Greetings,
Our company just purchased a SEE unit after we had been considering some type of Bobcat configuration, and it just made more sense to us to stay this scale, so we settled on a 1989 with 500 hours. No, it wasn't off the govt liquidators (uhg), it was a private owner who got it from the Ma port authority, both of which didn't even use it. They anticipate its hours are convoy related.
From everything I have read on here and over at the steel soldiers site, there is still much confusion about what exactly separates the 419s from the regular u900/406, and also from their earlier prototypes that were based on the case units, which didn't make the cut for obvious reasons.
All I can say is that they are very different creatures with only a fraction of similar attributes to the earlier u900 / 406. These things are by far the most advanced round cabs that were ever produced. The 5 years of testing the case unit based machines underwent, were refined and evolved into this unique platform, which is something very very smart..
And the only thing lacking is that there are no pto outputs.. but am sure it could be adapted in there, but the high volume hydraulic pump runs off the side PTO.
They bare just as much a resemblance to our U140 in that they have 24 volt electrical systems, higher horse power, and the same transmissions with air splitter, etc..
These 419 were the last true iterations of the round cabs before the short lived LBU (u100, 110, 130, 140) were produced. I will do my best to continue to add to this post, as I have time, to help clarify how these units really are very different from the regular round cabs.
Cheers!
ACUF
Our company just purchased a SEE unit after we had been considering some type of Bobcat configuration, and it just made more sense to us to stay this scale, so we settled on a 1989 with 500 hours. No, it wasn't off the govt liquidators (uhg), it was a private owner who got it from the Ma port authority, both of which didn't even use it. They anticipate its hours are convoy related.
From everything I have read on here and over at the steel soldiers site, there is still much confusion about what exactly separates the 419s from the regular u900/406, and also from their earlier prototypes that were based on the case units, which didn't make the cut for obvious reasons.
All I can say is that they are very different creatures with only a fraction of similar attributes to the earlier u900 / 406. These things are by far the most advanced round cabs that were ever produced. The 5 years of testing the case unit based machines underwent, were refined and evolved into this unique platform, which is something very very smart..
And the only thing lacking is that there are no pto outputs.. but am sure it could be adapted in there, but the high volume hydraulic pump runs off the side PTO.
They bare just as much a resemblance to our U140 in that they have 24 volt electrical systems, higher horse power, and the same transmissions with air splitter, etc..
These 419 were the last true iterations of the round cabs before the short lived LBU (u100, 110, 130, 140) were produced. I will do my best to continue to add to this post, as I have time, to help clarify how these units really are very different from the regular round cabs.
Cheers!
ACUF