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Found this picture while browsing the net. Anyone ever seen one of these before? Interesting setup. Not sure what model but it looks like an older CAT 225.  Rowan.
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I'm thinikng a 231, it's longer than the 225 with the same CW.
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Never seen that before, I guess you can call it a Cat M225. Cool find
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good idea for a custom.....
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RowanH wrote:Found this picture while browsing the net. Anyone ever seen one of these before? Interesting setup. Not sure what model but it looks like an older CAT 225. Rowan. Do you have pictures? would love to see them. Wouter
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The excavator is a 231 DLC...
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Its most likley mounted on a Pierce carrier. Used to see alot of log loaders and yarders mounted on carriers such as this. They were popular in the late 70's and early 80's.
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pierce still makes those as a matter of fact!
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Linkbelt or Cat wrote:pierce still makes those as a matter of fact! I was wondering. About 4 years ago I saw newer 322B with a heel boom sitting along side a deck of logs south of Saint Maries, Idaho. I was thinking it might have been an old carrier the logger had and just swaped the loaders around. The more I think about it though, the carrier looked pretty new! Jason
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It might be on their website but i remember seeing it in a magazine fairly recently. While I can't imagine the machines are nearly as popular these days with everyone wanting to shovel log all the ground instead of dragging the wood to the loader with skidders. But for the job that excavator in the picture is doing I think the wheel carrier would be a really good option. http://www.piercepacific.com/carriers/4_axle_hydrostatic_drive/
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Komatsupc400hd wrote:I'm thinikng a 231, it's longer than the 225 with the same CW. If what I was told is correct, the Cat 231, is simply a 225 on a 235 undercarriage.
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Eric Pioszak wrote:If what I was told is correct, the Cat 231, is simply a 225 on a 235 undercarriage. That was my understanding of it as well. Brian
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Cheers for all the info guys, definitely appears to be a Pierce machine/carrier. My next question is, how does a machine like this travel around? If the carrier has a front mounted engine, do you drive the whole machine around from the excavator cab... or is the engine on the carrier simply used to motor the outriggers and the entire rig driven around by another truck and transported like a trailer? Rowan.
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It seems that the carrier has a motor 
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RowanH wrote:Cheers for all the info guys, definitely appears to be a Pierce machine/carrier. My next question is, how does a machine like this travel around? If the carrier has a front mounted engine, do you drive the whole machine around from the excavator cab... or is the engine on the carrier simply used to motor the outriggers and the entire rig driven around by another truck and transported like a trailer?
Rowan. As far as I could tell from the 322 I saw a while back, the carrier had its own engine, (it was dark when I came across it). There was a sterring wheel inside the cab, that folded up outta the way to run the machine. There were controlls inside the cab to run the outriggers. Sorry I cant recall how the propell worked, but I do remember seeing a clutch and gearshift looking thing in the cab. They will travell on there own, but for long moves, Im sure a lowboy is on call! Jason
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I would imagine it similar to a "Cruz-Air" which Drott first produced (1085), Case continued to make, and now Badger.  Only difference is it has another axle and is aftermarket. Maybe a bit less rugged too. Either way looks like a great deal for a municipality to own.
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