Cat has replaced the D9T with the new D9. As a next generation dozer, there are some foundational changes to the structure of this machine to discuss, but most of what’s new focuses on reducing O&O costs, including a new torque converter and maintenance improvements.
As we’ve discussed several times over the last year or so, Cat is in the process of a lineup-wide refresh of its dozers.
They started back in 2018 with the introduction of the first of these new next-generation dozers, the D6 and D6 XE. The company then followed that up with replacements for most of the small and medium dozer lineup with the new D1, D2, D3, D4, D5 and D7 models over the last 12 months.
And now we’ve got our first next-gen large dozer, the new D9, which is replacing the D9T.
A hallmark of these new next-gen models has been a new cab, but the new D9’s got a bit more going on than that when it comes to upgrades. Specifically, much of this new dozer’s development was focused on saving you money over the course of the life of this machine.
