New Cat 299D XHP

timberwolf71 · May 1, 2012

ramzee1 said:
I won't quit until I get or something's broke.

Thanks Ramzee1 and CAT for the info and pic's,VERY helpful. Now if my sales rep will get in touch.

Robbie Hegwood · May 2, 2012

Ramzee, nice machine. One thing you have to do and one suggested. First get a true forestry door. The one on the machine is not. If you push in hard enough it will flatten out and fail, probably with injury to the operator. Not sure if Cat has one but I know Supertrak does. Second cover the two opening in front where you unbolt the cab to raise, those are two funnels for debri to enter the belly. Magnet sign material will work fine. I see they put weather striping down the side where the cab meets the frame.

timberwolf71 · May 2, 2012

ramzee1 said:
Timberwolf, first three engine compartment, fourth hydraulic tank fill area. Another thing I forgot to mention is the decelerator. When the engine speed control knob is turned all the way up your foot pedal becomes a decelerator. I forget it's there sometimes. I've been using it when I cross ditches, hook up attachments, pulling into the shed, and there's no more cable for the foot pedal it's electronic now.

Looks like the radiator/hydro cooler is stationary versus the C series where you could raise it up and also,I see they've relocated the muffler and exhaust. Looks pretty good from what I can tell.

cat 297c · May 2, 2012

The supertrak 140 I demoed last year, I couldn't tell the difference between the door on the 140 and the one on my cat 297. The salesman calmed it was thicker but it wasn't enough to tell any difference between the two looked like the cat lexan to me but I could be wrong or they forgot to put there supertrak door on it. I know the door on my 297 could take a lick, I was mulching down a 15 in. pine when the head split the tree with the head little over eye level then threw about a 8 in. Diameter piece over two foot long right into the door had so much force it opened the door, but didn't even leave a mark, besides the one in my pants.

cat 297c · May 2, 2012

Ramzee u said u had a cat hm415 head on order. I could find any info on it is it like a fae 175?

tonyoz · May 2, 2012

Hey Cat, go to (www.fae-ap.com.au) then search Hydraulic,skid steer.A PDF file is on the left with the info . It's a UML/SSL 175 :thumbsup:

ramzee1 · May 2, 2012

Robbie, Thanks. The door is supposed to be a full 1/2" thick will that suffice? It is alot stiffer than the proto was. The magnet material is great, that will be easy to remove if needed.

Timberwolf, yes the radiator is stationery, the grating raises on the top now. the hydraulic filter is in the spot of the old muffler.

Cat, I've been nervous in the C's also. The new door is thicker than the proto was, guessing it had the same as the C on it. The new one is thicker. It will be a couple weeks before I get to mulch with the new one and try out the door. I would guess it to be similar to the 175, I don't have any paper work on it yet, will call my salesman see what I can find out.

Sorry took so long, late getting in.

poplinlandservice · May 2, 2012

looks nice might have to check on buying one

timberwolf71 · May 14, 2012

cat 297c said:
Ramzee u said u had a cat hm415 head on order. I could find any info on it is it like a fae 175?

Ramzee, just wandering if you had any word on your HM 415 yet ? CAT rep's telling me in order to run my HM 315, special quick coupler adapters will have to be ordered and it will be August before they're are available. Also, I was wondering if this would affect my hydraulic pressure/flow to the head. And also the electric over hydraulic wiring harness "If I understood him right" would also be on hold till August. Just wandering if you or anybody else on here had any info on the matter ???

ramzee1 · May 14, 2012

The 415 is supposed to be on the boat headed this way. don't have a delivery date yet. Seems like my rep told me the adapter kits weren't available but could be ordered through parts. When we were running our hm312 on it we got the bigger couplers and screwed them onto the mulcher hoses so we didn't need the adapters. Cat had put the electric pin connector on when they set up the proto. I'll talk to my rep tomorrow and see what all he knows.

timberwolf71 · May 27, 2012

ramzee1 said:
The 415 is supposed to be on the boat headed this way. don't have a delivery date yet. Seems like my rep told me the adapter kits weren't available but could be ordered through parts. When we were running our hm312 on it we got the bigger couplers and screwed them onto the mulcher hoses so we didn't need the adapters. Cat had put the electric pin connector on when they set up the proto. I'll talk to my rep tomorrow and see what all he knows.

