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<blockquote data-quote="bobcat_ron" data-source="post: 16395" data-attributes="member: 1066"><p>It's the same deal like I mentioned to you on the phone, it lets the tracks move easier over rough terrain, this last job I did, I was travelling over the road over and on top of a lawn, I had to go over a 6 inch concrete curb (the type that is meant to be driven over by vehicles, but still large enough to slow them down) and I could hit it at a good speed and not get jolted around, the torsion axles even allowed me to keep my bucket edge level to start digging into my pile, even when I was at a 45 degree angle coming off the road. </p><p> Last year my brother and I demo'ed a Deere 700J versus a our Cat D4, even though it was an apples to oranges comparison, be both said the ride was better because of the equalizer bars that allow the tracks to pivot in the middle, and the machine maintained more traction, the D4 just didn't want to do the same, so it is exactly the same as a rigid frame versus suspended frame CTL, the ride and traction control is much better.</p><p>Cat's hydraulic tanks are plastic, but there are no problems with it, even in the far north where plastic gets brittle, the fuel tanks are in the belly of the machine, this adds to the lower center of gravity than Case, and again it is plastic, which reduces weight, cost and condensation build up. If I had to buy a C Series right now, I would be more than willing to negotiate a trade off for a 277C, I like the radius path design, with the cylinder in the rear, this gives better visibility like the vertical paths have.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobcat_ron, post: 16395, member: 1066"] It's the same deal like I mentioned to you on the phone, it lets the tracks move easier over rough terrain, this last job I did, I was travelling over the road over and on top of a lawn, I had to go over a 6 inch concrete curb (the type that is meant to be driven over by vehicles, but still large enough to slow them down) and I could hit it at a good speed and not get jolted around, the torsion axles even allowed me to keep my bucket edge level to start digging into my pile, even when I was at a 45 degree angle coming off the road. Last year my brother and I demo'ed a Deere 700J versus a our Cat D4, even though it was an apples to oranges comparison, be both said the ride was better because of the equalizer bars that allow the tracks to pivot in the middle, and the machine maintained more traction, the D4 just didn't want to do the same, so it is exactly the same as a rigid frame versus suspended frame CTL, the ride and traction control is much better. Cat's hydraulic tanks are plastic, but there are no problems with it, even in the far north where plastic gets brittle, the fuel tanks are in the belly of the machine, this adds to the lower center of gravity than Case, and again it is plastic, which reduces weight, cost and condensation build up. If I had to buy a C Series right now, I would be more than willing to negotiate a trade off for a 277C, I like the radius path design, with the cylinder in the rear, this gives better visibility like the vertical paths have. [/QUOTE]
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