Hi, Folks.
A link to a video of some 'moderately serious' clearing equipment from DowNunda.

Just my 0.02.

that's a great idea...nice concept...a blade within a blade..to perform another task:bathbaby: (attachment)

Gee a second vary similar rake came up on my you tube, Gessner stick rake. Is there that much brush clearing still happening that there is business for 2 companies?

Thats what Ca. needs to control there brush fire problems.

Mob i work for , all the tractors bigger than the D8,have fold down ROPS frames .This is because they are over height with ROPS in place .Yet here is a D9 with ROPS fitted and a Scrub canopy fitted above the ROPS frame .Sure asking for trouble by the looks .

Hi, ianoz.
I have seen quite a few fold-down ROPS frames on various tractors, mostly hi-drive D9s and up, DowNunda but have yet to see one on the East side of the puddle. Back in February, there was a D9T delivered here to the ranch on a 9-axle rig complete with blade and ripper in place but with the ROPS removed and placed on the deck in front of the blade. 106,000 pounds.

I did think it a bit 'odd' that that machine did not have those facilities built in.

Just my 0.02.

Ours hinge on the bottom .Bar goes from the rippers to lug at back of rops. Undo the ROPS mount bolts . lower the rippers . Rops tilts back until hits cradle . it is secured and bar to ripper removed .End bits removed and ready to roll .
The 84W should be heading out to a job shortly .Be interesting to see if it is a blade and cab off move ,or load and go . Job is a K down the road .
Got my fingers crossed that i get to sit in the seat . Got 90000 metres to remove so 3 scrapers and a couple of dozers . plus compactors graders etc the 24 H might even get a run

Hi, Ianoz.
Yep, all the tilting ones that I have seen hinged at the rear. Some had the bar to allow using the ripper to lower the ROPS while others needed a crane, a BIG loader or a telehandler. Some the cradle to carry the lowered ROPS and some had limiting stops built into the hinges to hold the ROPS while travelling with it lowered.

Only 90,000 metres???????????????

What are you all gonna do after smoko. The 'Big Cut' on the Hammersley Rail Project was 650,000 cubic yards - around 490,000 metres - all rock and all blasted. The 'Big Cut' on the Tom Price-Paraburdoo rail extension was 1, 088,000 cubic yards - around 830,000 metres - some rock and some dirt.

For the Big Cut on the Hammersley line, they used the first Marion 191 face shovel that eventually went to the mine to take off the two top layers. The top layer was around 100 feet wide on the floor and the second layer was around 70 feet wide on the floor.

The Marion 191 weighed 485 tons and carried a 13 cubic yard rock bucket. It was loading 65 cubic yard, 100 ton capacity Kenworth Dart semi-trailer rear dumps, which also went to mine when finished on the rail line.

They used scrapers and a Cat 992 loader on the Tom Price-Paraburdoo extension Big Cut.

Just my 0.02.