Cat d411/23/2023 That provides quite a bit of commonality for servicing.īut emissions and fuel economy are two other major factors in the switch to the C3.6 for Cat’s smallest dozers. That Cat C3.6 engine is also notable because Cat is using it across a wide range of smaller equipment, including most of its Building Construction Products lineup of compact machines including backhoes, compact wheel loaders and more. The new Cat C3.6 engine provides quite a bit of space savings found through its more compact packaging and thanks to a bit of rearranging Cat engineers did with the engine components. Plus, Cat says that lower hood design was made possible by a new engine for this part of the dozer range. Cat says this change provides 30 percent more visibility both over the hood to the blade and to the operator’s peripheral views. Specifically, the machines feature a redesigned hood that slopes lower toward the ground. In addition to being adorned with the new Cat logo and model badges, now complemented with that new hexagon design, these dozers also feature styling changes. And while there’s a little concern there, in the long run, after we get through this adjustment period, I think it’s going to be a lot simpler for everyone to understand what size Cat dozer they need to do the work.”Īnd while we didn’t anything new to talk about with the D4, there’s plenty of new stuff to talk about with the new D1, D2 and D3.īeyond all the new model names, the next big change with these three new small dozers is their new look. So that’s how we wound up with this very simple model nomenclature, which basically from a D6 down, we’ve moved the numbers down a little bit. There’s a lot of heritage in the “D” nomenclature. We thought it was the best and that it preserved our brand equity. “One thing we really do at Caterpillar, we listen to our customers and our customers were telling us we needed to try to simplify our nomenclature somehow,” says Joel Fritts, Caterpillar product application specialist for small dozers. So, Cat changed the name to the D4 for obvious reasons. So, going back to the new D4 we mentioned earlier, since the new naming system for dozers only allows for one model per size class, that means the D6K2 would have fallen between the D3 and D5 in terms of size and capability. So if you grab one of these, you’ll be buying a bit of history. Thanks, I will be listening.A little bit of triva for you, the D1 is an all new model name for a Cat dozer. I won't sell it as I think the world of my would hurt him, I think. Several tilers have turned me down or not responded when the tractor wasn't frozen down. Now I have an acerage, a nice machine shed with a new heavy smooth floor, but I don't have any heavy lifting equipment or pickup big enough. My father-in-law gave it to me, a city dweller many years ago. I could dig a hole under the blade and run a cable back to something under the tractor. It is sitting on fairly level ground, a little sunk into the dirt.The last years of it's life, it was pulled to start and used on tree stumps, clearing rich bottom ground (now called wetlands, I think). It is pretty tough looking as it has never seen a shed, I think. 6U694,is narrow track with a hydraulic dozer blade, no angle. Good luck, I wouldn't sell a gift like that either. The most important thing is to have good brakes and to leave plenty of space between you and the guy infront of you. We hauled mine with an old one ton Ford with a 400 V8. I used a wheel tractor once and a D2 the other times. You will need something to pull the D4 off the trailer when you get it home so keep that in mind. We loaded them on front first but you may have to do it rear first. I used a chain come-along to load the HD5 and that was a good work out. It is best to have a trailer with a winch on it to load with. We hauled mine on a 9-ton tri-axle trailer. Get the blade as high as it will go because this will make it easier to winch up onto a trailer. cylinder to the "triangle" on the lift arms. Then take a couple short pieces of 3/8" chain with hooks and chain the blade up from the rear of the hyd. This will compress the hydraulic cylinders. farm jack to lift the blade nice and high. One of the first things you have to do is lift the blade. I have hauled home three Dead D4s and an HD5 loader. Now you are up around 13,000 pounds minimum. If it has a belly pan and rock shields on the bottom rollers add a few hundred more pounds. Re: Dead D4 dozer in reply to Leo, 02-17-2000 18:39:54įor straight blade & hydraulics add 2685 lbs.
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