New Wedco 345d Quick Release

[fhhhstix]

I am sorry the coupler is made very nicely but just not even close to the real thing. The rest of the model is great so I wonder how the quick release design got screwed up. On the 1:1 the pins stay in the bucket and the coupler clamps in between the pins. Forgive me if there is some other kind of coupler used but here is a pic of what I am use to seeing every day at work.



Travis

[Markus]

Hi Travis,

It looks like a CW55 CONNECT'O'MAAT® QUICK COUPLER SYSTEM, which is also quite common for CAT excavators.

The excavator looks great and the moves are very realistic.
Great model.


Cheers,
Markus

[chaseracer]

Originally Posted by fhhhstix

I am sorry the coupler is made very nicely but just not even close to the real thing. The rest of the model is great so I wonder how the quick release design got screwed up. On the 1:1 the pins stay in the bucket and the coupler clamps in between the pins. Forgive me if there is some other kind of coupler used but here is a pic of what I am use to seeing every day at work.



Travis

I haven't see a pin bucket type setup in a long time, all the excavators at my work have the very similiar setup as that wedico. very cool, it works exactly like the cat 328 I run everyday.

[fhhhstix]

Originally Posted by chaseracer

I haven't see a pin bucket type setup in a long time, all the excavators at my work have the very similiar setup as that wedico. very cool, it works exactly like the cat 328 I run everyday.

Must be an non U.S. thing, I work for a CAT dealer and all of our buckets are pin on and untill know I have never seen a set up like that.

Travis

[chaseracer]

Originally Posted by fhhhstix

Must be an non U.S. thing, I work for a CAT dealer and all of our buckets are pin on and untill know I have never seen a set up like that.

Travis

interesting Travis, I learn something new everyday. I even noticed a difference in the way some machines were setup in what I ran back on east coast compared to what I now run here on the west coast of canada.