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Edition 47 21-19
Waste Handling
Track-TypeTractors
Features
Cat Waste Handling Track-Type Tractor modifi-
cations are purpose built and installed at the original
manufacturing facility prior to shipment.
Features:
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Hinged heavy duty radiator
doors are guarded to pre-
vent excessive trash build-up. Quick release handles
allow easy access for cleaning.
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Final drive, pivot shaft, and idler seal guarding
helps
prevent wire, cable and similar material from wind-
ing around components and damaging seals.
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Striker bars for front, rear and ripper
(all optional)
keep trash from damaging fenders, fuel and hydraulic
tanks or other sheet metal.
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Lighting protection.
Front lights are mounted on top of
bulldozer lift cylinders. Rear lights are ROPS mounted.
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Waste Handling Arrangement
radiator with 6 fins/inch.
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Elevated sprocket
removes final drives from wear envi-
ronment and eliminates impact loading for extended
power train life. D7E includes D10-size bearings to
ensure long life.
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Sheet metal guarding
near track and on dozer tilt hoses.
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Fuel tank guards
keep trash from damaging fuel and
hydraulic tanks or other sheet metal.
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Final drive guards
— guard installed over the final
drives to help prevent wire wrap. Guards include
inspection plates, not available for D6N.
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Reversible hydraulic demand fan
required for D6T,
D7E, D8T, D9T, not available for D6N.
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Heavy duty steps and grab handles
resist damage from
landfill debris.
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Center hole track shoes (optional)
help minimize the
effects of track packing during machine operation.
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Blade trash racks (optional)
prevent blade spill-over
and damage to cylinders or radiator guard. Increase
productivity in waste handling.
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Ducted alternator available on D6T, D8T, D9T
insures
adequate current is available to maintain battery and
operate accessories. Not required on D7E.
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Elevated prescreener
to remove engine air inlet from
debris environment. Larger surface area to resist
plugging.
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Precleaner
removes large particulates from incoming
air before they reach the air filter, helps extend filter
life. (Optional on D6T through D9T.)
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ROPS mounted air conditioning
helps prevent con-
denser core plugging. Provides full utilization of jacket
water cooling system by avoiding additional heat load
from radiator mounted condenser.
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Laminated thermal shields
cover the CEM inside the
engine compartment, hot-side of the turbocharger,
and the exhaust manifold. These shields reduce sur-
face temperatures below the flash point of most com-
mon combustibles encountered.
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Chassis Guards.
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Sealed belly guards
.
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Perforated engine enclosures
standard on D6T, D7E,
D8T, and D9T. This configuration is unavailable when
Sound Suppression is ordered.
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Carrier rollers
not recommended on elevated sprocket
machines.