So that’s how we wound up with this very simple model nomenclature, which basically from a D6 down, we’ve moved the numbers down a little bit. There’s a lot of heritage in the “D” nomenclature. We thought it was the best and that it preserved our brand equity. “One thing we really do at Caterpillar, we listen to our customers and our customers were telling us we needed to try to simplify our nomenclature somehow,” says Joel Fritts, Caterpillar product application specialist for small dozers. So, Cat changed the name to the D4 for obvious reasons. So, going back to the new D4 we mentioned earlier, since the new naming system for dozers only allows for one model per size class, that means the D6K2 would have fallen between the D3 and D5 in terms of size and capability. So if you grab one of these, you’ll be buying a bit of history. Tell us about it by emailing or calling 020 8652 4901.A little bit of triva for you, the D1 is an all new model name for a Cat dozer. Have you got a machine that’s done a lot of hours? It doesn’t have to be vintage it could be the main tractor in your fleet that’s done 15,000 hours in five years.Transmission: 5F/1R dry disc transmission.But we haven’t needed anything in the 25 years we’ve had it. If we ever needed anything we would go to Finnings as they still stock all the parts, even for older models. Electronics don’t like him and he doesn’t like them. Anything mechanical my dad can fix, but electrical stuff – no way. But modern machines are now so sophisticated that they’re not designed to run for as many years as they used to. Machinery traditionally has always lasted a long time, according to my dad.
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