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.
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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
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