Tag: 988k

GC wheel loader is optimized as a 50-ton truck match loader. Photo: Cat

Cat debuts wheel loader to match 50-ton trucks

September 12, 2023 By Jack Kopanski

Cat says its 988 GC wheel loader delivers reliable and efficient operation, allowing customers to move more material at a lower cost per hour.

The switch reluctance electric drive technology on the 988K XE increases overall efficiency by 25 percent and face-loading application efficiency by up to 49 percent compared to the 988K, Caterpillar says. Photo: Cat

Cat: 988K XE updates deliver more speed, productivity

December 29, 2021 By Kevin Yanik

The electric-drive Cat 988K XE wheel loader offers three-pass loading of the 42.1-ton Cat 770G and four-pass loading of the 51.6-ton Cat 772G.

P&Q Profile: Duff Quarry’s Ross Duff

April 11, 2018 By PQ Staff

Ross Duff, a fourth-generation miner, is spearheading technology and equipment advancements at Duff Quarry, his family’s mid-Ohio operation.

Video trains operators on Cat K Series loaders

June 30, 2016 By Kevin Yanik

Caterpillar produced a training video for operators of Cat K Series large wheel loaders.

Caterpillar: 988K

October 17, 2013 By PQ Staff

Caterpillar’s 988K wheel loader features redesigned loader linkage, drivetrain modifications, a redesigned cab and enhancements in safety and […]

Caterpillar: 988K

July 16, 2013 By PQ Staff

The seventh-generation 988K wheel loader features redesigned loader linkage, worldwide engine configurations, drivetrain modifications, a redesigned cab and […]

Cat rolls out Tier 4 Final wheel loader

April 19, 2013 By Kevin Yanik

Caterpillar is debuting its new 988K wheel loader at Bauma 2013 in Germany and planning to make it […]