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<div>In 1997, Caterpillar decided to begin the development of a 360 short tons (327 t) payload capacity haul truck to meet the demand from large-scale mine operators wanting to reduce operating costs at mines using 80 to 90 short tons (73 to 82 t) per pass shovels.[4] Engineers at Caterpillar's Mining & Construction Equipment Division in Decatur, Illinois, created a new design for the 797 using computer-aided design technology. This was the first time CAD tools had been used extensively to design a Caterpillar truck.[4]</div><div></div><div></div><div>Caterpillar introduced the 797F to the public at MINExpo International in September, 2008. The 797F replaced its predecessor model, the 797B, when the 797F entered full production in late 2009.[7][8] Prior to the introduction of the Caterpillar 797F and the Bucyrus MT6300AC at MINExpo International in September, 2008, the Liebherr T 282B, introduced in 2004, was the only haul truck with a payload capacity of 400 short tons (363 t).</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>caterpillar truck 3d model free download</div><div></div><div>Download: https://t.co/2kscHB7W58 </div><div></div><div></div><div>The Caterpillar 797 series trucks employ mechanical drive powertrains in contrast to the diesel-electric powertrains of similar haul trucks offered by competitors.[4] During initial development in 1997, a diesel-electric powertrain was considered for the 797, but this powertrain configuration was not developed because Caterpillar considered a mechanical drive powertrain more appropriate for market conditions at that time.[10]</div><div></div><div></div><div>The 797 series haul trucks are equipped with a rear-axle-mounted, computer-controlled, seven-speed planetary transmission with a separate lock-up torque converter. Both transmission and torque converter use a common powertrain oil.[5]</div><div></div><div></div><div>The engine, frame, axles and differential requires six to seven semi-trailer truck loads, the cab requires one semi-trailer load, the six tires require two semi-trailer loads and the dump body requires four semi-trailer loads. In total, one 797 requires 12 to 13 semi-trailer truck loads that originate at various manufacturing facilities and deliver to the customer site. If a 797 must be moved from one job site to another for any reason, it cannot be driven on public roads due to its exceptional size and weight. Moving a 797 requires dis-assembly, loading onto semi-trailer trucks, transport and re-assembly at the new location.</div><div></div><div></div><div>All major components of the 797 can be serviced or replaced during the useful life of the truck, except for the frame. The overall service life of the truck is therefore dependent upon the durability of the frame which Caterpillar estimates to have a twenty-year service life.[15]</div><div></div><div></div><div>The Liebherr T 282 B and Bucyrus MT6300AC, as well as Caterpillar's own 798AC, match the Caterpillar 797F's 400 short tons (363 t) payload capacity, but employ diesel/electric powertrains in contrast to the 797F's diesel-powered, mechanical powertrain. Both fall short of the BelAZ 75710's 500 short ton capacity, the largest of any haul truck in the world, which also employs a diesel/electric powertrain. Depending on customer requirements, lower payload capacity 360 short tons (327 t) products such as the Komatsu 960E-1 and Belaz 75600 may also place competitive pressure on sales of the 797F.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Cat Lift Trucks are supported by network of dealers across Europe, Africa and the Middle East. No matter your location, we should have a dealer nearby who will be willing to help with your forklift truck and warehouse equipment needs. Find a dealer near you, here.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Amid a continuing corporate restructuring, Caterpillar announced today that it will cease production of its on-highway vocational CT truck line. Cat said about 70 jobs would be affected by the decision.</div><div></div><div></div><div>However, despite having a potential built-in customer base due to its heavy construction equipment business, the trucks never gained significant market share in the U.S. The Wall Street Journal, in 2015, noted that Cat sold only around 1,000 vocational trucks annually.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Despite the production split, in an interview following the announcement, Caterpillar explained to Equipment World the company would continue using Navistar engines in its trucks for the foreseeable future.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Caterpillar and Navistar announced their plans to partner in June 2008. The 50/50 joint venture was dubbed NC2 Global LLC and resulted in the development of on-highway trucks for North American and global markets.</div><div></div><div></div><div>CAT manufactured commercial truck diesel engines for many years but exited the business back in 2010. Their manufacturing still exists today, except they are done for various off-highway equipment and machines.</div><div></div><div></div><div>The engine prefix is the first 3 characters in the engine serial number. For example, SDP22671 has the prefix SDP. Quick research can tell us that this is a C15 engine, but what years of trucks did it go into? Caterpillar has never made this information available to the public, along with more details on what features those prefixes have. In this blog post, we hope to break all of that down for you.</div><div></div><div></div><div>To further muddy the waters, emission years often lag production years. The EPA set standards that engine manufacturers have had to meet since 2004. You now must line up engine manufacturing dates with vehicle manufacturing dates with model year changes. This all becomes even more problematic when we are trying to decode a VIN which gives us model years, not production nor emission years.