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Blades - Angle (A)
Angle blades can be positioned straight or angled 25 degrees to either side. They are designed for side casting, pioneering roads, backfilling, cutting ditches and other similar tasks. Angling blades can reduce the amount of maneuvering required to do these jobs. Their outside-mounted "C" frame can be used for attachments, such as pushing, land clearing or snow removal tools. A-blades are not recommended for rock or severe applications.
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Blades - Foldable VPAT Blade
A very versatile blade that's ideal for situations where transport width is a concern.
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Blades - Straight (S)
Straight blades provide excellent versatility. Because they are smaller than SU- or U-blades, they are easier to maneuver and can handle a wider range of materials. S-blades are more aggressive in penetrating and obtaining a blade load, plus they can handle heavy material easily.
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Blades - Variable Pitch Power Angle Tilt (VPAT)
Versatility is a key feature of VPAT blades. They can handle a variety of applications from site development to general dozing work. Blade lift, lower, angle and tilt are controlled with one lever. Foldable versions of this blade type are also available to facilitate machine transport in width-restricted areas. VPAT blades can be mechanically tipped forward for improved penetration or to shed sticky material and tipped backward for finish grading and improved productivity.
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Rippers - Multi-Shank Fixed Parallelogram Linkage Ripper
Versatile multi-shank rippers can be effective for use at multiple sites or in multiple applications, without the need to change rear implements. The number of shanks can be varied to match material conditions. Multi-shank rippers are especially useful for applications that require covering a wide area, such as pre-ripping for scrapers. The fixed parallelogram ripper linkage maintains a constant tooth angle at all ripping depths.
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Rippers - Multi-Shank Ripper with Hydraulically Variable Angle
As versatile as the multi-shank fixed parallelogram ripper, this arrangement adds hydraulically controlled adjustment of the parallelogram ripper linkage. It allows the operator to adjust the angle of the ripper tip to match the material conditions, providing improved ripping productivity.
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Rippers - Single-Shank Ripper with Hydraulically Variable Angle
This ripper arrangement is designed for tough ripping applications and deep ripping requirements. A single-shank ripper should be selected when the machine will be used for production ripping. In a production ripping application, the tractor will spend more than 20 percent of the time ripping in tough material. Similar to multi-shank rippers with hydraulically variable angle, this hydraulically controlled adjustment of the parallelogram ripper linkage allows the operator to adjust the angle of the ripper tip to match the material conditions.
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Semi-U Blades
SU-blades combine the desirable characteristics of U-blades and S-blades into one. The addition of short wings increases blade capacity. The wings provide improved load retention while maintaining the blade's ability to penetrate and load quickly in tightly packed material and to handle a wide variety of materials in production applications. Equipped with a push plate, it can be effective for push-loading scrapers.
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Semi-U Blades - Variable Radius
Semi-U blades offer short, angled wings and sideplates and a medium-height moldboard. Variable Radius (VR) blades have a unique design, which gives even better material retention as compared to a standard Semi-U blade without reducing penetration power. The moldboard is made up of varying radii, from very tight at either end to open in the center. This funnels material to the center of the blade, keeping the pile centered and rolling as it is moved. This blade style is the perfect choice for site development and general construction, when the ground first must be dug up and then dozed into the required contour.
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Specialised Tools - Blade Rake
Mounted to the blade with tines that extend below the blade's cutting edge, blade rakes are often called "root rakes" because they allow the operator to remove tree roots below the soil. They are a good choice for various light-duty jobs, such as grubbing brush, piling limbs and raking. The rake fits flush to the blade for support and can be removed quickly to go from raking to dozing.
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Specialised Tools - Cable Plow
Cable plows mount to the rear of the tractor. Available in both static and vibratory models, they allow high-production below-grade installation of copper and fiber optic cables. Please consult your local Cat Dealer for availability.
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Specialised Tools - Drawbar
Attached to the rear of the tractor, a drawbar can be used for towing implements and for pulling other machines from a stuck or mired position. A drawbar is required on the tractor if no other rear attachment is specified.
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Specialised Tools - Fireline Plow
Towed behind a tractor, primarily in the Southeast United States, fireline plows create an eight-foot (or wider) firebreak to help suppress the spread of wildfires. Please consult your local Cat Dealer for availability.
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Specialised Tools - Log Arch
Mounted to a winch, a log arch allows the tractor to tow a bundle of logs off the ground. Please consult your local Cat Dealer for availability.
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Specialised Tools - Sideboom
For lighter pipe-lifting chores and smaller pipe, sidebooms allow a tractor to do double duty on small pipeline jobs. Please consult your local Cat Dealer for availability.
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Specialised Tools - Slopeboard
Slopeboards mount to the side of a dozer blade. Hydraulic control allows the operator to finish doze sloping surfaces more efficiently. Please consult your local Cat Dealer for availability.
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Specialised Tools - Street Pads
Bolt-on or clamp-on rubber or polyurethane street pads allow a track-type tractor to travel on paved surfaces with minimal damage. Please consult your local Cat Dealer for availability.
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Specialised Tools - Striker Bars
Striker bars are used in waste applications to protect the fuel tank, fenders and other sheet metal on the tractor from damage. Striker bars deflect hazards away from the tractor as debris is carried up by the tracks. Rear striker bars are mounted on a rear striker box, which can be used to store shovels, tools and/or CO2 cylinders for a fire-suppression system.
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Specialised Tools - Winches
Hydrostatically or mechanically driven winches mount to the rear of the tractor and provide towing capability. Winches are used for vehicle retrieval, logging, oil field set up and teardown, and various utility towing applications.
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U-Blades - Coal
Coal blades are production-oriented and move as much coal as efficiently as possible. They are utilised in power plants and coal stockpiles to move coal from where it's dropped off by rail car to a stockpile or straight into a conveyor feeding the plant. Moving coal has unique challenges. Stainless-steel liners are available and resist corrosion from acidic coal. Blades are available with center push plates for tandem pushing with another tractor.
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U-Blades - Landfill
Landfill tasks not only encompass moving material from the terminal to the landfill, but also spreading the low-density material over a wide area for compaction and burial. Landfill U-blades are tall and wide and roll up a maximum amount of trash. Visibility to the front is provided by an open-frame construction of the upper blade, which keeps the blade weight down. The edge and moldboard are strong enough to doze cover material or dig trenches as needed.
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U-Blades - Light Universal
Lighter U-blades provide high-volume movement of light, non-cohesive materials, such as coal and woodchips. Heavier U-blades are better for production dozing and reclamation work.
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U-Blades - Reclamation
As mines close down, there is a need to reclaim the land by replacing cover material and reshaping the ground contours to match previously existing conditions. Much of this material has been in place for years and is fairly dense. Reclamation blades are shorter, narrower and shallower than U-blades and put more power to the cutting edge. This rips settled material free from the ground and allows for reshaping. They still have an overall U-blade shape, which keeps the load rolling as it's moved.
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U-Blades - Universal (U)
This blade is best for lighter or relatively easily dozed material. The large wings on this blade make it the most efficient for moving large loads over a long distance. Applications include land reclamation, stockpile work, charging hoppers, trapping for loaders, overburden removal, landfill and stockpiling of coal and woodchip piles.
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U-Blades - Woodchip
Wood-fueled power plants, pulp mills and paper mills are likely places to utilise these blades. Blades are tall across their entire width with a screen insert allowing the operator to see low-density woodchips pile high as they are pushed. Sidebars on the "wings" are nearly vertical for penetration into a pile, allowing the operator to cut a load loose from the larger pile. The load is pushed to the center of the blade and keeps rolling as it moves.
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