Plant Equipment and Hire May 2019 | Page 16

NEW EQUIPMENT Periodic updates allow Caterpillar to bring new and improved features to market more quickly and more frequently than do conventional new product introduction (NPI) cycles. THE CAT’S OUT THE BAG The Cat M Series wheel loader (950M – 982M) product update aims at reduced maintenance costs, improved operator comfort, payload management enhancement, and new configurations. Edited by Tarren Bolton | All images by Caterpillar T he 2019 product update package for Cat M Series medium wheel loaders (950M – 982M) includes technology advances that provide: lower operating costs via extended service intervals; enhanced operator comfort with new seats and suspensions; emissions control strategies to meet EU Stage V standards (EU only); added machine configurations (982M 14 MAY 2019 Forestry Machine and 982M High Lift); expanded productivity measurement tools; remote software update capability; and refinements in ground engaging tool and coupler systems. Periodic updates allow Caterpillar to bring new and improved features to market more quickly and more frequently than do conventional new product introduction (NPI) cycles. Extended service intervals, emissions control US EPA Tier 4 Final and EU Stage V models save maintenance costs by extending engine oil, engine oil filter, and hydraulic oil filter change intervals from 500 hours up to 1 000 hours. Based on estimated comparisons of total engine and hydraulic fluids, filters, and sampling www.plantonline.co.za