June 2013
CONSTRUCTION WORLD
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equipment
DURABILITY IS BUILT INWHEN
it comes
to the life of Cat motor graders, and so
are the components, which are designed
to ensure that fleet owners achieve best-
in-class utilisation over long hours of
in-field application.
Older Cat G and later generation H
Series models are prime examples, with
systematic component upgrades extend-
ing their life for well in excess of 20 years.
“With use, of course, comes operating
wear sowhen it comes to the replacement
Simplifying overhauls
An all-in-one maintenance
solution for drive train
bearing replacement on Cat
G & H series motor graders.
of drive train bearings, Caterpillar has
responded with an easy to use kit, which
will ensure that maintenance personnel
can achieve quick turnaround times for
faster grader overhauls,” explains Barlo-
worldEquipment groupproduct specialist,
Reuben Phasha.
For simplified ease of ordering, there
are four standard bearing kits to cover
specific Cat G or H Series grader mod-
els, together with four corresponding
part numbers.
As Phasha points out, rather than
sourcing loose parts, customers can save
up to 15% on a grader drive train bearing
refurbishment by going the Cat parts kit
route. “For added piece of mind, these
are genuine Cat parts, ensuring the best
possible ‘in the box’solution,”he adds.
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ABOVE:
The Cat 140Hmotor grader.
BELOW:
The Cat 16H continues to retain its global leadership as
one of the best production graders for heavy civil engineering and mining applications.
