Saw an Interesting Machine Yesterday...

[bjcsc]

but I don't know what it was; I've never seen one before. It looked like a mini-excavator body, but no boom - it had a 6-way dozer front blade (that was heavy, not just a push blade) and a backhoe on the rear. Anyone know what it was?

 

[Soundguy]

I've seen tracked dozers with hoes on the back.. this what you saw?

soundguy

 

[john_bud]

I too vote for tracked dozer with a rear hoe. Common around here. Neighbor has a deere like that.

 

[bjcsc]

Nope...definitely not a dozer. It had a body exactly like a mini excavator...

 

[2manyrocks]

Did it hover in the air and then disappear into the sky?

 

[bx23barry]

like this?
http://chico.craigslist.org/grd/856592766.html

 

[Lunk]

I saw a tracked skid steer (ASV, etc.) that had a rear-mounted backhoe the other day. Looked really strange. Didn't catch the brand. Looked handy.

 

[bjcsc]

Did it hover in the air and then disappear into the sky?

I'm starting to wonder

I wish I would have caught a name on it but it passed me in traffic on a trailer headed the other direction and I saw it at the last minute.

bx23barry: No, it wasn't a mini-excavator. It had a real dozer blade up front, some type of sweep in the front that came over the cab about halfway at a 45deg angle at the top, parallel tracks like a dozer and a hoe. Must of been some type of strange forestry machine. It was either red or dark orange...

 

[Soundguy]

Did it have any boom? Might have been a cable layer or pipe layer...

soundguy

 

[Matt_Jr]

Ditch witch xt850?.

 

[bjcsc]

Ditch witch xt850?.

OK, I looked that up. It looked very similar to that but about 2x the size with a much sturdier hoe (like a TLB hoe) and a real dozer blade...

Soundguy: No boom

Heck, I'll probably never find out. If I see it again I'm going to chase it down...

 

[Soundguy]

Maybee more like a DW XT1600 then?

soundguy

OK, I looked that up. It looked very similar to that but about 2x the size with a much sturdier hoe (like a TLB hoe) and a real dozer blade...

Soundguy: No boom

Heck, I'll probably never find out. If I see it again I'm going to chase it down...

 

[bjcsc]

Maybee more like a DW XT1600 then?

soundguy

I looked that up and I think that's what I saw!! It must have been an XT1600 with a heavy dozer blade. Thanks Soundguy and Matt_Jr!

 

[Redbug]

It's nice to know I'm not the only one that leers at equipment on the interstate! And boats!

 

[Matt_Jr]

It's nice to know I'm not the only one that leers at equipment on the interstate! And boats!

Yikes!! Your afflicted too. Maybe we should seek help. Is there a support group or somethin'?

 

[bjcsc]

Yikes!! Your afflicted too. Maybe we should seek help. Is there a support group or somethin'?

No worries, it's a side-effect of living in SC...you're safe

 

[Soundguy]

I looked that up and I think that's what I saw!! It must have been an XT1600 with a heavy dozer blade. Thanks Soundguy and Matt_Jr!

Between everyone here.. I knew we'd eventually figure it out.

soundguy

 

[Barneyhunts]

I'm curious - what is a DW XT1600.

 

[Soundguy]

Google it.. I got about a thousand hits when i did.. lots of pics came up..

( ditch witch )

soundguy

 

[Barneyhunts]

Thanks! I did....interesting machine