

The C9.3 engine is smaller and achieves rated power at 1,700 rpm, compared to the D7R's 240-horsepower Cat 3176.
#Cat d7 generator
And because power flows from the generator to the electric drives through cables, rather than a hard drive shaft, the tractor's heaviest components can be positioned optimally in the frame for ideal machine balance. The electric drive train has 60 percent fewer moving parts than the drive in previous D7s. The current powers two AC drive motors arranged in series, which drives a differential steering system much like that used on other Caterpillar dozers.

The drive is developed by Caterpillar specifically for crawler tractors.Ī 235-horsepower Cat C9.3 diesel drives a generator to produce electricity that runs to a power module where it is inverted to AC current. The drive system takes advantage of today's small, less-costly semiconductors that can rectify heavy-duty-drive voltage to AC, eliminating brushes.

#Cat d7 series
Production of the D7RII is planned to end in the middle of next year.Ĭaterpillar electric D7E crawler dozer is the first electrically driven dozer using modern alternating-current (AC) technology, and Cat claims it will move up to 25 percent more material per gallon of fuel than the D7R Series II. Cat expects D7E production to begin in October, with some specialty adaptations (a solid-waste version, for example) to be introduced in spring of 2010. They promised 10 percent better production per hour with 10 to 30 percent lower fuel consumption, but is that enough to outweigh a $600,000 price tag?Įighteen pre-production D7E hybrid bulldozers built on Caterpillar’s line in East Peoria have amassed thousands of hours in customer operations. In addition to machine protection against impacts and airborne debris, these specialty dozers can be ordered with an impact-resistant cab, application-specific undercarriage and a specialty blade.At the D7E's official introduction event in Peoria, Cat representatives spoke for the first time of the electrically driven bulldozer as a “hybrid-electric” tractor, and candidly discussed the 20-percent premium it is expected to draw over the D7RII it will soon replace.

#Cat d7 plus
A fully automatic 4-speed transmission offers optimal fuel and dozing efficiency, plus ease of operation.The new Cat® D7 dozer offers high drive undercarriage design, increased performance and an array of easy-to-use technology features to help operators get the most from their bulldozers.
