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Message: <blockquote data-quote="500K_773" data-source="post: 118" data-attributes="member: 33">I am trying to justify the added cost of upgrading right now and can't see the return on the dollar, maybe you can tell me what I'm missing.My 773 has a 74" bucket which holds 17.6 ft^3 of material and has a top speed of 7 MPH.  The T300 with a 80" bucket holds 22.4 ft^3 or the 88" bucket holds 24.6 ft^3 of material with a top speed of 6.6 MPH.  The T300 holds more material, but is a little slower.If the machines were digging the same size hole and hauling the excavated material the same distance, the T300 has a 26% advantage with the 80" bucket or a 38% with the 88" bucket.  I may be able to charge the customer more per hour for the T300, but will burn more fuel and I assume the tracks have a higher cost per hour maintenance ($/hour at replacement time) than tires; so I will call this a wash.  The T300 is also over twice the price of the 773 or S185.  I know the T300 can lift more than the 773, but I rarely need to lift more weight (like pallets), it would just be nice to carry more material (ie.: bigger bucket).The T300 would have the advantage when loading trucks, because trucking time would be less due to shorter load time.  But I rarely have to haul material away from the customer's site.  The T300 also has more horsepower, 81 HP vs 56 HP; so it could run the High Flow option I would want, but is not a necessity at the moment.  The T300 does have tracks that would greatly help in soft/muddy conditions and should have better traction when pushing material.  The downside to the tracks is the rough ride over obstacles/uneven ground and I couldn't chain up like my tires in the winter.Don't get me wrong, I would love a T300 right now, but don't know if I (for my owner/operator business) can justify the added expense right now.  If you can think of some more performance benefits and cost saving, please let me know, I'd like to see what I am missing.</blockquote>

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