Caterpillar will offer a family of articulated truck bare chassis to support specialty machines not included in the portfolio of Cat products.  Sales of the bare chassis without the dump bed will be targeted toward Caterpillar® Dealers and original equipment manufactures (OEMs) who specialize in such applications as water trucks, high capacity waste, lube & fuel trucks, etc. Cat® Articulated Dump Trucks will continue to be sold through Caterpillar Dealers around the world.
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Three new Cat^® B-Series Mobile Shears—S320B, S325B and S340B—round out the six-model lineup of Caterpillar^® designed shears. The new shears feature a redesigned lower jaw, wider jaw opening, new knife-retention system, new jaw-adjustment system, greater hydraulic power and boom or stick mounting options. The overall design assures optimum productivity, reliability and serviceability in the toughest metal reduction applications.

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Caterpillar recently produced its 50,000th rigid-frame off-highway truck—a milestone achieved at the Decatur, Illinois, plant where such trucks have been produced since 1963. Number 50,000 is a 777F, a versatile 100-short-ton-capacity (91-metric-ton-capacity) truck that sees application in heavy construction, quarry and aggregates, and mining.

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Cat Forestry Products New Cabs

For Immediate Worldwide Release, January 2009

Cat Forest Products recently announced updates to the cab on the track feller buncher line, including the Cat® 511, 521, 522, 532, 541, 551, and 552. The changes improve operator comfort and safety and machine durability.

* A full-size sliding window on the left side of the cab allows more fresh air into the cab.
* The escape hatch above the operator’s head has a new quick release latch system to allow fast exit in an emergency. The operator just grabs and flips the latch to pop the escape hatch open.
* The window mounting brackets and hardware have been strengthened to prevent damage from falling debris, and the design simplified to eliminate potential leaks into the cab. The sheet metal of the HVAC filter intake cover was also strengthened and thickened to prevent damage.
* The work lights have stronger guards and steel bar protectors to prevent breakage and improve illumination of the work area.

For more information visit www.cat.com/forestry.

Tags: 11, 521, 522, 532, 541, 551, 552, Caterpillar, Caterpillar Cabs, Feller Buncher

New TH406 and TH407 from Caterpillar

Per Caterpillar’s Press release

“The Cat® TH406 and TH 407 Telehandlers feature a number of new systems and designs to enhance performance, promote operator efficiency and machine productivity, expand versatility and keep service time and costs to a minimum. Both machines have a rated load capacity of 8,100 pounds (3700 kilograms). Each also has a two-section boom, delivering a 20-foot (6.1-meter) lift height on the TH406 and a 24-foot (7.3-meter) lift height on the TH407. The new telehandlers replace the TH220B and the TH330B in the Caterpillar line.

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The new Caterpillar^® 938H wheel loader and IT38H with integrated toolcarrier linkage feature the Cat^® C6.6 engine with ACERT^® Technology for responsive power and low emissions. The new engine, differential lock system, load sensing hydraulics and increased lift and tilt forces deliver high performance in digging and material handling applications while limiting engine emissions to meet US EPA Tier 3 off-highway emissions regulations and worldwide emissions standards.

The loaders also have new features that aid machine health monitoring and service. The in-cab Messenger display provides real time machine performance, engine and diagnostic data to help maximize productivity and component life. The hydraulic and electrical service centers group service points and offer easy access from ground level to limit service downtime. Cat Product Link is standard on the new loaders. The system provides two-way information flow between the machine and Caterpillar dealer and to the owner’s desktop computer through the online dealer storefront.

The 938H and IT38H have a new axle with standard front differential lock or an optional, automatic differential lock for both front and rear.

See Catepillar News for a more detailed excerpt

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 Caterpillar will equip most of its new core, mining and industrial machines with EquipmentManager and Product Link—the remote asset management solution developed by Caterpillar. The remote tracking and management system will be a standard feature in the United States and Canadian markets. Caterpillar has provided remote asset management capabilities as an option since 1998; now Cat will deliver these capabilities as an integral part of most core Caterpillar^® machines. Product Link will be available as an option for the remaining Caterpillar machines.

More Information can be found here - Caterpillar News

Tags: Asset Management, Caterpillar, Remote Tracking, Systems, Technology

Many construction manufacturers are starting to move down the path to create GPS / Diagnostic services which they are reselling with their equipment.  Currently all the big players seem to offer this but outside of new OEM products there are limited offerings.It would be nice to see other manufacturers provide this. Could it be that not enough organizations have the capability or are there barriers for their entry.

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