The Legend of the Caterpillar 3406

3406. To the average person, this is just a four-digit number with no meaning, but for dozens of industries and anyone big into diesel engines, these numbers mean a lot more. For the uninitiated, we're talking about the Caterpillar 3406, which was and is one of the most influential and important diesel engines on the planet.
So, it's time we take a deep dive into the Cat 3406 and talk about what makes it such a special engine, what makes it interesting and unique, and most importantly, why it's still being used all over the world long after Cat stopped producing it.
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