In an exciting and exclusive day of presentations, Caterpillar announced on Sunday, March 12, the launch of new small wheel loaders, an engine, mobile apps, attachments, rotary cutters and a three-dimensional screed, ahead of CONEXPO 2023.
Global Operator Challenge Finals
The nine finalists who will compete for the first prize a The caterpillar The Global Operator Challenge finalists on Tuesday, March 14 spoke about what the competition meant to them, highlighting their love of the construction industry and their careers as operators. Like the regional competitions, the Global Operator Challenge finals will include three challenges that require operators to successfully complete tasks with a wheel loader, a backhoe and an excavator.
Canada’s Jaus Neigum, winner of the 2020 Global Operator Challenge at the previous CONEXPO, advised the finalists to keep their nerves in check. Quiet operation leads to fewer errors, he said.
The finalists also talked about their history in the construction industry and how they became operatives. Many grew up in and around heavy machinery, but all had good advice for future operators: Find mentors and practice, practice, practice.
The grand prize for the best operator will be a trip for two anywhere in the world that has one caterpillar installation The finalists talked about dream trips to Spain, Australia, Paris, Brazil and the United States if they won.
The nine Caterpillar Global Operator Challenge finalists answered questions and previewed the final competition at CONEXPO 2023 on Sunday, March 12.Erica Floyd
The nine finalists include:
- John Schiedeck, representing Holt cat (Texas, USA)
- Matt Ferris, Empire representative cat (Arizona, USA)
- Łukasz Mokrzyński, representing Bergerat Monnoyeur, Poland
- Sebastian Behr, representing Zeppelin, Germany
- Pontus Eriksson, representing Zeppelin, Sweden
- Nick Thompson, representing CavPower (Australia)
- Masato Imai, representing Nippon caterpillar (Japan)
- Patrick Doheny, representing William Adams (Australia)
- Fernando do Nascimentoon behalf of PESA (Brazil)
Be sure to follow our social media accounts Equipment Today and ForConstructionPros.com/CONEXPO for live and exclusive coverage of the 2023 Global Operator Challenge Finals on Tuesday, March 14th!
New generation wheel loaders
In addition to the recent expansion of of cat medium wheel loaders with the introduction of the 950 and 962 loaders, Attendees at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023 will be the first to preview the Next Generation cat Wheel loader 930 from March 14 to 18 The caterpillar Outdoor exhibition of Lot Festival F9127. The target production date for these small wheel loaders is late 2023. Other new generation small wheel loaders include the 926 and 938 models.
The next generation cat The 926, 930 and 938 wheel loaders offer a range of new technologies and features designed to increase productivity by simplifying machine operation. The cat Small wheel loaders offer industry-specific configurations to handle agricultural, waste, forestry, aggregate and snow removal applications. Custom models can be equipped directly from the factory or via aftermarket upgrade kits installed for cat distributor
The next-generation 950 medium wheel loader will only be on view on Tuesday, March 14 at the finals of the Global Operator Challenge, as the machine will leave the CONEXPO grounds immediately after the final competition.
Caterpillar’s new medium and small wheel loaders will be on display at CONEXPO 2023.Erica Floyd
The 926, 930 and 938 loaders include improved joysticks, 200% longer service hour intervals (from 500 to 1,000 service hours) and automatic wheel torque control. Engine oil and filters and fuel filter service intervals increased to 1,000 hours for the next generation of small wheel loaders. Over 10,000 hours of operation, this saves 45% on engine oil, 67% on fuel filters and 45% on air filters, substantially reducing service costs and improving loader uptime.
Operators may also be happy to know cat Payload now comes standard on the New Generation 926, 930 and 938 wheel loaders, rather than being available as a paid upgrade.
New new generation of 13 liters caterpillar Diesel engine platform
The in-line, six-cylinder cat The C13D engine platform will offer eight outputs from 456 to 690 hp (340 to 515 kW) with up to 3,200 Nm of peak torque. The C13D will meet final Stage 5 emissions standards and beyond for the most regulated markets, according to Dustin Childers, director of global marketing, caterpillar Industrial Power Systems Division (IPSD), including EU Phase V, US EPA Final Phase, China Non-Road IV, Korea Phase V and Japan 2014, with models available for to less regulated markets.
