Brettski- Size doesn't necessarily mean more efficient. My excavator used a 277B Cat as much as he did the D8 dozer. The smaller machines may not move as much material in one shot, but they will smoke the larger machines in travel time. Fuel costs are also much lower with the smaller machines.

I'll start treating my wife as good as my dog when she starts retrieving ducks.
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