New Caterpillar D6 Models Offer a Beefier Yet Lighter Weight Structure

[@robertomoers8261]

My father worked for many years on this machine. He was great on slope's . R.IP dad. Still proud of you!

[@yellowsteel9192]

We love our D6 dozer! Great machines from CAT. Keep up the good work!

[@dmsdmullins]

One of the problems with CAT is that they under power the machines because they don't want to pay for warranty cracking in the frames. You can put all the grouser you want on one but if it simply will not push a full blade then what is the point? After our machines are out of warranty we put much higher pressures on the drives and make way more money per machine. Yes they break but we reinforce those failures where we can. CAT wants you to baby all their new equipment and the new stuff is hundreds of thousands more expensive than a decade ago.

[@Forconstructionpros1]

I'm guessing there are a lot of Caterpillar customers who would not consider frame breakage a good a thing.

[@dmsdmullins]

@@Forconstructionpros1 One of the things you expect when you pay a half a million dollars for a tractor is production...

[@dmsdmullins]

I drive Cat's, soley, for a living, you can call me a "Professional" and I would consider new model Cats as "Garbage" tractors.

[@Forconstructionpros1]

@@dmsdmullins Yet most buyers who paid half a million dollars for a tractor that the manufacturer knew was powerful enough to break the frame would sue to get a frame that could withstand the power of the tractor. When Caterpillar upgraded the frame to suit the power of the tractor, you'd have a D8.

[@jimmy4x4socal44]

@@dmsdmullins a professional equipment driver? You sound like an idiot

[@insightfulfellow4975]

Trouble with the D6 is, there are two many electronics the machine is dependent on. The D6 and every bulldozer are prone to lightning strikes. A caterpillar D6 that I have operated. Was struck by lightning and cost a lot of money to repair because it had so much electronics the machine was dependant on. My advice is make bulldozers simple without computers. Just make them basic.

[@howardlevner1381]

I wonder if it will out work my d68u ?????

[@henriqueantoniopedrosabela8028]

Parabéns

[@bdougie3807]

Just Curious ... How much would this dozer fetch per hour, and what is the base M.S.R.P.?

[@reedkainer]

$550k

[@jameslindley924]

I've been a CAT Man ever since i could walk but Komatsu will be just out in front i'm afraid !!

[@46rambo49]

sandwich blades are a lot harder to repair and never the same should you have to weld anything for repair, that cylinder next to the LGP will get mud and crap caked on it and wear easier

[@ISAFMobius18]

So will we still get a variant like the D6K?

[@Forconstructionpros1]

Caterpillar is currently still selling the D6K. But the company is doing away with the letter suffix on its dozer nomenclature, and by the time they finish introducing the newest generation, will have models designated D1 through D11. With the new D6 going up the horsepower and weight scale, the model most like the D6K will be the not-yet-introduced D5.

[@Forconstructionpros1]

@Geo Thomas Don't know. Cat hasn't let any info on it yet. But given the popularity, profitability and variety of today's D6 offerings, I'm guessing they'll offer the D5 in a weight and horsepower configuration very similar to today's D6K with high drive. Could be they'll offer a low-drive, too.

[@John-xb2nl]

No one uses the top corner? BS Slot dozing or cutting a bank.

[@stanleyshults6427]

10 rollers don't make it faster,nor does it make it work faster,still the same path back and forth,Duh!!!!,put a second roller on top,it might help track from flop,n around so much!!!!

[@MolotovWithLux]

#accesstoenergy

[@stanleyshults6427]

Swivel should,ve been moved up also,get it out of dirt folk,s,,redesign it?????!!!!

[@damkayaker]

Lighter and cheesier because they're made in China!

[@turdferguson7813]

The most visible thing is it's trying to look like a komatsu

[@hardyhoefle2783]

Your a moron if you think Cat has any resemblance to Komatsu

[@pete2bc]

They sure ain't made for land clearing or reforestation work, that front end wouldn't last a day

[@tubulli]

How would you know?

[@Forconstructionpros1]

That new C-frame front end is for their grading configuration. Caterpillar offers it with a push-arm dozer, too. More here: www.forconstructionpros.com/profit-matters/product/21032717/caterpillar-cat-caterpillar-brings-electric-drive-to-cat-d6-dozer