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Cat D6R Dozers

Big construction companies go for the best heavy equipment in the industry and when we talk about the best heavy equipment manufacturing companies, we have one name that has been very prominent all over the years in terms of upgrading its technology, delivering high level performance and ensuring that it has customer base is content with its service and quality and that name is Caterpillar. Caterpillar as we shortly pronounce it as CAT has been the leader in this segment for the last many years. Despite of numerous cut throat competitions from all corners, it has still managed to keep its position intact.

Though all the heavy equipment manufactured by CAT are of supreme quality, it specializes in producing excellent dozers for its customers. We will be speaking in length about the D6R dozer and would highlight few of its specification and the fact from where a person should buy this model.

CAT D6R dozer is a powerful machine with a net power of 175 hp and is turbocharged. It has a displacement of 638 cu in and the total number of cylinders it can hold is 6. The operational weight of the machine is 41900 lb and the fuel capacity is 383 litres. This is quite phenomenal as it has enough space for fuel and can run for days without having the need to refuel. The cooling system fluid capacity is 74 litres, engine oil capacity is 27.5 litres and hydraulic fluid capacity is 76 litres. The operating voltage of this dozer is 24V and the alternator supplied amperage is 70 amps.

Let’s change our gears and speak about its gears. It has 3 forward and 3 backward gears with a maximum forward speed of around 12 km per hour and backward speed of around 15 km per hour. It has a standard show size of 22in and the total number of shoes each side is 41. The total number of track rollers that it has on each side is 7. It has a hydraulic pumping system that has a flow capacity of 190 litres per minute which is pretty good. If we talk about the blade, the width of the blade it has is 3260 mm and the height of the blade is 1412 mm and the cutting depth it has is around 459 mm.

CAT D6R dozers are available at any CAT store or heavy equipment dealer or you can even order it over the phone. However, if you want to inspect the machine first before buying it, you can visit to the nearest CAT store or heavy construction dealer and check if they have the model available. You can then inspect the stuff and see if it suits your requirement. Caterpillar has tried to keep the rates modest and you can also check if the company can offer you any discount. Ideally, discounts are given on bulk purchases.

Buying the dozers online is another option that you can go for. You can compare the price of the dozers from other sellers and then take a wise decision.

An Overview Of The Effectiveness Of The Dozers

The dozers, commonly known as the bulldozers are known for the versatile tracks and the immense blades and these are comprised of a number of engine, structural and hydraulic assemblies. The core bodies of the dozers contain the mainframe and the undercarriage and these are mainly fabricated from the giant castings and the structural and low carbon steel plates. A wide and heavy blade is mounted in front of the tractor and it is mainly used to push any kind of densely compacted materials.

 

A dozer mainly contains three parts, the tracks, the blade and the ripper. The blade is the heavy metal plate fixed in front of these vehicles by push frames. The blades are mainly used to scoop up large amount of materials and push different objects like earth or sand. Another part is an “S” like blade, which is short and doesn’t include any side wings or lateral curves. Besides, there is a “U” like blade that includes pronounced, very curved and tall side wings, which can gather more amounts of materials.

 

The majority of the dozers also contain a claw like tools, which is mounted on the rear part of the dozer. In the past, these were only used by the farmers for the purpose of landscaping and plowing. But the scenario has changed and now these are widely used even in the industrial sectors like in the mines and different types of engineering projects mainly because of the rear ripper claw.

 

There are different types of dozers available and these mainly differ on the basis of the usage. The crawler dozers mainly look like tractors and these are widely used for pushing the sand and other types of heavy materials from one place to another. The crawlers are basically the tracked vehicles and therefore these don’t have any tires. The large crawlers come with the rippers installed in the rear parts of the equipment and therefore these can crash any kind of hard surfaces. This type of dozer is widely used in the irregular fields because of the abrasive plate. The big plates located in the front part of these dozers are used to move the sands and the heavy materials.

 

On the other hand, the wheel dozers are quite bigger in size than the crawlers. Because of the high performance as well as the high efficiency, these dozers are widely used in different types of construction plans like the water parks and the stadiums. These dozers have heavy and large tires that enable these to function perfectly.

 

The main difference between both of these heavy vehicles is that in case of wheeled dozer, one can move the wheels on a small axis, but this is not possible in case of the crawler dozer. Besides, wheeled dozers include completely articulated hydraulic steering, which is really flexible and easy to operate.

 

So, you must have learnt the effectiveness of these dozers for your business. But there is no requirement of purchasing these all the time as these are pretty costly. These days, there are a number of companies available from where you can take these for rent.