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MODERN QUARRYING
April - May 2016
ON THE
COVER
T
he Cat MD5075C joins its
larger Cat MD5150C sib-
ling in Caterpillar ’s two
model top hammer track
drill line-up, with both units
well-suited to local conditions due to
their robust fabrication and simplified
operating requirements. All Cat drills –
both track and rotary – are manufactured
at Caterpillar’s Denison facility in Texas,
USA for worldwide distribution. The ‘C’
nomenclature is significant from an R&D
perspective since it represents a clear
transition from the Bucyrus drill range
that Caterpillar acquired in July 2011: C
Series track drill units are now 100% Cat
in terms of design and components.
A key feature is their ease of main-
tenance and low total cost of owner-
ship, with higher uptime attributed to
Caterpillar’s best-in-class rock drill, a fast
Production began in January 2016 on the new Cat MD5075C track
drill (replacing the MD5075), designed from the ground up by
Caterpillar’s research and development (R&D) team to meet exacting
demands in construction and small to medium-sized quarries.
Cat® track drill evolution
comes to the fore