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The 2020 Year in Dozers: Cat Dominates With Lineup Revamp, Case Makes Waves With DL550B Dozer Loader
Cat alone launched six new machines -- seven if you count the model that just got a name change.
December 24, 2020
Construction Equipment
How Good Can Dozers Get? OEMs Answer With Their Latest Models
Dozers have been recognizable in their current form for nearly a century. After this much time a machine this basic must be fully evolved, right? Not so, say manufacturers. Their newest dozers are more advanced and more capable than ever before.  Technology marches on Much of the advancement of dozer design is owed to […]
August 14, 2020
The Dirt
Cat Dozer Experts Explain New Restructured Dozer Lineup | The Dirt #09
In the latest edition of The Dirt we devote the entire episode to discussing the reimagined, restructured Cat dozer lineup. To do that we’re joined by Cat product application specialists for dozers Sam Meeker and Joel Fritts. Over the course of the conversation we cover Cat’s new method for naming dozers, the primary improvements of […]
August 4, 2020
Construction Equipment
Cat Renamed the D6K2 Dozer to the D4. Here’s Why They Did It
The D4 is a new addition to the Caterpillar medium size dozer lineup. But it’s not a new machine. It’s the new name of the former D6K2. In the video below, we break down the reason behind the name change as well has how Cat’s new approach to naming dozers is part of a restructuring […]
July 8, 2020
Construction Equipment
Quick Data: Top-selling dozers and sales trends
January 30, 2020
Dealers
Equipment Roundup: Cat dropping letters from dozer model names; VIDEO: Deere’s new L-Series Production Loaders; The Top Attachments for 2020; Manitou intros MTA 12055 telehandler; Ditch Witch intros lower-cost HX30G vacuum excavator
Ditch Witch’s new HX30G is a lower-cost vacuum excavator built for daily use Ditch Witch designed its new HX30G vacuum excavator as a lower-cost alternative for contractors on small to mid-sized excavation jobs and for daily use. It has an 8-foot-wide frame for operating in urban or congested areas. It can also be used in […]
January 13, 2020
Construction Equipment
New Cat dozers will no longer have letters in their model names. Here’s why.
If you happen to notice that some of the model number/letter designations on Caterpillar dozers are getting shorter, it’s not your eyes that need checking. The company started reformulating its machine nomenclature back in 2017 with the end goal of getting rid of the letter suffixes that follow the numbers. Here’s an example from our […]
January 7, 2020
Construction Equipment
The Top Construction Equipment Stories of 2019
1. Diesel technician shortage a perfect storm gathering for decades Today’s market heights have put an exclamation point on the construction equipment technician shortage, one that’s having a direct impact on contractors. Contractors can’t find the people they used to hire to take care of the equipment to the level they did in the past. […]
December 27, 2019
Dealers
Equipment Roundup: Cat intros 299D3 XE Land Management CTL; Liebherr’s electric drilling rig; Video: Cat’s new D5 dozer; Chevy Colorado ZR2 gets new design for 2021; JCB shatters own world record for fastest tractor
JCB Fastrac hits 153 mph to shatter its own world record for fastest tractor Apparently setting one world record in 2019 wasn’t enough for the folks at JCB. Following record-breaking runs in June that made the JCB Fastrac the world’s fastest tractor, the team has managed another series of test track runs that have left […]
November 25, 2019
Construction Equipment
The New Cat D5 Dozer: Everything you need to know!
This video from Equipment World offers insights on the latest dozer from Caterpillar. This dozer is replacing the D6N. Watch the video here on Equipment World.
November 19, 2019
Dealers
Equipment Roundup: New Cat D5 dozer replaces D6N; Bobcat’s new Small Articulated Loader; Inside Liebherr ADT development; Vermeer XR2 combines soft dig, on-site separation; In depth with the ANSI aerial lift standards
New ANSI standard: What goes up in an aerial lift must come down … safely Starting in December, contractors who use telescopic-boom, articulated-boom or scissor-lift aerial platforms will need to develop a safe-use program – including a rescue plan – and incorporate that program into the jobsite every day. That’s one part of the new […]
November 4, 2019
Construction Equipment
Cat’s new D5 replaces the D6N, boasts new size, tech and features for balance between heavy dozing, finish grading
The dozer and its design defined Cat. They still call them “track-type tractors,” in keeping with the heritage. So when Cat comes out with a new model it’s like bringing a child into the world. Break out the cigars. This latest edition to the family, the D5, inherits all the technological DNA of previous dozers […]
October 28, 2019
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