in Cat design I say - they are earthmovers ffs, not cars🤔😲
100% boss flat sliding floor 633e the beauty of this is u can dig and lay material simultaneously to chase a level if ur loading up and u have a hole in front approaching ur line as ur front wheels hit the hole u can release the floor fill that void shut the floor keep on rolling through ,I spent 90% my life in an e series, I was tought that any clown grab a load but know its full potential is different story ,I had half a bottle of water strapped to the window as me slope meter 👌👌give me a yell boss ill come do a bit
I'm 67 years old , when I was a kid i used to watch these machines operating on projects near where I live in northern Illinois, i would set there for hours enjoying it this brings back great memories for me thanks alot i really enjoyed the video
I'm 61 and grew up on a small dairy farm and I joined the Navy Seabees as a heavy equipment Operator and got to run many things . And I carried that experience out into the real world and operated some cool things. I remember they were paving a road in Upstate NY and the dump trucks would go by and most were the offset cab Mack's and I would sit for hours giving them the hand movement for them to blow the horn.
Pass all your life's experiences on to your grandkids..Im 75, and I loved to listen to my grandfather...
I'm 67 as well and I used to watch them building the motorways in the UK in the 70's, once I had to drive my 955k through a bunch of them dumping material in our quarry, it was like going through Jurasic park !
Just retired after 45 years as a Operating Engineer ran dozens Pans Graders Excavators loved it best job ever great way to earn a living Thanks Great video
Nossos parabéns a este grande trabalho de
alto nível ,este môdelo
renovado do Cat 657.
A Caterpilar dá um salto no desenvolvimeto desta
grande máquina da
terraplanagem : show
Sr. Paulo Brasília 😊
Good afternoon, Thank you for the video! Years ago these machines where what’s all about and it’s good to see a revival!! Take care and stay safe. 👍😎🇬🇧
That thing's fricken awesome! What a beautiful beast! Love it
As with any new machine, it's all nice when it's new. Our 57k being a prototype has many design flaws. Hyd tank, hyd tubes, simple brackets and sensors, sensors and sensors. It will eventually be redesigned and fixed by CAT but the engineers have a long way to go before they achieve the reliability of the E's and B's. From experience, the worst part of the K's is having to add DEF.
Nice. Have these been purchased for London to Birmingham HS2 railway line earthmoving work? Its so rare to see motorscrapers in the UK being used now. The only time I have seen them used in the last 20 years were for digging reservoirs in London clay and some road projects where new cuttings were needed and a new raised bank was also needed nearby. Most were near museum pieces as well.
Fair do’s to Dave Collins for having the balls to buy brand new top spec motor scrapers in the UK 🇬🇧 when everybody else have got rid of them for dump truck/excavator combo. I have had the privilege to move one and they are a world away from the 637E’s in operator comfort.
I believe the last big order for motor scrapers was Chepstow plant 10 years ago for 4 657G’s at Drax power station..
Good to see one or more are backdragging to smooth out the fill or the haul road. We always did that if the push cat was not waiting
Beautiful scraper
Beautiful machine. Must be nice to operate
Great content. Thanks for sharing.
👏 Awesome machine! Gynormus!
Fantastic Machine, I want a go ! Can’t wait to see these properly get in their stride on a site.
nice New Cat 637K Scraper
Great video my friend
In my opinion it's just not the same without the exhaust pouring out the black smoke this is from a guy of Years Gone by
Being a guy thats spent many years on the big detroit driven crawlers I feel your pain my friend lol
Eu já trabalhei com essas aferamenta. Na ferrovia ponta da madeira. Carajas. São Luís. Trabalhei na Andrade Guterres...anos 80...😂😂
18 wheeler American pro trucker!! The “big rig”
That’s all fun and games until you meet a rock and it doesn’t have to be a big one. If this in Ireland, scrapers have limited use, the ground is either too rocky, too wet, too hilly or most likely all three together.
You’re correct. Scrapers need good and consistent ground conditions to work well. This one is for use in the south of England where it’s mostly boulder free. They wouldn’t be much use in the majority of Ireland.
Thats why we have crawlers ripping for the scrapers and also pushing them to fill the scraper faster to move the bulk of the marerial
I picked rocks up the size of your average refrigerator never knew it. Push pull loads so fast its spooky. And a good dozer man makes it easier
Sou operador de máquina e trabalhei 47 anos em cima de máquinas , pra mim os motoescrep são as máquinas mais bonitas e versátil
have the motor grader post please
Ó melhor de todos os tempos bazuka Foz do Iguaçu pr Brasil 🇧🇷🇧🇷
Got that radiator properly armored up from the factory it seems. Armoured up, I should say. 🇬🇧
She's a beauty ! About how many engine hours do put on them with regular routine maintenance before you have to any overhaul work ?
Great vid ! LOVE your channel !
Warmest Regards from Arizona
Haven’t a clue to when they would need an overhaul. Depends on the driver, working conditions and how often they are serviced I suppose.
If there taking good care of they’ll last til Jesus comes back
Is the rock guard intake and exhaust shortened for transport?
Or are they just that short now?
AINDA SÃO DOIS MOTORES ?
POR EXEMPLO SCANIA ?
