Cat d5b 180 hp and 5yd scraper big dog pull scraper

MATE welcome

D5B SA is a machine I have always wanted I reckon you will have heaps of power wanna be careful with the scoop crawlers dont have wheel slip like a wheeled tractor but it will fill it fine I would think as long as the hauls arent real long it should be ok wheel tractors scoot across the ground nice and quick even with a full scoop on the back and it doesnt take long to carry that extra little bit of dirt your stuffing in

good luck with it all

Paul

Hi, Fiat41B.
Welkum too ther 4um. Nice to see an old face 'migrating'..

Considering that they used to hook 100HP 17A D7s to 12-16 cu. yd scrapers. I doubt the 180HP D5B will have much trouble with a 5 yarder. I would not recommend going to the 12-16 yd size that many of the older D7s were pulling 'cos those old D7s had a really TUFF drive train and walking gear, somewhat tougher than the D5B is 'blessed' with, especially considering the relative HP. I don't think I would hesitate about hanging a 6 1/2 yarder behind it though, even maybe a 7 - 8 yarder.

The D5B will handle slightly higher speeds than the older D7s would, especially if you have SALT tracks on it.

Just my 0.02.

Hey Fiat41b,

Welcome to the BB... I had many of hours on a D5b, it had 30" pads on it. It floated really well on soft ground and was a great slope cat. It was a power shift model. I looked up Ritchie Specs(which aren't always correct) and it stated 105 hp for a D5-b. I have seen many dicussion on this BB stating from 120 hp to some bragging over 200 hp. I remember the D5-b being almost as powerful as our 120hp D6-c, but not as close to our D6d model at about 140hp. I'm not sure what serial number you have, but if you post it maybe someone will have specs on that D5b. As for power to pull a 5 cyd scraper, yes no problem. My 90 hp D6-9u will load a almost 10 cyd heaped Cat 60 scraper no trouble. My 110 hp D6-b is happy loading it. Welcome and good luck on your scraper set up.
Glen

Hey Fiat41b,

Welcome to the BB... I had many of hours on a D5b, it had 30" pads on it. It floated really well on soft ground and was a great slope cat. It was a power shift model. I looked up Ritchie Specs(which aren't always correct) and it stated 105 hp for a D5-b. I have seen many dicussion on this BB stating from 120 hp to some bragging over 200 hp. I remember the D5-b being almost as powerful as our 120hp D6-c, but not as close to our D6d model at about 140hp. I'm not sure what serial number you have, but if you post it maybe someone will have specs on that D5b. As for power to pull a 5 cyd scraper, yes no problem. My 90 hp D6-9u will load a almost 10 cyd heaped Cat 60 scraper no trouble. My 110 hp D6-b is happy loading it. Welcome and good luck on your scraper set up.
Glen

[quote="7upuller"]Hey Fiat41b,

Welcome to the BB... I had many of hours on a D5b, it had 30" pads on it. It floated really well on soft ground and was a great slope cat. It was a power shift model. I looked up Ritchie Specs(which aren't always correct) and it stated 105 hp for a D5-b. I have seen many dicussion on this BB stating from 120 hp to some bragging over 200 hp. I remember the D5-b being almost as powerful as our 120hp D6-c, but not as close to our D6d model at about 140hp. I'm not sure what serial number you have, but if you post it maybe someone will have specs on that D5b. As for power to pull a 5 cyd scraper, yes no problem. My 90 hp D6-9u will load a almost 10 cyd heaped Cat 60 scraper no trouble. My 110 hp D6-b is happy loading it. Welcome and good luck on your scraper set up.
Glen[/quote]

IF you go to (heavy equipment resources face book page) they show a d5b direct drive pulling a cat 60 scraper its not a super quality video
and its not boiling the dirt very well for going down hill slope. my thought.

The serial number for this d5b sa im looking at is 26x526

[quote="7upuller"]Hey Fiat41b,

Welcome to the BB... I had many of hours on a D5b, it had 30" pads on it. It floated really well on soft ground and was a great slope cat. It was a power shift model. I looked up Ritchie Specs(which aren't always correct) and it stated 105 hp for a D5-b. I have seen many dicussion on this BB stating from 120 hp to some bragging over 200 hp. I remember the D5-b being almost as powerful as our 120hp D6-c, but not as close to our D6d model at about 140hp. I'm not sure what serial number you have, but if you post it maybe someone will have specs on that D5b. As for power to pull a 5 cyd scraper, yes no problem. My 90 hp D6-9u will load a almost 10 cyd heaped Cat 60 scraper no trouble. My 110 hp D6-b is happy loading it. Welcome and good luck on your scraper set up.
Glen[/quote]

IF you go to (heavy equipment resources face book page) they show a d5b direct drive pulling a cat 60 scraper its not a super quality video
and its not boiling the dirt very well for going down hill slope. my thought.

The serial number for this d5b sa im looking at is 26x526

Hey Fiat41b,

Do you have a link to that?

[quote="7upuller"]Hey Fiat41b,

Do you have a link to that?[/quote]

not really I just typed (heavy equipment resources face book) on yahoo.com

Hey Fiat41b,

Here is a link for face book'rs;

https://m.facebook.com/heavyequipmentresources/

As far as loading it looked ok to me, except the operator needs to use his apron more to catch the boil right.
I feel the D5b has enough go go for a 5 cyd scraper, but I'm not an expert in scrapers either.
Glen