I spotted this at a old coal strip job the other day. Does anyone know the story behind it I was told it was around the time the 455 was putting a d9 to shame. Then it changed when the d10 came about.
The 475 is still the largest production dozer in the world, isn't it?
The 575 is no longer sold in the USA to my understanding
Wasn’t there a 575 Super Dozer ? Beat me to it. Lol
The 575 was a lot bigger but has been discontinued. 475 is in the D11 class size. Both good machines from what I've seen. There weren't a lot of 575's made.
The funny thing about 585s was there was a preproduction one at a strip job near where I live long before me any way the company ran it for the test period. Then it got torched my dad seen it back when it was getting tested.
585?
Typo 575
well, I said 475, and you fixed it for me, then you went to a 585? Is that as big as a D12 cat I plow my garden with?
I miss read your reply I think a 11 is a touch bigger then a 475 but not a 100 percent on that. With the new cat number system they will have a d12 before too long
Was there a 475?
Yes there is its what most of them is i may have miss spoken on the Original post with saying 455
Then there's komatsu smallest crawler I wish I could find on to buy
I did some track work on a 455 Komatsu a bunch of years ago. I've worked on plenty of 375 units over the years. A Komatsu rep asked me after I left the local dealer if I'd like to go baby sit a 575 test machine down in Nevada. I declined that project. I had seen the 475 machines on the marketing charts at the local dealer's will call area. Komatsu makes a decent enough dozer but it seems everything on them wears out all at the same time. Makes the cost of a second life pretty dismal.
Wow, I bought a working D21 10 years ago from a man who was getting a divorce and soon to be ex called the IRS, he was cashing out. I didn't want it, but it turned out to punch way above it's weight. I never even heard of a D10, the loader bucket is big as the seat.