Cat Class 8 trucks

FarmerPaul in Ontario · Aug 2, 2011

Just saw a picture of a new Cat Class 8 day cab road truck . Anyone know where they are built ? Looks like an international day cab ( like from the 9400 line ) and volvo hood .

here is a link

http://www.cat.com/on-highway-transportation

J.ReinkeFarms · Aug 2, 2011

They look like an International because they are an International. Nothing too special about them other than the cat engine and logo plastered everywhere.

Dean · Aug 2, 2011

I thought that Cat had exited the on-road diesel engine market???

Dean

D15DAN · Aug 2, 2011

They are International 7600 series with a different front end. The engines are also International Maxxforce 11 and 13 renamed CT11 and CT13. Cat has stopped producing truck engines.

JMOR · Aug 2, 2011

(quoted from post at 10:54:56 08/02/11) I thought that Cat had exited the on-road diesel engine market???

Dean

hat was the story just a couple years ago. And it looks like it was true. This "CAT" truck appears to have a Navistar engine with a CAT brand on it!
http://www.todaystrucking.com/news.cfm?intDocID=19793

J.ReinkeFarms · Aug 2, 2011

I thought in the new Cat truck (the farce that it is) you could get a 15L that was the C15 and the two smaller engines were Navistars paitned yellow. [u:8f9c5ebcd9][b:8f9c5ebcd9]BUT[/b:8f9c5ebcd9][/u:8f9c5ebcd9] I just downloaded the cat truck brochure and it would appear that D15Dan is correct. Just the rebadged/repainted Navistar engines in a Navistar truck with a cat name plate.

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tjdub · Aug 2, 2011

> Nothing too special about them other than the cat engine and logo plastered everywhere.

As others have said, the engines are not CAT engines either, they're just re-branded International designs. The one thing that does look like a CAT design in these trucks is the CX31 automatic transmission. The WorkStar truck can come with either an Eaton-Fuller manual or an Allison automatic, this CAT version of the truck only comes with the CAT 6-speed automatic and it's billed as a competitor to the Allison.

Well, it works for boots and batteries, slap a CAT logo on anything and the value goes up. I suppose the service network is a big part of that when it comes to trucks though.

INCase · Aug 2, 2011

They did. Big problems with oil dilution with the 2007 DPF engines.

Dean · Aug 2, 2011

What is the world coming to?

Dean

D15DAN · Aug 3, 2011

Next year there is supposed to be a Maxxforce 15/CT15 engine which from what I understand will be a International built version of the Cat C15.

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