Cat Semi Truck Review

Cat trucks in australia is nearing extinction.

Cat semi truck review.

To conclude the cat 3116 isn t a terrible engine but is damn near at the bottom of the best diesel engine list. The cat ct660 is a class 8 vocational truck sold by caterpillar inc. Our design team rode alongside drivers and gathered input on everything from specs and comfort to visibility and performance. Have a very old skat trak open cab.

Caterpillar cat engines have been very favored amongst truckers due to its reliability but due to new emissions standards cat has discontinued making class 8 truck engines since 2010. The cat 3116 was engineered to be disposable. The fuel economy was poor. Ct660s are sold and serviced by cat dealers only.

In september 2015 i bought a used cat 262 skid steer. It is of course a far cry from the hype and hope of 2010 when the first cat branded highway trucks were launched in a spectacular big budget event at uluru in central australia to around 300 guests and their partners flown in to be part of this world first event. 1693 cat this is one of the best cat truck engines. Cummins 855 big cam.

A bit lud but reliable and lots of power. 380 cat this cat diesel engine was strong reliable powerful and got decent fuel mileage. Less than a year after announcing plans to more fully commit to the business by building its own trucks caterpillar this morning announced it will scrap its on highway vocational truck lineup. The cat vocational truck era begins before we put a single design for the ct660 on paper we spent hundreds of hours on the road asking customers to describe the ideal truck.

When choosing a heavy truck engine it should also be kept in mind that buying an aftermarket engine is always an option especially if you prefer features. Which represents a diversification of the company s product line into the on highway trucking industry. The cat trucks venture grew from an entity called nc2 or nc squared. Available at cat dealers from summer 2011 the truck is offered with a cat 11 liter ct11 and 13 liter ct13 and is built at navistar international s factory in garland texas.

Models include ct660 ct610 ct681 ct630 ct680l ct700 and ct680. I live in texas and welcomed a closed cab with a c.