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What is the number one dozer being used in construction?

DMiller

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Mostly Cat Hi-track around here, second place is Deere units and a few off brands beyond those.
 

steve.k

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Read a article !

Read a article not long ago that said Deere had market share up to 200hp crawlers! Then Cat had market share on anything bigger! After that komatsu ?
 

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Your feedback is appreciated.

Thanks!

That's a very broad question as construction projects vary in size and complexity more than dozer sizes. In order to get any accurate feedback you'll need to quantify a size of dozer or particular application.

Spreading topsoil or making a 70' cut for a highway project?
 

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Read a article not long ago that said Deere had market share up to 200hp crawlers! Then Cat had market share on anything bigger! After that komatsu ?

I can just about guarantee this is right on.
 

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It would be cat, then deere around here. Most jobs the d-6 cat, or a 850 deere is the biggest.
 

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It is interesting to hear the area specific perspectives but there is no denying that jd is no.1 up to 200hp?
 

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Brand specific in my area it would be Cat, Komatsu and then Deere.

Size specific the most popular would be D5G, D37 and 550. The larger sizes would be D6R/T, D65 and there really aren't many larger Deere's running that I have seen. The mines (limestone and coal) run Cat and Komatsu.

There aren't many big dirt jobs going on except for the I-22 and I-65 interchange being built by Walsh. The largest dozer I saw on that job was a D6, they used hoes and trucks to move most of the dirt from what I have seen of it.
 

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Ya anything bigger then a 6 would be stuck in the mud 10 months out of the year here.
 
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