Pics-Euclid TC-12 And Cat D-9 Moving Dirt At Big Dig

1206SWMO · Aug 29, 2021

This group of pictures is the Euclid TC-12 (Twin 6-71 Detroit powered and weighs 92,000 lbs) and Cat D-9? moving some dirt at the Big Dig yesterday....I could have
watched them all day long.

jon f mn · Aug 29, 2021

Which could push more dirt?

showcrop · Aug 29, 2021

When our new school was being built twenty years ago there was a Big Kumatsu stripping off the topsoil. I was watching and noticed that it had joystick controls for both the crawler and the dozer. The operator stopped for lunch and I asked him about the controls. He put me in the seat and gave me a little instruction and told me to have at it.

300jk · Aug 29, 2021

Nice ! I used to work for a company that did a lot of earth moving. Had 5 627 push pull scrapers. I was lucky I had a newer one with a cab and air. Also ran a Cat D9h a while. Open canopy. Looking down the hood it looked like you were sitting on the back of a school bus looking down the roof ! Impressive machines for sure !

1206SWMO · Aug 29, 2021

I think the D-9 had the edge...

Paul in MN · Aug 29, 2021

With that deep tooth on the D9, I'd bet that it could pull up a petroleum pipeline. I just got a mailing aimed at farmers re pipeline safety. The pipeline companies are pretty uppity about anything moving even just a bit of soil. My brother has a petrol pipeline buried diagonally across his property. They had no mercy about his parking farm (Cat 1) equipment and tearing out his trees on their 60 ft wide easement. Excuse me, but he owns and pays taxes on that land.

Paul in MN

Donald Lehman · Aug 29, 2021

When I was a kid/teenager Euc's were fairly common on construction sights. Nowdays Cats, and Komatsu's seem to be the brands of choice. When Micky Rupp got out of the snowmobile business and started importing Komatsu heavy equipment, they were looked upon with much skepticism. That didn't last very long. Cat discovered quickly that they had a serious competitor on their hands.

Vito · Aug 29, 2021

Nice pictures. I prefer the grunt of a Cat engine over the scream or twin 6-71s.

Thanks for posting

Vito

MarkB_MI · Aug 29, 2021

Thanks for sharing those pictures. I'd love to operate one of those big crawlers; I've never run anything bigger than a D8-14A.

Cuznguido · Aug 29, 2021

For a fact, for a few hours or even a whole day, it is a toss up. After a full week or longer the cat will bury the Euclid.

big tee · Aug 29, 2021

Thanks 1206--I couldn't imagine running that Euclid all day--2 Detroits--one is too much. I looked up the specs on both--Early D-9--286 hp.--Euclid TC-12 454 hp. It said the D-9 was made to compete with the TC-12..Interesting---Tee

Makes my MF-500 look like a toy--building pond 2013

Typed in TC-12 and this toy came up on E-Bay--Goes off in 5 hours--up to 448.00

big tee · Aug 29, 2021

That first 4 should have been a $ sign--It is up to $48.00

1206SWMO · Aug 29, 2021

I have a large toy collection and I never knew that they made a toy Euclid TC-12 crawler...

1206SWMO · Aug 29, 2021

I forgot to add that those were the quietest running 6-71 Detroits that I have ever heard...The D-9 Cat was louder...

55 50 Ron · Aug 29, 2021

Where was the Big Dig and what does it represent?

4520BW · Aug 30, 2021

With our high water table the pipelines are floating up a little and now we can not even drive across the pipe line in certain places.

D Slater · Aug 30, 2021

All day in some of the D-9 cabs wasn't pleasing on the ears also.

caterpillar guy · Aug 30, 2021

Just from past experience with the screamer and the Cat in trucks and having 2 Cats to use on the farm dozing I would give the edge to the D-9 more lowend power than a Detroit and more torque to work with through the whole engine range.

1206SWMO · Aug 30, 2021

Heres the show flyer telling about it and where it was at...

Texasmark · Aug 30, 2021

Well its in the easement contract as to what you can and can't do over a pipeline easement. Besides the land owner is compensated for the perpetual easement.....quite nicely thank you. The only thing in my contracts (3 across my property) is no permanent buildings or concrete. That's it.

Minimum depth of the line is specified...my last one is 4' to the top of the pipe, currently in progress. On reliability, I bought this farm 43 years ago with 2 lines crossing. Other than painting the posts identifying the easements and updating the warning signs on the barbed wire fences, only time they were here was at my request to determine depth in a washout that crossed the line. I don't know when they were installed and over the years, as far as I can see in either direction only twice did I see repair crews out making repairs which had no impact on any of the residents.

On the pipeline installation, very heavy equipment requirement and labor team involvement, very well engineered, surveyed and implemented.....very impressive.

sms · Aug 30, 2021

Been to a couple H.C.E.A shows in the past. See some interesting old equipment. Saw a TC 12 at the one show in CT.

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