Anybody know the cu. yardage for a CAT 740 dump box???

We've got a contractor running several here close by on a mainline Mississippi River Levee berm project. Big piece of equipment

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but really look top heavy and wobbly moving across rough terrain and soft spots in the fill area. (been a wet year)






Delta Dirt

22.8 yds struck, 30 yds heaped.

They are very nice trucks top speed loaded about 36mph, and weight distribution loaded is 33% to each axle. Major issue is the trucks while loaded dumping their box on an unstabile surface with a narrow wheel base. They also make theses trucks with an ejector to evenly push material out of box. Often in my area contractors use the trucks with excavator or wheel tractor scrapers (dual engine) and push dozers depends on job size, distances, haul roads, and conditions.

Thanks Magnet

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you are always "Johnny on the spot"!!!!.


They definitely qualify as nice dump trucks

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I had carried my soon to be 5 yr old grandson up to watch them work. He said they were "cool"

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and he is big into dump trucks and dirt piles right now!!!!!!LOL

Reckon CAT passed the test once again.


Delta Dirt

Seems the capacity is a little more than I stated. Not sure where I grabbed the first numbers but here is a set of specifications.....

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"Delta wrote:

Thanks Magnet

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you are always "Johnny on the spot"!!!!.


They definitely qualify as nice dump trucks

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I had carried my soon to be 5 yr old grandson up to watch them work. He said they were "cool"

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and he is big into dump trucks and dirt piles right now!!!!!!LOL

Reckon CAT passed the test once again.


Delta Dirt

yes mate if grows up to be like his granddad he wont grow out of it

Paul