Angry Mike
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So ive been wondering, when it comes to CAT how do they arrive at their model numbers ex. 226, 259, 279. All product lines not just skid steers?
I am still amazed at the people who buy a D6M and think it should have the power of a D6R. Now that is confusing.
Is the new D3 the smallest Cat dozer now? Wondering if there isn't enough market for smaller dozers since CTL's kind of fill the gap. Also curious if the Case Minotaur will be popular and other manufacturers will make similar machines.
That makes sense. A skid steer can run circles around my track loader for spreading material and some landscaping jobs but digging and loading clay not even close.As OZ said the D1 is the smallest.
IMO a CTL is no comparison to a small dozer for shear torque pushing. We have 2 - 279D's that we rack the hours up on doing all sorts of things but when it comes to pushing and cutting they are no match for either our D5G or next Gen D3.
Is the new D3 the smallest Cat dozer now? Wondering if there isn't enough market for smaller dozers since CTL's kind of fill the gap. Also curious if the Case Minotaur will be popular and other manufacturers will make similar machines.
Can you get diff steer on the new D5? Never was a fan of fingertip.
All D6Ns I have encountered were diff steer with a tiller control and same for the new D5s.
I think diff. steer was an option. I remember RB auction fliers would list diff. steer on some D6N's but not all of them. I think the public works manager for the county said their 2004 D6N had the optional diff. steer too because he said they also demoed a JD and said it couldn't do anything with a blade full of dirt but the diff. steer was much better. I think it was a fairly expensive option though.Yeah the '06 D6N we had was diff steer and can't remember if that was an option. The D5N's were fingertip IIRC.
Apart from dozers and graders the last 2 digits are capacity for scrapers, weight for excavators and hp for skidsteers. Back in the day dozers were hp but that has since changed. As for the other machines Cat makes I have no idea
Now there is a mental exerciseAny idea on the backhoe line?