Caterpillar's purchase of Bucyrus

[GIZZY]

Not sure about the new colours to be honest

[Holger]

P.S cannot open the conversion chart PDF, anyone else having problems?

I just tried, works fine for me.
Download the file first, then open it.

[Gavin84w]

First shovel, a 6030 is off to Finland i hear. Sydney 4 yearly mining show is on next month at Homebush and Cat have a stand for the first time since 1999, sort of by default seeing as Bucyrus had booked the lot but there will be yellow former white machines on display.

[Greasemonkey]

Can you give a hint as to the lineup for the display Gav?

[Gavin84w]

Can you give a hint as to the lineup for the display Gav?

Pics over on SoCalearthmovers site

[Ross]

Dont think Cat should mess with them too much .. What are they going to do?

Rip out the pump's and fit there own? Maybe just design a fresh PTO system? Then take the 5 hose rule from the front end? Then change the drive Motors? What about the main valve system .. Totally different from a cat set up.

Just stick a CAT badge on everything would be the best thing to do until they have proven design components implemented.

Cannot see VIMS going on them anytime soon TBH .. Not 3G anyway .. Cannot just Add Vims to a whole machine! ..

[Gavin84w]

Dont think Cat should mess with them too much .. What are they going to do?

Cannot see VIMS going on them anytime soon TBH .. Not 3G anyway .. Cannot just Add Vims to a whole machine! ..

They need to get rid of that 2nd engine on the 120 size machine if they want to continue to compete, to much fuel burn and running cost with 2 engines at that size machine.

Don,t be so sure with VIMS mate, i have 651E with VIMS and they did not come factory with it.

[jcb4cx]

I think cats 5000 series failed because the undercarriage and slew assemblys were prone to failing.....i myself have seen a lot of pics showing the 5130 excavator especially snapped in two due to slew ring failure!

makes you wonder why so many are converted into high reach demo rigs
i think that picture is the only one i have ever seen ,posted hundereds of times by differant people

i hope this takes cat well into the mining sector now