Komatsu scrapers

Komatsu Bucyrus said: Komatsu scraper 2　type large:WS23 small:WS16 I find　WS16-2. http://www55.tok2.com/home2/history/photo/463.jpg Click to expand... Thanks for the link. The photo is great. You can really see the machine on it. :drinkup

Here is one at Ritchie Brothers in Phoenix this spring.

It looks like Komatsu used a lot of IHC tech, the bowl and hitch look like tidied up 295 items. If they go like an IH scraper they'll go better than the equivilant Cat of the time, but, while IH got your back up, Cat did back up.

I've heard talk on another forum that Brandeis Machinery sales is looking to hook up a Komatsu HM400-2 40 Ton ADT to pull a 33 Cubic Yard scraper. Don't think they've done it yet, but they may start scraping in that direction with Komatsu!

The engine model was SDA6-140. They truly are way better than Cat in the mud and in my opinion just plain better than cat. I worked as a mechanic/operator for a dirt work contractor for nearly 30 years and we had six of them and they would just run circles around the 637e machines. They were considerably easier to maintain as well.

The engine model was SDA6-140. They truly are way better than Cat in the mud and in my opinion just plain better than cat. I worked as a mechanic/operator for a dirt work contractor for nearly 30 years and we had six of them and they would just run circles around the 637e machines. They were considerably easier to maintain as well.

Buckethead said: View attachment 86308 A Komatsu on the left. Sorry about the pic quality, but this was 10 years before digital cameras. The Terex is a TS-24, so you get an idea of the relative size. Click to expand... This is still an excellent photo though. It shows two scrapers that are far better than cat!!! The WS23 is roughly the same size and capacity as the 637e/g but twice the machine in my opinion. It has more power better torque better engines and drive trains and they are so much easier to service and maintain.

Taken today on my way home from work, Boise ID.

Thank you for posting these most excellent photos!!!! This brings back such good memories!!! The company I once worked for had six of these rigs and they were all pretty darn good!! We only had the one problem child though!!!!!

Horrible bloody things they were... I to was unlucky enough to have done some "cocky" work and old mate had brought a couple direct from the Australian Army although it was rare we had them both working together... Speaking of which I got talking to a bloke about them a few years later who had been Army all his life and in the engineers and he told me the story about how when they put this order through to Komatsu, which also included D65 dozers and some other gear it was part of the deal that all the machines had to have there air conditioners removed! And then he told me about the famous TV add that didn't do over to well? Anyone in Australia who like me is no longer a young bloke shall we say??? May remember a famour add year ago for people to join the Army and this add had snippets of different things you could do in the army while a well known instrumental song played along something like "Da Da Da Da Dar"? and in one piece you see a komatsu scraper flat out & crossed up bouncing the front wheels off the ground, anyone remember it? Well it turns out the execs at Komatsu also saw it and were not really impressed seeing as they at the time had a yard full of gear in for warranty repairs and komatsu did there best to tear up the army's warranty altogether! Not exactly sure how it all turned out in the end but that said the Australia Army have never brought anything from Komatsu since, at least not in any numbers?... No, you can keep your Komatsu Scrapers...

Did some time on one of those ex Army WS 16S a few yrs ago as the company I was with had one, about a million grease nipples on it, LOL.

In 1988 i was working for leightons at the junction pit at Kambalda.Before i got there they used 631e,s and i think my mate said 4 or 5 komatsu scraper,s .Leighton,s couldnt get any 31,s quickly enough for this job so they had to go komatsu.One was rolled in the first couple of days and another 2 i think he said over the next few weeks.Leighton,s end up getting more 31,s,from over east i think and komatsu,s were **** canned.Sure he said ,no cushion hitch set up and shockies on all wheel,s.

