A Track-Type Tractor is a vehicle with tracks instead of wheels. The tracks spreads the weight of the vehicle across a larger area, resulting in a lower ground pressure compared to wheels.
Peoria, Ill.-based Caterpillar Inc. last week announced it is unveiling the first innovative AC electric-drive track-type tractor in the industry. The revolutionary electric-drive system developed for track-type tractors gives the D7E balance of power, efficiency, control and maneuverability. The machine will be showcased at ConExpo 2008 March 11-15 in Las Vegas.
Caterpillar introduces three new members of the K-Family of track-type tractors—the D3K, D4K and D5K. This crawler dozer family delivers best-in-class productivity and performance from first cut to finish grade.
(MENAFN - Emirates News Agency (WAM)) Al Jaber Group, the leading contracting, logistics and industrial group of companies in the UAE, announces the purchase of 720 Caterpillar machines from Mohammed Abdulrahman Al-Bahar for a total value exceeding US$ 220 (AED 809 Million).
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