Mobile apps to make caterpillar Easier parts purchasing, service and repairs, and fleet tracking
New improved QR codes cat The machines will allow access to three new mobile applications: cat Central, SIS2GO and VisionLink.
cat customers who already have an account on parts.cat.com can access the 1.5 million parts available on the site in the new cat Central application. However, any user can make a purchase without an account, as a guest.
the new cat The SIS2GO application is a complementary application of caterpillar Service Information System (SIS), which provides 3D models to help users locate parts and, innovatively, gives users direct links to parts manuals in the app.
Cloud-based and accessed via desktop, tablet and mobile devices, the new VisionLink consolidate My.Cat.Comthe cat App, and the previous version of VisionLink applications in a centralized solution for fleet management. Simplifying the process for customers, all user accounts, personal settings, account settings and team subscriptions now it will pass from these previous platforms in VisionLink.
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New accessories, blades and rotary cutters
Expanding the cat Line of demolition and grading grapples, the new G306 and G308 models are specifically designed for 5 to 6 ton and 7 to 10 ton mini hydraulic excavators respectively. These new models excel in waste handling, recycling and heavy material applications where precise material placement is required.
The first expansion of hydraulic accessories for the cat The new Tiltrotator (TRS) family of products cat The G206 and G208 multipurpose grapples expand grapple technology in combination with the TRS6 and TRS8 models for 5 to 10 ton mini hydraulic excavators.
caterpillar expand your cat The line of vibrating plate compactors with the new CVP28 and CVP55 models and relaunches its CVP16 and CVP40 compactors with new design improvements. Well suited for compacting soil, sand, gravel and asphalt, the flexibility of compactors offers lower investment and maintenance costs for contractors engaged in residential, commercial and industrial work. The cat The CVP range is tuned for performance cat machines, covering all backhoes and excavators ranging from cat 302.7 to 313. They offer compaction widths from 304.8 mm (12 in.) to 660.4 mm (26 in.) and compacted areas ranging from 0.19 m2 (2 ft2) to 0.53 m2 ( 5.7 ft2) at vibration frequencies of 33.3 to 40 Hz (2,000 to 2,400 vpm). All models can be equipped with a backfill blade to help spread material in the trench before compaction, and a swivel stand rotates 90 degrees in each direction to minimize machine movements.
With a working width of 350 mm (13.8 inches) and a maximum milling depth of 120 mm (5 inches), the new cat The PC35 cold planer is designed to work with 5-6 ton side-scroll backhoes and hydraulic mini-excavators. the new cat The PC45 replaces the PC404 with a cutting width of 450 mm (17.7 inches) and a cutting depth of 150 mm (6 inches) and is ideal for use with backhoes and extends the compatibility of the planer to hydraulic mini excavators from 7 to 10 tons. . Designed for small paving jobs in residential and commercial applications, new cat Cold milling machines offer economical restoration of asphalt and concrete surfaces. They effectively mill imperfections before resurfacing and remove deteriorated pavement and traffic lane stripes.
caterpillar also announced new options for the cat Smart Grader Blade and Smart Bulldozer Blade. The new external control kit for the GB120 and GB124 smart grader blades extends the use of these blades to cat D and D2 Series SSL and CTL machines, enabling customers with older model fleets to use smart blades. The new 3D grade control kit uses existing connections to add automatic blade control cat Smart Sheet Dozer.The new external control kit provides customers with a means to run smart grader blades on all D-series and select older ones. cat machines and includes a third joystick to operate blade raise/lower, tilt, angle and wing functions like the intelligent control for D3 series machines.
3D ruler plate system
Better density, more softness and improved integrity: these are three qualities of walnut cat Three-dimensional ruler plate system that the product promises for the asphalt paving industry. The cat SDX Screed Plate System also promises reduced International Roughness Index (IRI) scores, which can deliver remarkable smoothness.
caterpillar Inc. previously announced that it has signed an agreement with construction solutions provider Axenox, Inc., to acquire the intellectual properties of two of the company’s asphalt paving products. According to the agreement, the three-dimensional ruler plates and the modular ruler plate attachment system will be available exclusively as options. cat asphalt paving customers. This makes the cat SDX Screed Plate System an exclusive offer for cats.
See these products and more at the caterpillar kick off this CONEXPO and stay tuned to ForConstructionPros.com for continued coverage.