"Black CAT" 299D XHP w/ Fecon mulching head and Dymax tree saw on youtube. Purty darn sharp lookin':thumbsup:

yellowdogsvc · May 27, 2012

looks tough. If operator would slow down I think it would mulch even better.

Kind of looked like he was mulching a hackberry? Those are tough, stringy trees.

ramzee1 · Jun 8, 2012

Been tied up for awhile, here's what I know now, the adapters are not available until August. We ordered pin sets through parts so we will make up three different adapters one for standard flow, one for high flow and one for extra high flow. They gave us a diagram that shows which pins are needed for each function. For the hydraulic couplers were making a short hose with the bigger fitting on one end and the smaller on the other. We thought about attaching the fittings back to back but thought the extra length with out some flex could be a problem. The 415 is in, haven't seen it yet, will pick it up next week, on paper it looks to match up with the fae 150. Will get some pics when we get it home.

timberwolf71 · Jun 8, 2012

ramzee1 said:
Been tied up for awhile, here's what I know now, the adapters are not available until August. We ordered pin sets through parts so we will make up three different adapters one for standard flow, one for high flow and one for extra high flow. They gave us a diagram that shows which pins are needed for each function. For the hydraulic couplers were making a short hose with the bigger fitting on one end and the smaller on the other. We thought about attaching the fittings back to back but thought the extra length with out some flex could be a problem. The 415 is in, haven't seen it yet, will pick it up next week, on paper it looks to match up with the fae 150. Will get some pics when we get it home.

Get some video footage ! This is like X-mas morning ! Lol... Thanks for keepin' us posted. Ya got ta love sum new paint know matter what brand Ya buyin'.

ramzee1 · Jun 8, 2012

Just got a phone call the 415 is on a trailer headed my way. I'll try to get a video over the weekend.

cat 297c · Jun 8, 2012

ramzee1 said:
Just got a phone call the 415 is on a trailer headed my way. I'll try to get a video over the weekend.

That's good news, my cat salesman called today said the 415 he order for me to demo with the 299 won't be in till july said his been trying to rush it but ain't getting very far, but my not even get a chance to demo if I buy the t870. Hope the 299d rips with that 415 ramzee always a great feeling seeing something new pulling in your place the first time.

RINGPOWERTALLY · Jun 11, 2012

Working on a new 299D that a customer ordered.... like everyone knows the debris barrier kit is unavailable and no one knows when it will be available............ so i built one of my own design. it is still a work in progress but i got the side guards done today (that Cat has no interest in offering
for some reason) along with some of the door seals.... gona be doing a exhaust guard and also doing the intake with dust bowl but its gona be up behind the cab instead of over the radiator cores so you dont have to remove the bowl to lift the cover like the Cat kit does.

timberwolf71 · Jun 11, 2012

RINGPOWERTALLY said:
Working on a new 299D that a customer ordered.... like everyone knows the debris barrier kit is unavailable and no one knows when it will be available............ so i built one of my own design. it is still a work in progress but i got the side guards done today (that Cat has no interest in offering
for some reason) along with some of the door seals.... gona be doing a exhaust guard and also doing the intake with dust bowl but its gona be up behind the cab instead of over the radiator cores so you dont have to remove the bowl to lift the cover like the Cat kit does.

I'll have to say, That looks purty darn good ! Look forward to seeing how the air cleaner turns out.:thumbsup:

RINGPOWERTALLY · Jun 11, 2012

me too!!!!!!

might clean them up a little bit more and burn a few sets out on the waterjet and sell. just wish i could cut the screen out on the water jet.