MOREI NA BEIRA DO TRECHO EM MINAS EU ESPOSO OPERAVA UM 637 CO DOIS MOTORES SCANIA A MUITOS ANOS TERRAPLANAGEM DE POUSO ALEGRE A ALFENAS MG 1978 A 1980
I'm also 67 years old and I run the exact same machine. Oddly enough mine is also # 4
What's the story with the half loads? Operator dosen't look like he's been doing this for long.
Was thinking the same thing ! 🤨🤷🏼♂️
It's a show not an actual job. They will have been given a set area to work and possibly a set depth to work to. Cant expect to fill it when it's like that
@@Joes1989 seems like a waste of time and diesel if what you say is true
@@andrewbrady6385 it's a weekend show. Collins have 4 of these beasts and quite rightly want to show them off. I'm sure if the owner was that bothered about losing time and diesel off a project then he wouldn't have sent it to the show.
@@Joes1989 OK I get the picture
Is it a 9h in the background
personally I thinks that tracked vehicles are better at landscaping and ground clearing job because they are more stable ,do not get stuck and do more precision type work than typical wheeled one
No tracked equipment gets stuck. Large construction/agriculture tires do just as well as tracks. Tracks have their place just as tires have their place. The track setup for a machine like this would be overly large and heavy and limit the machine. Tracks tear up the ground while turning where as wheels don't. As far as precise, tires or tracks don't play a roll in precision and in the case of a scraper, the machine is designed to move alot of material in a short amount of time. They aren't precision grading machines but in the same breathe, they are very accurate at cutting and dumping to dig down and build up grade. When a good operator is at the controls, they are very precise.
@@mikeznel6048 not all tracked vehicles leave mark on the ground engineer have come with the concept LGP meaning low ground pressure where precision is concerned tracked loaders or dozers are mostly used clearing ground jobs that i have observed
If you wanna move big dirt fast their the only way to go. You can load that thing up faster than you can say HUH 20 yds to the pile
Fantastic
I love it & I don't mean nothing bad at all,,, BUT,, y'all strike me as gozillionaires that just get to play ALOT, with the coolest toys ever 😝✌️
Do the new scrapers do anything better/faster than those of the 90's? Curious
Seats are amazing. 4-6 camera positions to see blind spots. More power. But mainly its creature comforts for the operator to stay focused and not fatigue over a 10-11 hour shift. Obviously there are improvements to design/structure but theyre minimal
The e was the best, the g loved to stick its nose in the dirt if you didn't watch it
Chantier H2S ???
Tôi thích sửa xe này 🤝
Ignorant comments. Hes stripping Topsoil and stockpiling it.
Show de bola parabéns.
Nice toy :)
We need production grab a gear. Let’s go.
Good👍👍
Now that is a sit on lawn mower!!
Make it with rubber tracks on front and rear double its digging power
Lose your speed
@@brianjohnson6053 the cat challenger has speed
I prefer the engine sounds of the older models
power not. enough for move when the blade down a little bit //2engines. for what//capacity12 cubic meters use long time/long way
いいね👍😊。
❤️❤️
Now more videos about this also plz
Excelente
Brasil
Not the greatest operator , had he woked on motorways in Uk back in 60s/ 70s he would be gone
They are the first brand new scrapers delivered into the UK in nearly 30 years I believe. I can excuse the not so great operating as I bet there's very few scraper operators out there now a days.
Yeh half a bowl load. Hm I'm sure the machine can take a lot more push. Hey man get that dozers that's parked over here and let's see some real action.
i agree ,loading with the hitch up?? a no no, the fitters will be busy, spent along time on ts14 ts24 cat631b,c,d on road jobs and opencast mines in the 70s and 80s in the uk
Give the operator a break. He's on a brand new machine and is probably still working out all of the wrinkles. Also, the reason he isn't filling the bowl to overflowing is because the area he using to borrow material from is too short to get a full bowl. This is, after all, just what it looks like - a demonstration.
@@TombstoneHeart okay man you are a bit sensitive. In Australia we call it taking the piss out of him. Most of us can see the obvious I.e a bit of top soil and a demo but he'll man were ever you go as an operator the crowd are going to have a joke on you just make sure you don't take it to seriously.
Poetry in motion??????
Like👍
That front looks like it was designed by a seven year old kid - there again it probably was. Bring back the awesomely masculine style in Cat design I say - they are earthmovers ffs, not cars🤔😲
No more manly men running the show. All short pant wearing, crock wearing latte drinking soy boys.
Another bullshit lever puller loading with the cushion hitch on, then comes around for second pass and finally shuts it off
The ks are so unreliable always something wrong with it and the g series ,to much computer crap,
E was the top
100% boss flat sliding floor 633e the beauty of this is u can dig and lay material simultaneously to chase a level if ur loading up and u have a hole in front approaching ur line as ur front wheels hit the hole u can release the floor fill that void shut the floor keep on rolling through ,I spent 90% my life in an e series, I was tought that any clown grab a load but know its full potential is different story ,I had half a bottle of water strapped to the window as me slope meter 👌👌give me a yell boss ill come do a bit
@@brianjohnson6053 can do a stabilisers job to ,open floor half way and get the chains paddle popping she lays a magical carpet
Terrible operator thats not how its done