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Cat D3 Dozer with Deutz diesel engine

Dickjr.

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Mar 24, 2011
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Location
Kentucky
One thing comes to mind , if it has a transmission cooler how does it move air across the cooler? The Deutz engine is one tough motor. I'd like to see more pics up close . Its pretty cool really , but I'd hate to buy it and try to use it.
 

bigsmoke

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Aug 21, 2014
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27
Location
Canada
Occupation
Heavy equipment mechanic
That girl's been for sale for a coon's age. Interesting proposition, but I'd run faaaar away
 

tctractors

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Joined
Oct 9, 2007
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2,412
Location
Worc U.K.
In Europe this tractor would sell very well, CAT had Deutz engines in some of its early excavators with the engine being a well known and super strong runner, the engine has an E/Oil cooler and can be fitted with a Trans /Hydo cooler air blown via the fan, this modification would probably be seen as an improvement to the dozer if it has been done to a high standard.

tctractors
 

johan7

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Joined
May 12, 2013
Messages
42
Location
the Netherlands
I remember the application of Deutz engines in equipment that was used for the construction of the Channel tunnel from France to the UK . Reason for this was the better and clean burning . It was the precombustion chambers that were burning better , although fuel consumption was higher , but in tunnelling clean air is more important .
The Netherlands , johan7
 

Karl Robbers

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Aug 11, 2011
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164
Location
Australia
The best home for that dozer would be in another underground application. Few above ground operators would be interested and even fewer would want to pay anywhere near its value, but an underground operator would realise its true value.
Having said that, all our CAT underground gear ran CAT motors, C15's, C18's and C27's.
 
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