Construction Equipment’s Top 100 of 2008
This is must reading for tractor geeks (note, “geek” is a term of respect where I live): Construction Equipment magazine’s 100 greatest advances of the last year. Caterpillar made the list six times:
- 988H Fuel management system: Boosts fuel economy in 988H wheel loaders.
- 933K wheel loader: New size category, loads those monster off-highway trucks.
- D7E dozer: The new diesel-electric dozer Caterpillar is introducing next year.
- C-Series compact track loaders. Tough mini-track-type loader.
- D-Series mini-excavator: Powered-up replacement of C-series excavators.
- Paving compactors: Another upgrade in Cat’s line of asphalt rollers.
One thing the list drives home: There is tons of competition in the heavy-equipment industry. And lots of cool stuff happening, like Bobcat developing a skid-steer remote control and Deere building a high-speed dozer on tracks that look like something out of Star Wars.