Cat single-life cutting edges for wheel loaders
New edges simplify maintenance and offer long wear life even in high-impact and high-abrasion applications
CATERPILLAR have introduced new single-life cutting edges featuring a single bevel design that eliminates the need to monitor wear for ‘edge flipping’ purposes. Made from through-hardened DH-2 steel, the new ground-engaging tools (GET) are thicker and provide similar or better wear life than the standard cutting edge options, but at a lower price point.
The new Cat single-life cutting edges can endure a wide range of applications, including both high impact and abrasion, for the Cat 950, 962, 966, 972, 980 and 982 medium-size wheel loader series, including XE and GC models.
‘Our new maintenance-free single-life cutting edge design is a direct result of our voice-of-customer programme and provides significant benefits for customers who prefer not to monitor wear and flip the edges,’ said Tilak Inturi, senior parts and service marketing manager for Caterpillar.
‘Reducing throw-away material, this GET option provides up to 40% lower cost compared with legacy Cat GET cutting edge systems, depending on the loader model. The single bevel design eliminates downtime for flipping edges, providing up to 45% more value for customers who do not currently flip their cutting edges.’
Reducing the need to monitor wear, the single bevel simplifies maintenance, since there is no downtime or need for new hardware to flip the edges mid-life. The two cutting edge pieces fit the bucket with no end bits required, and the new system is backed by a Cat limited warranty.
The new single-life edges expand Caterpillar’s broad portfolio of edge solutions, designed to increase wheel loader productivity by reducing operating and maintenance interval costs. Moreover, the adaptable new design is retrofittable to aftermarket buckets with the same hole pattern.
