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<blockquote data-quote="RustyC" data-source="post: 732137" data-attributes="member: 1997"><p>After years in the service industry, I have concluded that repairs (not maintenance) is not even factored into the design. The product have to be assembled once in the most efficient way possible, access to components after assembly are not a concern.</p><p>I recently had the pleasure of removing a complete cab assembly that has lots of wiring, hydraulic plumbing and mechanical linkage from a Caterpillar wheel loader. Why? just to replace a blown $50 crimped hydraulic hose. That is a hard pill to swallow as a customer.</p><p>Cat machines in from the 80's and 90's had large access floor of the cab for this reason. I guess the budget is too tight on all the new stuff. The good news is they have ethernet cables to run the machine communication and touch screens for the operator so there's that..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RustyC, post: 732137, member: 1997"] After years in the service industry, I have concluded that repairs (not maintenance) is not even factored into the design. The product have to be assembled once in the most efficient way possible, access to components after assembly are not a concern. I recently had the pleasure of removing a complete cab assembly that has lots of wiring, hydraulic plumbing and mechanical linkage from a Caterpillar wheel loader. Why? just to replace a blown $50 crimped hydraulic hose. That is a hard pill to swallow as a customer. Cat machines in from the 80's and 90's had large access floor of the cab for this reason. I guess the budget is too tight on all the new stuff. The good news is they have ethernet cables to run the machine communication and touch screens for the operator so there's that.. [/QUOTE]
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