Cat Semi Truck Review

Less than a year after announcing plans to more fully commit to the business by building its own trucks caterpillar this morning announced it will scrap its on highway vocational truck lineup.

Cat semi truck review.

Which represents a diversification of the company s product line into the on highway trucking industry. The cat vocational truck era begins before we put a single design for the ct660 on paper we spent hundreds of hours on the road asking customers to describe the ideal truck. Our design team rode alongside drivers and gathered input on everything from specs and comfort to visibility and performance. Ct660s are sold and serviced by cat dealers only.

3408 cat this class 8 truck engine was strong was about 450 hp but truly put out around 550 hp. The cat trucks venture grew from an entity called nc2 or nc squared. I live in texas and welcomed a closed cab with a c. Have a very old skat trak open cab.

Models include ct660 ct610 ct681 ct630 ct680l ct700 and ct680. To conclude the cat 3116 isn t a terrible engine but is damn near at the bottom of the best diesel engine list. Caterpillar cat engines have been very favored amongst truckers due to its reliability but due to new emissions standards cat has discontinued making class 8 truck engines since 2010. In september 2015 i bought a used cat 262 skid steer.

When choosing a heavy truck engine it should also be kept in mind that buying an aftermarket engine is always an option especially if you prefer features. The cat ct660 is a class 8 vocational truck sold by caterpillar inc. Available at cat dealers from summer 2011 the truck is offered with a cat 11 liter ct11 and 13 liter ct13 and is built at navistar international s factory in garland texas. Cummins 855 big cam.

Albeit the 3116 was used in a wide variety of application including many marine applications the cat 3126 and later the cat c7 were arguably better models. Cat trucks in australia is nearing extinction. 380 cat this cat diesel engine was strong reliable powerful and got decent fuel mileage. It is of course a far cry from the hype and hope of 2010 when the first cat branded highway trucks were launched in a spectacular big budget event at uluru in central australia to around 300 guests and their partners flown in to be part of this world first event.

The fuel economy was poor. The cat 3116 was engineered to be disposable.