[AT] Cat D7E

[Chuck Saunders]

Sounds like LeTourneau's approach

On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 8:54 AM, Dave Ernst <shop at cccomm.net> wrote:

> Old cars, tractors and trucks were relatively simple to work on and repair
> prior to the advent of the computer. In the 80s one could figure out and
> still maybe diagnose problems without the new fancy equipment needed, in
> the
> 90s it became impossible unless you were a trained technician with all the
> advanced equipment to tell whats wrong.
> Now Caterpillar has come out with their new all redesigned D7E crawler.
> Diesel electric, no transmission or power (torque) converter and the engine
> is entirely beltless. There are 18 of them being used on different sites
> and
> reports state that they are up to 30% better fuel efficiency and do work
> equal to a D8.
> Interesting articles on siteprepmag.com if your interested.
> Dave
>
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