Excavator power pack

[mesatreeco]

Met with the county fire crew today, they were impressed with
the work done and the rate of productivity, may lead to more

Ill be at it again wednesday finishing up,
Ill play around a little with cutter speed and keep you posted

I like the suggestion of dressing up track marks as you go

Thanks again

Doug
Mesa Tree Company

 

[mesatreeco]

couple shots of power unit:

 

[cat 297c]

Did u build that power pack?

 

[mesatreeco]

Yes Cat, pretty simple design though

 

[cat 297c]

Hey as long as it works this day in time simple is better in a world that complicated. When I buy a ex may get up with u to help me build a pack for mine.

 

[lumberjack1986]

It's been a while, how's the power pack doing?

 

[fishinfool]

Lumberjack,

So far only 145 hrs on the system, cutter head and pack have been flawless.
Hard to keep it busy in this region.
Most of my work has been with local county fire doing fuel brakes. But that been limited due to concerns
for wildlife and habitat destruction, wood rats, mice, lizards etc. I guess they aren't affected by wildfire...
California.....

 

[lumberjack1986]

I'm contemplating a power pack for my 13klb excavator.

Have you found the additional weight/tail swing hard to work around/with? The weight should increase stability and help offset some of the swing torque on hills.

 

[fishinfool]

Haven't had an issue with tail swing, and yes, I think the added weight helps offset weight of cutter