</div><div></div><div></div><div>The first several engine prefixes were built in exceptionally low quantities, so they were more than likely test engines. The 2004 emission engine was an 8.8L configuration and the 2007 model was a 9.3L. The 2007 model included Clean Gas Induction (CGI) and a particulate filter with Cat Regeneration System (CRS).</div><div></div><div></div><div>Find the right lift truck to suit your application. Use the filters to the left to narrow down your selection of our current Cat forklift models. Please note that lift truck capacity may vary based on load dimensions and lift height.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Celebrating the 10th anniversary of Command for hauling, Caterpillar has more than 620 autonomous trucks operating with 15 customers on three continents. While operating autonomously, these trucks have hauled more than 6.3 billion tonnes (6.9 billion tons) of material and traveled more than 230 million km (143 million mi) without causing any reported injuries.</div><div></div><div></div><div>"We are pleased to collaborate with FCX as they transition to fully autonomous haulage at Bagdad," said Denise Johnson, group president of Caterpillar Resource Industries. "The Cat 793 haul truck remains Caterpillar's most popular autonomous truck model and is well proven to enhance safety, increase productivity, and reduce idle time across multiple operations, including copper mines. Additionally, Caterpillar continues to work with Freeport, and other mining companies, to introduce new electrification technologies supporting their sustainability objectives."</div><div></div><div></div><div>I do know that if going with a 3406C truck engine, need to get above serial number 3ZJ02436 (roughly) to get the "wide rod journal" crankshaft = the very, very earlier 3406C model, still used the 3406B model crankshaft = my guess, is they needed to use up "inventory", before they switched over. Life-span of rod bearings increased, with this wider design.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Caterpillar Inc. has successfully demonstrated its first battery electric large mining truck and announced a significant investment to transform its Tucson Proving Ground into a sustainable testing and validation hub.</div><div></div><div></div><div>The truck also performed a one-kilometer run on a 10% downhill grade, capturing the energy and regenerating it to the battery while maintaining enough charge for additional complete cycles, the company said.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Until some time in the 80s or 90s a lot of truck manufacturers had the motors painted their own color, not the motor makers colors. As an example Ford used Caterpillars in many of their trucks and had them painted blue, Ford even gave the Cat motors a Ford name calling the 3208 the V636.</div><div></div><div></div><div>I use Krylon a lot on car / truck models and have never had a problem, but I do use a primer. You are going to want the new Cat yellow, I have never found the exact cut off but Cat changed colors sometime after WW2, probably in the 50s. There isn't a huge difference if you get the wrong one, old Cat yellow just has more of a brownish tint to it.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Cat executives announced the new truck model in mid-May at their Tinaja Hills Demonstration Center southwest of Tucson, Ariz. The low-key presentation let the truck do most of the talking, and it proved eloquent.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Riding shotgun was Brad Zingre, a Cat industrial sales representative who works out of Indianapolis. He also rode along to answer questions as I test-drove the previous two models, starting with the CT660 in Ohio several years ago.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Following months of speculation, Caterpillar announced in June 2008 that it would leave the heavy-duty on-highway truck-engine business by 2010, before the next round of US EPA (Environment Protection Agency) emissions legislation kicked in.</div><div></div><div></div><div>In Australia, NC2 was launched with much hype at Uluru in 2010 and we journos got to drive the trucks not long after. Because Australian emissions laws were still at US 2004 levels, the launch vehicles were powered by Cat ACERT C-13 and C-15 engines, with unspecified emissions treatment components.</div><div></div><div></div><div>I drove the Australian-market NC2 C-13 and C-15 powered Cat trucks in November 2010 and found them to be very competitive with mainstream bonneted trucks and a great improvement over the old 9000 Inters that had gone before.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Until Cat abandoned the truck engine business, the C-15 and C-16 were in great demand in Australia. I have fond memories of a road train drive out of Alice Springs in November 2006, stirring the stick in a KW T904, behind a 625hp ACERT C-15.</div><div></div><div></div><div>The company has more than 620 autonomous trucks operating with 15 customers on three continents, it said. While operating autonomously, these trucks have hauled more than 6.9 billion tons of material and traveled more than 143 million miles without causing any reported injuries, Caterpillar added.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Principal distributor of Caterpillar truck engines in Florida is Ring Power Corporation of St. Augustine, Tampa and Fort Myers. Headed by L. C. Ringhaver, Ring Power also is a full line distributor of Caterpillars for marine, natural gas, electric and industrial markets, and provides complete service facilities.</div><div></div><div> df19127ead</div>
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