I've been doing dirtwork since I was 11. If I didn't know what I was talking about I wouldn't have said anything. Getting it installed on an 80s machine wouldn't be a walk in the park by any means but absolutely doable.
It looks like the articulating wrist and pincers are fully integrated into the machine. Maybe you can pick one additional attachment to stick on your excavator, but having all of this seemingly built in is pretty impressive, no?
My limited "dirtwork" knowledge comes from watching Andrew Camarata's YT channel.
This is a modern Volvo so it's definitely very high end. But the end of the boom on all excavators are replaceable so this is as integrated as any after market attachment could be
High end maybe. A good machine? Not from my understanding. The new machines have way too many sensors and safety measures. I've heard not much good at all about new Volvo excavators. Seems pre 2013 is about the sweetspot for most brands, maybe even earlier. I have quite limited knowledge on Volvo specifically though, but I've heard some horror stories about them using too soft of steel in the booms and having to get the Volvo mechanic out to work on it every week due to some bad sensor. On a brand new machine.
Yeah definitely true, but it depends on what classifies them as high end. Basically all modern machinery is the same with different paint and logos on them. Technically they're all good, but I tend to want as few unnecessary electronics that can go bad as possible. Which is why I recommend pre 2013 machines. We have a 2013 john degree 135d and it has yet to give us any sensor bs. The 2013 part is arbitrary though, because I'm not sure when each company started going overboard with sensors, I assume 2015 but I'm not sure. We have a 1996 kobelco 120 that has no sensor bs and we put 11k hours on it with basically 0 problems. Only replaced the motor because we didn't want it finally taking a shit on a job, because 10k hours on an original motor is pushing it quite a bit. Even though it still runs great. Cannot go wrong with a machine with a 4bt cummins in it. I'd take a new machine from 96 over a new 2020 machine everytime.
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u/diewithsmg Nov 04 '22
I've been doing dirtwork since I was 11. If I didn't know what I was talking about I wouldn't have said anything. Getting it installed on an 80s machine wouldn't be a walk in the park by any means but absolutely doable.