The Classic Machinery Network

Both very interesting posts. Operator is key of course and the importance of bucket design often underestimated. I don’t know if All Akerman models offered greater digging power than Cat’s 200, or that all 200s offered faster cycle times than the equivalent H-Series. A company I used to work for was...

Had the chance to jump on a few DX last year for a 5-10 minutes last year and the 530 I have to say was well balanced, smooth, fast and seemed powerful enough. Was very impressed with it.

It is a real shame!

The site is very close to Dortmund. The main reason for 3 is because parts are becoming more difficult to get hold of and the owner does not want to run anything else. They all run well and the 2 I jumped on for while felt as tight as you could ever hope for:)

3 Akerman H16Ds still going in one location - don't see that every day!