Hersheyfarm
Veteran Member
I have been working on getting a new u48-5 for 8 months. one finally came in and I got it. I had the 040 for 2 years and put 220hr on it. Its a good machine. Complaints I had was hvac filtration and lack of a sealed cab, and the rocking back and forth. Cant crap on its size because I need to stay under the 26.1K, do not want to go cdl so I am limited on size. Kx057-5 would be great but it just puts me over. The u48 is about 1800lb plus heavier. The arm is a foot bigger but the tracks are massively bigger. It sits on the 057 undercarriage and that makes a huge difference in stability but also using the larger blade. The 040 has smaller skinnier tracks and would spin instead of dozing. This machine will doze better, a lot better. It will roll dirt. As far as the rocking, digging over blade of the 040 wide open you will rock because the machine will rock a little backwards as the counter weight is at the end of the back of the tracks and it is what it is. The u48’s longer tracks sit back past the machine and kills the rocking. The cab..the hvac uses a better filter and can pull from outside pressurizing the cab, that is also sealed. No more looking at the ground through the track joysticks. The -5 cab is great, much more room, better visibility, and a stronger air flow. The screen is a nice touch but i could live with out it, but I will install the rear camera. one thing that they did was give you actual storage trays too, better cup holder and a phone holder. The corners of the cab(the posts) seem farther away giving you more room around your head.
My camera case has a scratch over Lens so pics are funky. Oh yea, the cab is quieter too. Not sure if cab is insulated better or engine is just quieter.
My camera case has a scratch over Lens so pics are funky. Oh yea, the cab is quieter too. Not sure if cab is insulated better or engine is just quieter.
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