I was thinking last night about the scale weight of our equipment. One of the main reasons equipment can do what it does so effectively is because of its working weight. I then did some quick math in my head a realized that we were not coming anywhere near the scale weight of our equipment. So I decided to do some quick calculations. I based this list on some of the more poular models on this forum and for simplicity sake figured them all at 1/14 scale. So take a look. Again I just thought it was interesting. All weights are in pounds.
Equipment, - Real Weight, - Proper 1/14 Scale Weight
- Keworth W900 - approx 18,000 - 1,285
- Deere 850 Excavator - 185,876 - 13,271
- Cat D8n - 82,589 - 5,896
- Cat 14M grader - 65,998 - 4,712
- Bell 840D ADT - 65,808 - 4,698
- Cat 966 -Wedico Loader - 52,254 - 3,730
- Cat 963 Track Loader - 44,577 - 3,182
- Cat Skid Steer - 10,730 - 766
Again I just thought this would be an interesting topic to review.
If I have missed something in my conversion of scale weights please be kind I am new to this.