powershift said: Horrible bloody things they were... I to was unlucky enough to have done some "cocky" work and old mate had brought a couple direct from the Australian Army although it was rare we had them both working together... Speaking of which I got talking to a bloke about them a few years later who had been Army all his life and in the engineers and he told me the story about how when they put this order through to Komatsu, which also included D65 dozers and some other gear it was part of the deal that all the machines had to have there air conditioners removed! And then he told me about the famous TV add that didn't do over to well? Anyone in Australia who like me is no longer a young bloke shall we say??? May remember a famour add year ago for people to join the Army and this add had snippets of different things you could do in the army while a well known instrumental song played along something like "Da Da Da Da Dar"? and in one piece you see a komatsu scraper flat out & crossed up bouncing the front wheels off the ground, anyone remember it? Well it turns out the execs at Komatsu also saw it and were not really impressed seeing as they at the time had a yard full of gear in for warranty repairs and komatsu did there best to tear up the army's warranty altogether! Not exactly sure how it all turned out in the end but that said the Australia Army have never brought anything from Komatsu since, at least not in any numbers?... No, you can keep your Komatsu Scrapers... Click to expand... Yes, I sure do remember that ad. Loved it at the time and it probably swayed a good few young lads to pick up an SLR and don the khaki. It was also a good training video on how not to operate machinery and I can understand Komatsu's conniptions upon seeing their gear flogged in that way.

SAT said: The engine model was SDA6-140. They truly are way better than Cat in the mud and in my opinion just plain better than cat. I worked as a mechanic/operator for a dirt work contractor for nearly 30 years and we had six of them and they would just run circles around the 637e machines. They were considerably easier to maintain as well. Click to expand... I couldn't agree more! We had 6 of the WS23 machines and they truly would work circles around the overrated Cat scrapers. The only one of the Komatsus we had any real trouble with was the lone Cummins powered one. The other 5 with the SA6D 140s generally only needed routine maintenance.

SAT said: The engine model was SDA6-140. They truly are way better than Cat in the mud and in my opinion just plain better than cat. I worked as a mechanic/operator for a dirt work contractor for nearly 30 years and we had six of them and they would just run circles around the 637e machines. They were considerably easier to maintain as well. Click to expand... I couldn't agree more! We had 6 of the WS23 machines and they truly would work circles around the overrated Cat scrapers. The only one of the Komatsus we had any real trouble with was the lone Cummins powered one. The other 5 with the SA6D 140s generally only needed routine maintenance powershift said: Horrible bloody things they were... I to was unlucky enough to have done some "cocky" work and old mate had brought a couple direct from the Australian Army although it was rare we had them both working together... Speaking of which I got talking to a bloke about them a few years later who had been Army all his life and in the engineers and he told me the story about how when they put this order through to Komatsu, which also included D65 dozers and some other gear it was part of the deal that all the machines had to have there air conditioners removed! And then he told me about the famous TV add that didn't do over to well? Anyone in Australia who like me is no longer a young bloke shall we say??? May remember a famour add year ago for people to join the Army and this add had snippets of different things you could do in the army while a well known instrumental song played along something like "Da Da Da Da Dar"? and in one piece you see a komatsu scraper flat out & crossed up bouncing the front wheels off the ground, anyone remember it? Well it turns out the execs at Komatsu also saw it and were not really impressed seeing as they at the time had a yard full of gear in for warranty repairs and komatsu did there best to tear up the army's warranty altogether! Not exactly sure how it all turned out in the end but that said the Australia Army have never brought anything from Komatsu since, at least not in any numbers?... No, you can keep your Komatsu Scrapers... Click to expand... I really have nothing against Komatsu scrapers. When I worked as a mechanic for an earthmoving contractor, we had 6 of them and 5 were very good, solid machines. The one Cummins powered machine was the only one that gave us any real trouble. And every problem we had was with the Cummins garbage engines.

RayF said: Leightons in WA had some in W. Aust. in the early 90's. I remember they spent a lot of time parked up and broken down. They didn't keep them long. Click to expand... mt KEITH MINE TAILINGS DAM 1994-5