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Cat 988 Carry Loader.

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4 years 6 months ago #214525 by Deas Plant.
Cat 988 Carry Loader. was created by Deas Plant.
Hi, Folks.
Here is a link to a brief rundown of the short-lived Cat 988 Carry Loader, now a piece of history.

books.google.com/books?id=Kg5HAQAAIAAJ&p...0carryloader&f=false

Just my 0.02.
You have a wonderful day. Best wishes. Deas Plant.

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4 years 6 months ago #214558 by FatCatGotHot
Replied by FatCatGotHot on topic Cat 988 Carry Loader.
Hi Deas,

equipment catalogue collector Daniel Foged from DownUnder just shared this scan of a 988 Carry Loader from a Danish dealer magazine. Thanks Daniel for the use here! In the same issue, they also portrayed the 992A. When I look at the cab of the Carry Loader, as its operator, I probably would have favored a sideways seat like in a scoop tram.

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Max

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4 years 5 months ago #214802 by johan7
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Hi , here is the spec sheet of this singular loader . It is dated 1970 , so 50 years old . To be honest , I have never met a situation where this machine could axcell . To my opinion it was a tire- and wheelbearing eating machine .
I wonder if one was sold .
The Netherlands , johan7
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4 years 5 months ago #214803 by FatCatGotHot
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Hi johan7,

in our German CAT literature the 988 Carry Loader was described as a machine that actually found some customers, but was bought back quickly when the first frames started to show severe frame cracking. Same did happen to the first diesel-elictric dump trucks Cat developed in this era.

Thanks for sharing the spec sheet. I only have seen the cover so far.

Best regards,
Max

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4 years 5 months ago #214804 by Rome K/G
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"Looks like a big pain in the neck!"
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4 years 5 months ago #214811 by FatCatGotHot
Replied by FatCatGotHot on topic Cat 988 Carry Loader.
Hi Rome K/G,

yupp. If you build a loader like this, then I would turn the seat 90 degrees.

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Max

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4 years 5 months ago #214814 by Rome K/G
Replied by Rome K/G on topic Cat 988 Carry Loader.
Yea Agreed! This is where the new joy stick controls would be handy, But some of these "operators" nowadays have a hard enough time getting one bucket full let alone two! lol

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4 years 5 months ago #214816 by FatCatGotHot
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Double yupp! Once watched a TV report about the diesel electric Letourneau Log Stackers. Was maybe a late 70ies or 80ies model. It had a rotating operators station with a foot switch to turn it around as needed. The operator pointed out this was improving safety a lot, as there was ground crew around at this saw mill.

Take a spin!
Max

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